Whit Davis
2024 - Present
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Whit Davis (Democratic Party) is a judge for Seat 8 of the North Carolina 31st Judicial District. He assumed office on January 1, 2024. His current term ends on December 31, 2024.
Davis (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for the Seat 8 judge of the North Carolina 31st Judicial District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. The Democratic primary for this office on March 5, 2024, was canceled.
Biography
Whit Davis was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He received a bachelor's degree from Duke University in 2006 and a J.D. from Tulane Law School in 2011.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Forsyth County, North Carolina (2024)
General election
General election for North Carolina District Court District 31 Seat 8
Incumbent Whit Davis is running in the general election for North Carolina District Court District 31 Seat 8 on November 5, 2024.
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Whit Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina District Court District 31 Seat 8.
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Forsyth County, North Carolina (2020)
General election
General election for North Carolina 21st Judicial District
Whit Davis defeated Mike Silver in the general election for North Carolina 21st Judicial District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Whit Davis (D) | 54.1 | 102,828 |
 | Mike Silver (R) | 45.9 | 87,155 | |
| Total votes: 189,983 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Whit Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina 21st Judicial District.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Mike Silver advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina 21st Judicial District.
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
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2020
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Whit Davis is the Democratic candidate for District Court Judge, District 21, Seat 08, in Forsyth County in November 2020. He is a Winston-Salem native who graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School. After graduating from law school he returned to his hometown to practice law. He joined the Public Defender's Office after two years in private practice, and he's been serving the people of Forsyth County as an Assistant Public Defender for the last seven years.
He's running for District Court Judge because he wants to ensure that everyone in Forsyth County has equal access to justice and gets a fair hearing in court. He will rule impartially and without bias in the cases before him, and approach the job of a judicial official with humility.
When he is not defending the people of Forsyth County, Whit serves on several Boards of Directors for non-profits dedicated to preventing and treating child abuse and neglect in Forsyth County and surrounding counties. His mother was an elementary school art teacher at the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools for 25 years, so children's welfare and education are very close to his heart. He is also a regular whole blood and platelet donor.
- Whit Davis is the Democratic candidate for District Court Judge, District 21, Seat 08 in Forsyth County.
- Whit Davis has served the people of Forsyth County as an Assistant Public Defender for the last seven years.
- Whit Davis is running for judge because he wants to ensure that everyone has equal access to justice in Forsyth County.
While judges do not take public policy positions once in office, Whit has been quite vocal as an Assistant Public Defender that we need criminal justice and bail reform in North Carolina.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 18, 2020
Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina
State courts:
Supreme Court of North Carolina • North Carolina Court of Appeals • North Carolina Superior Courts • North Carolina District Courts
State resources:
Courts in North Carolina • North Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in North Carolina
