2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

North Carolina Supreme Court Justice (1)

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Anita Earls

DemocraticIncumbent

Anita Earls is an American civil rights attorney who has served as an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court since 2019. She previously served as the executive director of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, as well as a deputy assistant attorney general in the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice during the Clinton administration.

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Anita Earls (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Judicial Voter Guide: 2026 General Election (North Carolina State Board of Elections, Public record)

Sarah Stevens

Republican

Current office: state representative

Sarah Stevens is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. She represented the 90th district from 2009 to 2026 and served as speaker pro tempore from 2017 to 2025.

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Sarah Stevens (politician) (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Judicial Voter Guide: 2026 General Election (North Carolina State Board of Elections, Public record)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Candidate List Grouped by Contest, 11/03/2026 general election (federal and state) (North Carolina State Board of Elections, Public record)
2026 North Carolina judicial elections (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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