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2008 North Carolina judicial elections

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One justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court and six judges of the North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected to eight-year terms by North Carolina voters on November 4, 2008. This coincided with the Presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Gubernatorial, Council of State, State Senate, and State House elections.

North Carolina judicial elections are non-partisan. Primary elections were held on May 6, 2008, for seats with more than two candidates running. The top two vote-getters in the primary, regardless of party affiliation, advanced to the general election.

Despite the non-partisan nature of the elections, candidates' party affiliations were well known. As a result of the elections, the Republicans maintained their 4–3 majority on the state Supreme Court. Democrats maintained their majority on the Court of Appeals. Only one Republican (Robert Hunter Jr.) defeated a Democrat in a Court of Appeals race.

Supreme Court (Seat 6)

Incumbent Robert Edmunds Jr. ran for re-election and was opposed by Professor Suzanne Reynolds of Wake Forest University Law School. Edmunds defeated Reynolds in the closest statewide judicial race of 2008.

Court of Appeals (Seat 1)

Incumbent James Andrew Wynn was opposed by attorneys Dean R. Poirier and Jewel Ann Farlow in the May 6 primary.

Wynn and Farlow advanced to the November general election. Wynn won approximately 48 percent of the vote in the primary, followed by Farlow (37 percent) and Poirier (15 percent).

Court of Appeals (Seat 7)

Incumbent Douglas McCullough was opposed by state District Court Judge Cheri Beasley.

Court of Appeals (Seat 10)

Incumbent John Martin, the court's Chief Judge, ran for re-election unopposed.

Court of Appeals (Seat 11)

Incumbent Linda Stephens ran for election, having been appointed in 2007. She was opposed by attorney Dan Barrett.

Court of Appeals (Seat 12)

Incumbent John Arrowood, appointed in 2007, was opposed by former state Board of Elections chairman Robert Hunter Jr.

Court of Appeals (Seat 13)

Incumbent John Tyson was opposed by state District Court Judge Kristin Ruth, former Wake County Clerk of Court Janet Pueschel, and state Utilities Commissioner Sam Ervin IV.

In the May 6 primary, Ervin led the field with 37 percent of the vote, followed by Ruth (26 percent), Tyson (22 percent), and Pueschel (16 percent). Ervin and Ruth advanced to the November general election.

References

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  20. "Committee to Keep Judge Arrowood".
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