Two justices of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and four judges of the fifteen-member North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 8, 2022, concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years. These elections were conducted on a partisan basis.
Primary elections were originally set to be held on March 8, 2022, but were delayed by order of the state Supreme Court, and then rescheduled for May 17, 2022.[1] Candidate filing began on December 6, 2021, but was suspended by the court's order.[2] Filing later resumed, and ended on March 4, 2022.
Republicans won both seats on the Supreme Court and all four races for the Court of Appeals. As a result of these elections, Republicans would hold a 5–2 majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court.[3] [4]
| Election Name: | 2022 North Carolina Supreme Court seat 3 election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 North Carolina judicial elections#Supreme_Court (Hudson_seat) |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Year: | 2030 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Nominee1: | Richard Dietz |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,950,323 |
| Percentage1: | 52.6% |
| Nominee2: | Lucy Inman |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,758,273 |
| Percentage2: | 47.4% |
| Map Size: | 325px |
| Associate Justice | |
| Before Election: | Robin E. Hudson |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Richard Dietz |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
This seat was held by Associate Justice Robin E. Hudson, a Democrat, who had held the seat since 2007. There was some speculation that Hudson would choose to not run for re-election, due to the fact that she was nearing the mandatory retirement age of 72.[5] Hudson's mandatory retirement would be February 29, 2024. If she were re-elected to another term, she would only be able to serve a little over 13 months of her eight-year term.
On December 1, 2021, Hudson announced that she would not be seeking re-election.[6] Court of Appeals Judge Lucy Inman ran for this seat.[7]
As only one Democrat filed to run for this seat, a primary was not held.
As only one Republican filed to run for this seat, a primary was not held.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Lucy Inman (D) | Richard Dietz (R) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cygnal (R) | October 20–22, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 42% | 49% | 9% | ||
| SurveyUSA | September 28 – October 2, 2022 | 677 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 32% | 37% | 31% | ||
| Cygnal (R) | September 24–26, 2022 | 650 (LV) | ± 3.75% | 41% | 45% | 15% | ||
| Cygnal (R) | August 13–15, 2022 | 615 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 39% | 45% | 15% | ||
| Cygnal (R) | June 17–19, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 38% | 49% | 13% | ||
| Cygnal (R) | May 21–22, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 40% | 44% | 16% | ||
| Meeting Street Insights (R) | May 12–16, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 39% | 45% | 15% |
Dietz won 8 of 14 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.[9]
| District | Inman | Dietz | Representative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.97% | 50.03% | G. K. Butterfield (117th Congress) | ||||
| Don Davis (118th Congress) | ||||||
| 64% | 36% | Deborah Ross | ||||
| 34% | 66% | Greg Murphy | ||||
| 68% | 32% | David Price (117th Congress) | ||||
| Valerie Foushee (118th Congress) | ||||||
| 37% | 63% | Virginia Foxx | ||||
| 53% | 47% | Kathy Manning | ||||
| 42% | 58% | David Rouzer | ||||
| 30% | 70% | Dan Bishop | ||||
| 45% | 55% | Richard Hudson | ||||
| 28% | 72% | Patrick McHenry | ||||
| 45% | 55% | Madison Cawthorn (117th Congress) | ||||
| Chuck Edwards (118th Congress) | ||||||
| 62% | 38% | Alma Adams | ||||
| 51% | 49% | Wiley Nickel | ||||
| 56% | 44% | Jeff Jackson |
| Election Name: | 2022 North Carolina Supreme Court seat 5 election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 North Carolina judicial elections#Supreme Court (Martin seat) |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Year: | 2030 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Nominee1: | Trey Allen |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,941,991 |
| Percentage1: | 52.4% |
| Nominee2: | Sam J. Ervin IV |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,764,509 |
| Percentage2: | 47.6% |
| Map Size: | 325px |
| Associate Justice | |
| Before Election: | Sam J. Ervin IV |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Trey Allen |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
This seat was held by Associate Justice Sam J. Ervin IV, a Democrat, who had held the seat since 2015. Ervin ran for re-election to a second term.
As only one Democrat filed to run for this seat, a primary was not held.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Trey Allen | Victoria Prince | April Wood | Undecided | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Polling Strategies (R) | April 25–28, 2022 | 534 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 18% | 4% | 10% | 68% | |||
| Cygnal (R) | April 1–3, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 10% | 2% | 7% | 82% | |||
| Vitale & Associates (R) | March 22–23, 2022 | 504 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 6% | 3% | 8% | 82% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Sam Ervin IV (D) | Trey Allen (R) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cygnal (R) | October 20–22, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 42% | 49% | 9% | ||
| SurveyUSA | September 28 – October 2, 2022 | 677 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 37% | 39% | 24% | ||
| Cygnal (R) | September 24–26, 2022 | 650 (LV) | ± 3.75% | 39% | 46% | 15% | ||
| Cygnal (R) | August 13–15, 2022 | 615 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 40% | 45% | 15% | ||
| Cygnal (R) | June 17–19, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 39% | 49% | 12% | ||
| Cygnal (R) | May 21–22, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 40% | 46% | 14% | ||
| Meeting Street Insights (R) | May 12–16, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 42% | 46% | 12% |
Ervin and Allen each won 7 of 14 congressional districts.[9]
| District | Ervin | Allen | Representative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.1% | 49.9% | G. K. Butterfield (117th Congress) | ||||
| Don Davis (118th Congress) | ||||||
| 64% | 36% | Deborah Ross | ||||
| 34% | 66% | Greg Murphy | ||||
| 68% | 32% | David Price (117th Congress) | ||||
| Valerie Foushee (118th Congress) | ||||||
| 38% | 62% | Virginia Foxx | ||||
| 53% | 47% | Kathy Manning | ||||
| 42% | 58% | David Rouzer | ||||
| 31% | 69% | Dan Bishop | ||||
| 44% | 56% | Richard Hudson | ||||
| 29% | 71% | Patrick McHenry | ||||
| 46% | 54% | Madison Cawthorn (117th Congress) | ||||
| Chuck Edwards (118th Congress) | ||||||
| 62% | 38% | Alma Adams | ||||
| 50.1% | 49.9% | Wiley Nickel | ||||
| 57% | 43% | Jeff Jackson |
| Election Name: | 2022 North Carolina Court of Appeals seat 8 election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 North Carolina judicial elections#Court of Appeals (Robert C. Hunter seat) |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Year: | 2030 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Nominee1: | Julee Tate Flood |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,941,252 |
| Percentage1: | 52.6% |
| Nominee2: | Carolyn Jennings Thompson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,747,634 |
| Percentage2: | 47.4% |
| Map Size: | 325px |
| Court of Appeals Judge | |
| Before Election: | Lucy Inman |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Julee Tate Flood |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Lucy Inman, a Democrat, was elected to this seat in 2014. Inman ran for a seat on the Supreme Court in 2022 rather than seek reelection.
As only one Democrat filed to run for this seat, a primary was not held.
As only one Republican filed to run for this seat, a primary was not held.
| Election Name: | 2022 North Carolina Court of Appeals seat 9 election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 North Carolina judicial elections#Court of Appeals (Stroud seat) |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Year: | 2030 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Nominee1: | Donna Stroud |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,012,454 |
| Percentage1: | 54.6% |
| Nominee2: | Brad A. Salmon |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,673,631 |
| Percentage2: | 45.4% |
| Map Size: | 325px |
| Court of Appeals Judge | |
| Before Election: | Donna Stroud |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Donna Stroud |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Donna Stroud, a Republican, was first elected to the Court of Appeals in 2006 and subsequently re-elected. She was appointed to the position of Chief Judge by then-Chief Justice Cheri Beasley and assumed that role on January 1, 2021.[11] Stroud ran for re-election.[12]
As only one Democrat filed to run for this seat, a primary was not held.
| Election Name: | 2022 North Carolina Court of Appeals seat 10 election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 North Carolina judicial elections#Court of Appeals (John C. Martin seat) |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Year: | 2030 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Nominee1: | John M. Tyson |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,951,890 |
| Percentage1: | 52.9% |
| Nominee2: | Gale Murray Adams |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,734,513 |
| Percentage2: | 47.1% |
| Map Size: | 325px |
| Court of Appeals Judge | |
| Before Election: | John M. Tyson |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John M. Tyson |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
John M. Tyson, a Republican, was elected to this seat in 2014 after previously serving on the court from 2001 to 2009. Tyson ran for re-election.
As only one Democrat filed to run for this seat, a primary was not held.
As only one Republican filed to run for this seat, a primary was not held.
| Election Name: | 2022 North Carolina Court of Appeals seat 11 election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 North Carolina judicial elections#Court of Appeals (Stephens seat) |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Nominee1: | Michael J. Stading |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,953,052 |
| Percentage1: | 53.1% |
| Nominee2: | Darren Jackson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,727,967 |
| Percentage2: | 46.9% |
| Map Size: | 325px |
| Court of Appeals Judge | |
| Before Election: | Darren Jackson |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Michael J. Stading |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Darren Jackson, a Democrat, was appointed to this seat by Governor Roy Cooper in 2020, to fill the vacancy created by Phil Berger Jr.'s election to the Supreme Court.[15] Jackson ran for election to a full term.
As only one Democrat filed to run for this seat, a primary was not held.