North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice, Seat 1

2 candidates · General election, November 3, 2026

What this office does

A justice of the state's highest court. Has the final word on what the state constitution and state laws mean, and oversees the state's courts and lawyers. A retention vote asks only whether the justice should stay for another term.

Candidates

Anita EarlsIncumbent

Democrat

Strongly left · from who donates to them (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford)

Sarah Stevens

Republican

Moderately right · from their state-legislature votes (Shor–McCarty)

Filled dots are published academic scores; hollow dots are AI estimates from the candidate's own public record. How placements work.

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