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In 2014, Levinson unsuccessfully sought a seat as an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. [3] He finished second in a three-way May 6 primary election with 328,062 votes (36.57%), behind first-place finisher Robin Hudson (the incumbent), who received 381,836 votes (42.56%).
Governor McCrory appointed Robert N. Hunter, Jr., a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, to the seat previously held by Mark Martin after his elevation to Chief Justice. [10] Justice Hunter ran for a full eight-year term, and was challenged by his colleague on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, Sam Ervin , who narrowly lost a race ...
(The Center Square) – Friday’s deadline of 5 p.m. came and went and the North Carolina State Board of Elections, led by a Democratic majority and Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell ...
The lone North Carolina Supreme Court race remained too close to call Friday morning, with Republican Jefferson Griffin leading Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs by just 0.06% or 3,649 votes.
The North Carolina Supreme Court has a 5 to 2 Republican majority. The 4th Circuit has 12 judges who were nominated by Democratic presidents and six judges who were nominated by Republican presidents.
North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice (Hudson seat) primary election, 2014 [5] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan: Robin Hudson (incumbent) 381,836 : 42.56% : Nonpartisan: Eric Levinson: 328,062 : 36.57% : Nonpartisan: Jeanette Doran 187,273 20.87% Total votes 897,171 : 100%
Justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court and judges of the North Carolina Court of Appeals are elected to eight-year terms in statewide judicial elections. In 2006, all these races were non-partisan. The 2006 congressional elections and the 2006 North Carolina legislative elections were held on the same day, November 7, 2006.
The outcome of this race will determine whether the state’s highest court maintains a 5-2 Republican majority, or drops to a single Democrat on a court dominated by the GOP.