1996 North Carolina judicial elections

none January 2025 September 2023 The North Carolina judicial elections of 1996 were held statewide on November 5, 1996, to elect judges to the North Carolina Supreme Court and North Carolina Court of Appeals. A total of three seats were on the ballot, and in each case, incumbents who had been appointed by Gov. Jim Hunt (running for re-election that same day) were elected to terms in their own right. Supreme Court Chief Justice seat 1996 North Carolina Supreme Court election – Chief Justicehttp://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/NCSBE/Elec/Results/PastElect/results9/chiefjus.htm 1996 General Election - Chief Justice North Carolina State Board of Elections 24 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20081126222328/http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/NCSBE/Elec/Results/PastElect/results9/chiefjus.htm 26 November 2008 dead Democratic Party (United States) Burley Mitchell (incumbent) 1,221,232 51.29% Republican Party (United States) Raymond A. Warren 1,159,678 48.71% 2,380,910 100% Democratic Party (United States) Parker seat 1996 North Carolina Supreme Court election – Associate Justice 1996 General election - Associate Justice seat Democratic Party (United States) Sarah Parker (incumbent) 1,323,327 55.69% Republican Party (United States) Carl L. Tilghman 1,052,786 44.31% 2,376,113 100% Democratic Party (United States) Court of Appeals 1996 North Carolina Court of Appeals election – Court of Appeals1996 General election - Court of Appeals Democratic Party (United States) Linda McGee (incumbent) 1,221,653 52.04% Republican Party (United States) Betty J. Pearce 1,126,013 47.96% 2,347,666 100% Democratic Party (United States) Footnotes Judicial 1996