2012 North Carolina judicial elections

none January 2025 August 2025 One justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court and three judges of the North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the elections for President, U.S. House, Governor, Council of State, State Senate, State House, and other offices. North Carolina judicial elections are non-partisan. Terms for seats on each court are eight years. In three of the four races, incumbents were re-elected to their seats, but incumbent Court of Appeals Judge Cressie Thigpen (who had never been elected but rather was appointed to fill a vacancy on the court) was defeated by Chris Dillon.NC Court of Appeals: Two of Three The Charlotte Observer November 6, 2012 http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/11/06/3648256/nc-court-of-appeals-two-of-three.html dead https://archive.today/20130102045508/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/11/06/3648256/nc-court-of-appeals-two-of-three.html January 2, 2013 2012 North Carolina Supreme Court election North Carolina legislative no 2010 North Carolina judicial elections#Supreme Court 2010 2014 North Carolina judicial elections#Seat 2 2014 1 seats of the Supreme Court of North Carolina 2012 11 6 North Carolina Republican Party 4 1 4 3 North Carolina Democratic Party 3 0 Supreme Court (Seat 2) 2012 North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice election North Carolina presidential no 2004 North Carolina judicial elections#Supreme Court (Orr seat) 2004 2020 North Carolina judicial elections#Seat 2 2020 2012 11 6 c0c0c0 3x4.svg Paul Martin Newby 1,821,562 51.90% c0c0c0 3x4.svg Sam Ervin IV 1,688,463 48.10% Associate Justice Paul Martin Newby Paul Martin Newby Associate Justice Paul Martin Newby ran for re-election for a second 8-year term. North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Sam Ervin IV challenged Newby in the general election.http://www2.morganton.com/news/2012/feb/02/ervin-ready-run-ar-1885568/ Morganton News Herald: Ervin announces N.C. Supreme Court candidacy 2012-02-07 https://archive.today/20130129140738/http://www2.morganton.com/news/2012/feb/02/ervin-ready-run-ar-1885568/ 2013-01-29 dead Justice at Stake estimated that total spending by Newby, Ervin, and outside groups in this contest surpassed $4.4 million, breaking North Carolina records for spending in judicial elections. One group, Americans for Prosperity, spent $250,000 in support of Newby, more than the group had ever spent on any judicial election.http://newpoliticsreport.org/report/2012-report/chapter-1/ "The New Politics of Judicial Elections, 2011-12" (Justice at Stake Campaign), chapter 1 2013-10-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204640/http://newpoliticsreport.org/report/2012-report/chapter-1/ 2013-10-29 dead Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error PaulNewby SamErvin IV UndecidedPublic Policy PollingPublic Policy PollingOctober 29–31, 2012730 ± 3.6% 35% 39% 26%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy PollingOctober 12–14, 20121,084± 3.0% 24% 32% 44%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy PollingSeptember 27–30, 20121,084± 3.0%23% 31% 46% Paul Martin Newby Federal officials Virginia Foxx, U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 5th congressional district‘Most Important Election in N.C.’ – Supreme Court Race, Includes Guide for Three N.C. Court of Appeals Contests https://www.hcpress.com/politics/most-important-election-in-n-c-supreme-court-race-includes-guide-for-three-n-c-court-of-appeals-contests.html High Country Press October 29, 2012 Political parties North Carolina Republican PartyAxtell Nathaniel Parties make final push for local votes https://www.blueridgenow.com/story/news/2012/11/02/parties-make-final-push-for-local-votes/28299409007/ Times-News November 2, 2012 Organizations North Carolina Chamber of CommerceNC Chamber’s PAC endorses Newby for high court https://nclawyersweekly.com/2012/08/28/nc-chambers-pac-endorses-newby-for-high-court/ NC Lawyers Weekly August 28, 2012 NC Defense FundSupreme Court candidates trade jabs on experience as money waits in the wings https://www.wral.com/story/news/state/nccapitol/story/11596856/ WRAL September 27, 2012 NC Federation of Independent Businesses Sam Ervin IV Political parties North Carolina Democratic Party Organizations Equality North CarolinaComer Matt Statewide candidate endorsements announced https://qnotescarolinas.com/statewide-candidate-endorsements-announced/ QnotesCarolinas September 26, 2012 NC Association of Educators NC Association of Women Attorneys NC Police Benevolent Association2012 NCPBA Endorsed Candidates https://www.sspba.org/gen/articles/2012_NCPBA_Endorsed_Candidates_236.jsp sspba.org May 4, 2012 NC Sierra ClubNC Sierra Club Endorses Sam Ervin IV for N.C. Supreme Court, He Served 10 Years on N.C. Utilities Commission https://www.hcpress.com/politics/nc-sierra-club-endorses-sam-ervin-iv-for-n-c-supreme-court-he-served-10-years-on-n-c-utilities-commission.html High Country Press October 29, 2012 NC Troopers Association North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice (Seat 2) general election, 201211/06/2012 Official General Election Results - Statewide https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2012&county_id=0&office=JUD&contest=0 North Carolina State Board of Elections Paul Martin Newby (incumbent) Nonpartisan politician 1,821,562 51.90% Sam Ervin IV Nonpartisan politician 1,688,463 48.10% 3,510,025 100% Court of Appeals (Seat 4) Judge Linda McGee ran for re-election to a third full term.News & Observer: Veteran appeals court judge running again She was challenged by attorney David S. Robinson.NC State Board of Elections: Candidate filing list https://web.archive.org/web/20130311182107/http://www.ncsbe.gov/content.aspx?id=82 2013-03-11 McGee won re-election with 61.2 percent of the vote.State of North Carolina Nov. 6, 2012 General Election North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge (Seat 4) general election, 2012https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2012&county_id=0&office=JUD&contest=1013 11/06/2012 Official General Election Results - Statewide North Carolina State Board of Elections August 1, 2025 Nonpartisan politician Linda McGee (incumbent) 2,097,791 61.19% Nonpartisan politician David S. Robinson 1,330,260 38.81% 3,428,051 100% Court of Appeals (Seat 5) Judge Wanda Bryant was the incumbent and ran for re-election. She was challenged by District Court Judge Marty McGee.Concord judge seeks Court of Appeals seat Bryant won re-election with 56.5 percent of the vote.State of North Carolina Nov. 6, 2012 General Election North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge (Seat 5) general election, 2012https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2012&county_id=0&office=JUD&contest=1012 11/06/2012 Official General Election Results - Statewide North Carolina State Board of Elections August 1, 2025 Nonpartisan politician Wanda Bryant (incumbent) 1,926,333 56.55% Nonpartisan politician Marty McGee 1,480,232 43.45% 3,406,565 100% Court of Appeals (Seat 6) Judge Cressie Thigpen, who was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by former Judge Barbara Jackson's election to the Supreme Court, ran for a full term. He was challenged by attorney/bank executive Chris Dillon, who ran for a seat on the Court of Appeals in 2010.https://archive.today/20121003012315/http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/11607000/ WRAL/Associated Press: NC voters choosing four appeals court judges Dillon defeated Thigpen and won the seat with 52.8 percent of the vote.State of North Carolina Nov. 6, 2012 General Election North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge (Seat 6) general election, 2012https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2012&county_id=0&office=JUD&contest=1014 11/06/2012 Official General Election Results - Statewide North Carolina State Board of Elections August 1, 2025 Nonpartisan politician Chris Dillon 1,779,906 52.74% Nonpartisan politician Cressie Thigpen (incumbent) 1,594,799 47.26% 3,374,705 100% References State Board of Elections: Lists of Judges and Term Expiration Dates WRAL/Associated Press: A quick glance at NC appeals courts candidatesSeptember 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes External links Judge Wanda Bryant campaign site Judge Marty McGee campaign site Judge Linda McGee campaign site Judge Cressie Thigpen campaign site Judge Sam Ervin campaign site Justice Paul Newby campaign site Judicial 2012