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North Carolina intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
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The terms of five North Carolina Court of Appeals justices expired on December 31, 2020. The five seats were up for partisan election on November 3, 2020. A full term on the court is eight years.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
North Carolina modified its absentee/mail-in voting and early voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: The witness signature requirement on completed absentee ballots decreased from two to one. The receipt deadline was extended to 5 p.m. on November 12, 2020, for ballots postmarked on or before Election Day.
- Early voting: Early voting sites were required to be open for at least 10 hours on the weekends of October 17-18, 2020, and October 24-25, 2020. Counties had to open at least one early voting site per 20,000 registered voters.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and election results
Seat 4: Bryant vacancy
General election candidates
- Tricia Shields (Democratic Party)
- April C. Wood (Republican Party) ✔
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Seat 5: McGee vacancy
General election candidates
- Lora Cubbage (Democratic Party)
- Willie Fred Gore (Republican Party) ✔
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Seat 6: Dillon's seat
General election candidates
- Chris Dillon (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Gray Styers (Democratic Party)
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- Chris Dillon (Incumbent) ✔
Seat 7: Young's seat
General election candidates
- Reuben Young (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Jeffery Carpenter (Republican Party) ✔
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- Reuben Young (Incumbent) ✔
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Seat 13: Brooks' seat
General election candidates
- Chris Brook (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Jefferson Griffin (Republican Party) ✔
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Judges not on the ballot
Past elections
2018
Seat 1
General election
General election for North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 1
Incumbent John S. Arrowood defeated Andrew Heath in the general election for North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John S. Arrowood (D) | 50.8 | 1,855,728 | |
| Andrew Heath (R) | 49.2 | 1,797,929 | ||
| Total votes: 3,653,657 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Seat 2
General election
General election for North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 2
Toby Hampson defeated Jefferson Griffin and Sandra Ray in the general election for North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Toby Hampson (D) | 48.8 | 1,766,470 | |
| Jefferson Griffin (R) | 35.7 | 1,293,098 | ||
| Sandra Ray (R) | 15.5 | 561,015 | ||
| Total votes: 3,620,583 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Seat 3
General election
General election for North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 3
Allegra Collins defeated Chuck Kitchen and Michael Monaco in the general election for North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Allegra Collins (D) | 48.6 | 1,773,702 | |
| Chuck Kitchen (R) | 46.8 | 1,709,847 | ||
| Michael Monaco (L) | 4.6 | 167,773 | ||
| Total votes: 3,651,322 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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2016Incumbent Richard Dietz defeated Vince M. Rozier, Jr. in the general election for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, Dietz seat.
Incumbent Robert N. Hunter, Jr. defeated Abraham P. Jones in the general election for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, Hunter seat.
Phil Berger Jr. defeated incumbent Linda Stephens in the general election for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, Stephens seat.
Incumbent Valerie Johnson Zachary defeated Rickye McKoy-Mitchell in the general election for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, Zachary seat.
Hunter Murphy defeated Margaret P. Eagles and Donald R. Buie in the general election for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, Geer seat.
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Selection
- See also: Judicial selection in North Carolina
Judges of the North Carolina Court of Appeals are selected in partisan elections to serve eight-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to remain on the court.[2] These elections were nonpartisan from 2004 until a law passed in 2016 made them partisan again, beginning in 2018.
Qualifications
Judicial candidates in North Carolina must be:
- at least 21 years old
- licensed attorneys
- registered to vote
- residents of the state
- under the age of 72[2][3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McGee and Bryant did not file to run for re-election in 2020. When they last ran in 2012, judges ran in nonpartisan elections.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The North Carolina Judicial System, 2008 scroll to: "Court Personnel"
- ↑ North Carolina Board of Elections, "Running for Judicial Offices 2014 Election," archived March 15, 2015
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
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