# 2022 North Carolina judicial elections

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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. Candidate filing began on December 6, 2021, but was suspended by the court's order. Filing later resumed, and ended on March 4, 2022.
Republicans won both seats on the Supreme Court flipping them from Democratic control and giving themselves a 5–2 majority. They also won all four races for the Court of Appeals flipping two from Democratic control and holding the two others.

## Supreme Court seat 3

This seat was held by Associate Justice Robin 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. 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. Court of Appeals Judge Lucy Inman ran for this seat.

### Democratic primary

As only one Democrat filed to run for this seat, a primary was not held.

#### Nominee

* Lucy Inman, Court of Appeals Judge (2015–present) and candidate for Supreme Court in 2020

#### Declined

* Robin Hudson, Associate Justice (since 2007)

### Republican primary

As only one Republican filed to run for this seat, a primary was not held.

#### Nominee

* Richard Dietz, Court of Appeals Judge (2014–present)

### General election
#### Polling

Graphical summary
| 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% |

#### Results

North Carolina Supreme Court seat 3 election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Richard Dietz | 1,950,323 | 52.59% |
| | Democratic | Lucy Inman | 1,758,273 | 47.41% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,708,596 | 100.00% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

## Supreme Court seat 5

This seat was held by Associate Justice Sam Ervin IV, a Democrat, who had held the seat since 2015. Ervin ran for re-election to a second term.

### Democratic primary

As only one Democrat filed to run for this seat, a primary was not held.

#### Nominee

* Sam Ervin IV, Associate Justice (2015–present)

### Republican primary
#### Nominee

* Trey Allen, professor at UNC-Chapel Hill

#### Eliminated in primary

* Victoria E. Prince
* April C. Wood, Court of Appeals Judge (2021–present)

#### Endorsements

State and local officials
* Phil Berger, state senator (since 2001) and president pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate (since 2011)
* Paul Newton, state senator (since 2017)

#### Polling

| 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% |

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Trey Allen | 385,124 | 55.39% |
| | Republican | April C. Wood | 252,504 | 36.32% |
| | Republican | Victoria E. Prince | 57,672 | 8.29% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 695,300 | 100.00% |

### General election
#### Polling

Graphical summary
| 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% |

#### Results

North Carolina Supreme Court seat 5 election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Trey Allen | 1,941,991 | 52.39% |
| | Democratic | Sam Ervin IV (incumbent) | 1,764,509 | 47.61% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,706,500 | 100.00% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

## Court of Appeals seat 8 (Inman seat)

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.

### Democratic primary

As only one Democrat filed to run for this seat, a primary was not held.

#### Nominee

* Carolyn Jennings Thompson, former District Court and former Superior Court judge

#### Declined

* Lucy Inman, Court of Appeals Judge (2015–present) and candidate for Supreme Court in 2020

### Republican primary

As only one Republican filed to run for this seat, a primary was not held.

#### Nominee

* Julee Tate Flood

### General election
#### Results

North Carolina Court of Appeals seat 8 election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Julee Tate Flood | 1,941,252 | 52.62% |
| | Democratic | Carolyn Jennings Thompson | 1,747,634 | 47.38% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,688,886 | 100.00% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

## Court of Appeals seat 9 (Stroud seat)

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. Stroud ran for re-election.

### Democratic primary

As only one Democrat filed to run for this seat, a primary was not held.

#### Nominee

* Brad A. Salmon, District Court Judge and former state representative (2015–2016)

### Republican primary
#### Nominee

* Donna Stroud, Court of Appeals Judge (2007–present) (Chief Judge 2021–present)

#### Eliminated in primary

* Beth Freshwater Smith, District Court Judge

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Beth Freshwater-Smith | Donna Stroud | Undecided |
| Vitale & Associates (R) | March 22–23, 2022 | 504 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 4% | 8% | 87% |

#### Endorsements

State and local officials
* Phil Berger Jr., Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court (since 2021) and former Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals (2017–2021)
* Jimmy Dixon, state representative (since 2011)
* Keith Kidwell, state representative (since 2019)
* Jim Perry, state senator (since 2019)
State and local officials
* Bob Edmunds, former Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court (2001–2016)
* Bob Hunter, former Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court (2014) and former Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals (2008–2014)

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Donna Stroud (incumbent) | 400,119 | 59.28% |
| | Republican | Beth Freshwater Smith | 274,861 | 40.72% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 674,980 | 100.00% |

### General election
#### Results

North Carolina Court of Appeals seat 9 election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Donna Stroud (incumbent) | 2,012,454 | 54.60% |
| | Democratic | Brad A. Salmon | 1,673,631 | 45.40% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,686,085 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Court of Appeals seat 10 (Tyson seat)

John 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.

### Democratic primary

As only one Democrat filed to run for this seat, a primary was not held.

#### Nominee

* Gale Murray Adams, Cumberland County Superior Court Judge

### Republican primary

As only one Republican filed to run for this seat, a primary was not held.

#### Nominee

* John Tyson, Court of Appeals Judge (2001–2009; 2015–2021)

### General election
#### Results

North Carolina Court of Appeals seat 10 election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Tyson (incumbent) | 1,951,890 | 52.95% |
| | Democratic | Gale Murray Adams | 1,734,513 | 47.05% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,686,403 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Court of Appeals seat 11 (Jackson seat)

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. Jackson ran for election to a full term.

### Democratic primary

As only one Democrat filed to run for this seat, a primary was not held.

#### Nominee

* Darren Jackson, Court of Appeals Judge (2021–present), former state representative (2009–2020), former minority leader of the North Carolina House of Representatives (2017–2020)

### Republican primary
#### Nominee

* Michael J. Stading, Air Force JAG (judge advocate) and former prosecutor

#### Eliminated in primary

* Charlton L. Allen, former member of the North Carolina Industrial Commission and former chair of Iredell County Republican Party

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael J. Stading | 469,419 | 70.76% |
| | Republican | Charlton L. Allen | 194,022 | 29.24% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 663,441 | 100.00% |

### General election
#### Results

North Carolina Court of Appeals seat 11 election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael J. Stading | 1,953,052 | 53.06% |
| | Democratic | Darren Jackson (incumbent) | 1,727,967 | 46.94% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,681,019 | 100.00% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |