North Carolina judicial elections, 2018

One justice of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and three judges of the 15-member North Carolina Court of Appeals will be elected by North Carolina voters on November 6, 2018, concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years. These elections will be partisan for the first time since the elections of 2002.[1] A law passed by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2017 cancelled primary elections for judicial elections in 2018 only, meaning that an unlimited number of candidates from any party could run in the general election.[2]

Supreme Court Seat 1 (Jackson seat)

The seat currently held by Justice Barbara Jackson will be on the 2018 ballot.

Candidates

  • Attorney Christopher Anglin (Republican)[3], managing partner, Anglin Law Firm[4]
  • Attorney Anita Earls (Democrat), former executive director of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice, and former member of the North Carolina State Board of Elections[5]
  • Barbara Jackson (Republican), incumbent Associate Justice

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Barbara
Jackson (R)		 Anita
Earls (D)		 Chris
Anglin (R)		 Undecided
SurveyUSA October 2–6, 2018 561 ± 5.0% 15% 43% 22% 21%
Harper Polling September 4–7, 2018 500 ± 4.4% 11% 38% 7% 44%
National Research Inc. June 7 & 9–10, 2018 600 ± 4.0% 35% 35% – 29%
National Research Inc. February 6–8, 2018 1000 ± 3.0% 43% 31% – 22%

Court of Appeals Seat 1 (Arrowood seat)

The seat currently held by Judge John S. Arrowood will be on the 2018 ballot. Arrowood was appointed to the seat in 2017 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge Douglas McCullough.

Candidates

Court of Appeals Seat 2 (Calabria seat)

The seat currently held by Judge Ann Marie Calabria, a Republican, will be on the 2018 ballot. Calabria is not running for reelection.

Candidates

  • Jefferson Griffin (Republican), Wake County District Court Judge[8]
  • Attorney Toby Hampson (Democrat)[9]
  • Sandra Ray (Republican), New Hanover County-area District Court Judge [3][10]

Court of Appeals Seat Seat 3 (Elmore seat)

The seat currently held by Judge Rick Elmore, a Republican, will be on the 2018 ballot. Elmore announced in 2017 that he would not seek a third term.[11]

Candidates

  • Attorney Allegra Collins (Democrat)[12]
  • Attorney Chuck Kitchen (Republican)[3]
  • Attorney Michael Monaco (Libertarian)[3]

References

  1. ↑ News & Observer
  2. ↑ Greensboro News & Record
  3. 1 2 3 4 NC State Board of Elections Listing of judicial candidates (.PDF)
  4. ↑ "About Us - Anglin Law Firm, PLLC". Anglin Law Firm, PLLC. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  5. ↑ NC Policy Watch
  6. ↑ News & Observer
  7. ↑ News & Observer: Pat McCrory budget director Andrew Heath to run for NC Court of Appeals
  8. ↑ North State Journal
  9. ↑ Allegra Collins Facebook campaign page
  10. ↑ Sandra Ray campaign site
  11. ↑ News & Observer: Court of Appeals Judge Elmore won't seek re-election
  12. ↑ News & Observer: Allegra Collins to run for appeals court
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