2012 North Carolina judicial elections
| Elections in North Carolina |
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One justice of the
Supreme Court
Associate Justice Paul Martin Newby ran for re-election. N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Sam J. Ervin IV challenged Newby in the general election.[2]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Sam Ervin IV |
Paul Newby |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | October 29–31, 2012 | 730 | ± 3.6% | 39% | 35% | 26% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 12–14, 2012 | 1,084 | ± 3.0% | 32% | 24% | 44% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 27–30, 2012 | 1,084 | ± 3.0% | 31% | 23% | 46% |
Results
Newby won his second eight-year term on the North Carolina Supreme Court by taking 51.9 percent of the vote and defeating Ervin.[3]
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.[4]
Court of Appeals (Bryant seat)
Judge Wanda G. Bryant was the incumbent and ran for re-election. She was challenged by District Court Judge Marty McGee.[5] Bryant won re-election with 56.5 percent of the vote.[6]
Court of Appeals (McGee seat)
Judge
Court of Appeals (Thigpen seat)
Judge
References
- State Board of Elections: Lists of Judges and Term Expiration Dates
- WRAL/Associated Press: A quick glance at NC appeals courts candidates[permanent dead link]
- ^ Charlotte Observer Archived 2013-01-02 at archive.today
- ^ "Morganton News Herald: Ervin announces N.C. Supreme Court candidacy". Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ^ State of North Carolina Nov. 6, 2012 General Election
- ^ ""The New Politics of Judicial Elections, 2011-12" (Justice at Stake Campaign), chapter 1". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ^ Concord judge seeks Court of Appeals seat
- ^ State of North Carolina Nov. 6, 2012 General Election
- ^ News & Observer: Veteran appeals court judge running again
- ^ NC State Board of Elections: Candidate filing list Archived 2013-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ State of North Carolina Nov. 6, 2012 General Election
- ^ WRAL/Associated Press: NC voters choosing four appeals court judges
- ^ State of North Carolina Nov. 6, 2012 General Election
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
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