2024_North_Carolina_judicial_elections
2024 North Carolina judicial elections
Supreme Court elections
At least one justice of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and at least three judges of the fifteen-member North Carolina Court of Appeals are scheduled to be elected by North Carolina voters on November 5, 2024, concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years. These elections are conducted on a partisan basis.
Primary elections (for seats with more than one candidate from a political party) were held on March 5, 2024.
This seat is currently held by Associate Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat. Governor Roy Cooper appointed her to the seat following the early retirement of Michael R. Morgan, also a Democrat. Morgan had announced in 2023 that he would not run for reelection in 2024.[1] Riggs ran for a full term, as did Judge Lora Cubbage, a fellow Democrat. [2]
On January 5, 2023, NC Court of Appeals judge Jefferson Griffin announced that he would run for the seat as a Republican.[3]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Lora Cubbage, North Carolina Superior Court judge and former District Court judge[4][5]
- Allison Riggs, incumbent and former Court of Appeals judge
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Lora Cubbage |
Allison Riggs |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D) | December 15–16, 2023 | 556 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 9% | 12% | 79% |
Results
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Allison Riggs (incumbent) | 447,973 | 69.1 | |
| Democratic | Lora Christine Cubbage | 200,220 | 30.9 | |
| Total votes | 648,193 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Jefferson Griffin, Court of Appeals judge
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Allison Riggs |
Jefferson Griffin |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Research (D)[upper-alpha 1] | May 13–18, 2024 | 835 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 41% | 40% | 19% |
| Cygnal (R)[upper-alpha 2] | May 4–5, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 3.99% | 39% | 40% | 21% |
| Meeting Street Insights (R)[upper-alpha 3] | April 25–28, 2024 | 500 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 42% | 40% | 18% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Allison Riggs (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Jefferson Griffin | |||
| Total votes | ||||
This seat is currently held by Carolyn Thompson, a Democrat. Governor Roy Cooper appointed her to fill the vacancy caused when he elevated Judge Allison Riggs (also a Democrat) to the Supreme Court.[7][8] Thompson is running for a full term.[9]
Former state representative Tom Murry (Republican) is also running for the seat.[10]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Carolyn Thompson, incumbent and 2022 candidate[4]
Republican primary
Candidates
This seat is currently held by Judge Valerie Zachary, a Republican.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Republican primary
Candidates
- Valerie Zachary, incumbent
This seat is currently held by Judge Hunter Murphy, a Republican.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 50–60%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chris Freeman | 530,726 | 62.6 | |
| Republican | Hunter Murphy | 316,552 | 37.4 | |
| Total votes | 847,278 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Martin Moore | |||
| Republican | Chris Freeman | |||
| Total votes | ||||
- "03/05/2024 UNOFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved March 9, 2024.