2004 North Carolina judicial elections

none January 2025 July 2025 Several judges of the North Carolina Supreme Court and the North Carolina Court of Appeals, the state's two appellate courts, were elected on November 2, 2004. The Presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Gubernatorial, Council of State, State Senate, and State House elections were also held on the same day. Appellate judges in North Carolina are elected to eight-year terms in statewide judicial elections. In 2004, for the first time, all these elections were non-partisan. If more than two candidates filed for a given seat, a non-partisan primary would be held, and the two highest vote-getters, regardless of party, would advance to the general election. The only 2004 race in which more than two candidates filed for the primary was the Thornburg Court of Appeals seat.NC Criminal Law BlogPartisanship, Election Reform and Decision-Making in the North Carolina Supreme Court: A Case Study Supreme Court (Seat 2) The resignation of Associate Justice Bob Orr, too late for a primary election to be held, led to a situation in which there was no primary election to eliminate candidates, but rather, the winner was simply determined by plurality. Eight candidates filed: Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Martin Newby (who received the endorsement of the state Republican Party), North Carolina Superior Court Judge Howard Manning, Pre-Paid Legal Services attorney and former judicial law clerk Rachel Hunter, Administrative Law Judge Fred Morrison, attorney Ronnie Ansley, former appeals court judge Betsy McCrodden, current appeals court judge James Andrew Wynn, and attorney Marvin Schiller (who had just lost in the primary for the Thornburg Court of Appeals seat).Carolina Journal North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice (Seat 2) general election, 2004https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2004&county_id=0&office=JUD&contest=335 11/02/2004 Official General Election Results - Statewide North Carolina State Board of Elections July 30, 2025 Nonpartisan politician Paul Martin Newby 582,684 22.59% Nonpartisan politician James Andrew Wynn 508,416 19.71% Nonpartisan politician Rachel Lea Hunter 452,298 17.53% Nonpartisan politician Howard E. Manning Jr. 312,319 12.11% Nonpartisan politician Betsy McCrodden 281,777 10.92% Nonpartisan politician Ronnie Ansley 213,657 8.28% Nonpartisan politician Fred Morrison Jr. 163,601 6.34% Nonpartisan politician Marvin Schiller 64,824 2.51% 2,679,576 100% Supreme Court (Seat 4) Associate Justice Sarah Parker, the incumbent, was challenged by Court of Appeals Judge John Tyson. North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice (Seat 4) general election, 2004https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2004&county_id=0&office=JUD&contest=336 11/02/2004 Official General Election Results - Statewide North Carolina State Board of Elections July 30, 2025 Nonpartisan politician Sarah Parker (incumbent) 1,732,399 63.92% Nonpartisan politician John Tyson 977,861 36.08% 2,710,260 100% Court of Appeals (Seat 4) Incumbent Judge Linda McGee was challenged by attorney Bill Parker. North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge (Seat 4) general election, 2004https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2004&county_id=0&office=JUD&contest=7 11/02/2004 Official General Election Results - Statewide North Carolina State Board of Elections July 30, 2025 Nonpartisan politician Linda McGee (incumbent) 1,520,455 57.76% Nonpartisan politician Bill Parker 1,112,128 42.24% 2,632,583 100% Court of Appeals (Seat 5) Incumbent Judge Wanda Bryant had been appointed to the Court by the Governor following her 2002 defeat for a different seat.http://celebrate.nccourts.org/sites/default/files/NCCOA1968_2008.pdf Court of Appeals History July 5, 2017 September 16, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190916083442/https://celebrate.nccourts.org/sites/default/files/NCCOA1968_2008.pdf dead She was challenged by Wake County District Court Judge Alice Stubbs. North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge (Seat 5) general election, 2004https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2004&county_id=0&office=JUD&contest=6 11/02/2004 Official General Election Results - Statewide North Carolina State Board of Elections July 30, 2025 Nonpartisan politician Wanda Bryant (incumbent) 1,416,123 54.46% Nonpartisan politician Alice C. Stubbs 1,183,962 46.54% 2,600,085 100% Court of Appeals (Seat 6) Incumbent Judge Alan Thornburg had been appointed to the court by the Governor. Three candidates filed to challenge Thornburg for a full term: Barbara Jackson, who was then general counsel at the N.C. Department of Labor, along with attorneys Marcus W. Williams and Marvin Schiller. Jackson and Thornburg finished first and second, respectively, in the July primary, thereby qualifying them to compete in the general election.NC State Board of Elections: 2004 PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTSSalisbury PostAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge (Seat 6) primary election, 2004https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=07/20/2004&county_id=0&office=JUD&contest=6 07/20/2004 Official Primary Election Results - Statewide North Carolina State Board of Elections July 30, 2025 Nonpartisan politician Barbara Jackson 240,110 36.69% Nonpartisan politician Alan Thornburg (incumbent) 227,764 34.80% Nonpartisan politician Marcus W. Williams 109,187 16.68% Nonpartisan politician Marvin Schiller 77,412 11.83% 654,473 100% North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge (Seat 6) general election, 2004https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2004&county_id=0&office=JUD&contest=8 11/02/2004 Official General Election Results - Statewide North Carolina State Board of Elections July 30, 2025 Nonpartisan politician Barbara Jackson 1,399,528 55.07% Nonpartisan politician Alan Thornburg (incumbent) 1,141,896 44.93% 2,541,424 100% References Judicial 2004