One justice of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and three judges of the fifteen-member North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 5, 2024, concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years. These elections were conducted on a partisan basis.
Primary elections (for seats with more than one candidate from a political party) were held on March 5, 2024.
| Election Name: | 2024 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: | 2016 |
| Next Year: | 2032 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2024 |
| Nominee1: | Allison Riggs |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,770,412 |
| Percentage1: | 50.0067% |
| Nominee2: | Jefferson Griffin |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,769,678 |
| Percentage2: | 49.9934% |
| Map Size: | 325px |
| Associate Justice | |
| Before Election: | Allison Riggs |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
This seat is currently held by Associate Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat. Governor Roy Cooper appointed her to the seat following the early retirement of Michael R. Morgan, also a Democrat. Morgan had announced in 2023 that he would not run for reelection in 2024.[1] Riggs ran for a full term, as did Judge Lora Cubbage, a fellow Democrat.[2]
On January 5, 2023, NC Court of Appeals judge Jefferson Griffin announced that he would run for the seat as a Republican.[3]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Allison Riggs | Jefferson Griffin | Undecided | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiVote | October 8–26, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 48% | 52% | – | |||
| Cygnal (R) | October 12–14, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 3.99% | 43% | 45% | 12% | |||
| ActiVote | August 20 – September 22, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 52% | 48% | – | |||
| Cygnal (R) | September 15–16, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 3.99% | 44% | 41% | 15% | |||
| YouGov (D) | data-sort-value="2024-08-10" | August 5–9, 2024 | 802 (RV) | ± 3.9% | 42% | 41% | 17% | ||
| Cygnal (R) | data-sort-value="2024-08-09" | August 4–5, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 3.99% | 37% | 40% | 22% | ||
| Spry Strategies | data-sort-value="2024-06-18" | June 7–11, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 39% | 37% | 24% | ||
| Change Research (D) | May 13–18, 2024 | 835 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 41% | 40% | 19% | |||
| Cygnal (R) | May 4–5, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 3.99% | 39% | 40% | 21% | |||
| Meeting Street Insights (R) | data-sort-value="2024-05-29" | April 25–28, 2024 | 500 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 42% | 40% | 18% |
The incumbent was Carolyn Thompson, a Democrat. Governor Roy Cooper appointed her to fill the vacancy caused when he elevated Judge Allison Riggs (also a Democrat) to the Supreme Court.[6] [7] Thompson ran for a full term,[8] but was defeated by former state representative Tom Murry.[9]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Carolyn Thompson | Tom Murry | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiVote | October 8–26, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 48% | 52% | ||
| ActiVote | August 20 – September 22, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 49% | 51% |
The incumbent was Judge Valerie Zachary, a Republican.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Valerie Zachary | Ed Eldred | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiVote | October 8–26, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 52% | 48% | – | ||
| ActiVote | August 20 – September 22, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 53% | 47% | – |
The incumbent was Judge Hunter Murphy, a Republican.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Chris Freeman | Martin Moore | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiVote | October 8–26, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 53% | 47% | – | ||
| ActiVote | August 20 – September 22, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 52% | 48% | – |