North Carolina judicial elections, 2012 - District Court

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1st Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
Davis-MalarneyAmber Davis-Malarney   A	Yes	Malarney Seat	n/a	100%   A
BarnesEdgar L. Barnes   A	Yes	Barnes Seat	n/a	100%   A

2nd Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
McLendonChristopher B. McLendon   A	Yes	McLendon Seat	n/a	100%   A
PaulMichael A. Paul   A	Yes	Paul Seat	n/a	100%   A

3A Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
DeSotoBrian DeSoto   A	No	Vincent Seat	35.9%A	52.61%   A
LeechDavid A. Leech   A	Yes	Leech Seat	n/a	100%   A
DixonFaris Dixon	No		29.3%A	47.39%   D
BraddyG. Galen Braddy   A	Yes	Braddy Seat	n/a	100%   A
OvertonLisa Overton	No	Vincent Seat	22.5%
WellsWarner Wells	No	Vincent Seat	12.3%

3B Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BushBernard Bush	No	Waddell Seat	11.4%
SpencerCheryl Spencer	Yes	Spencer Seat	n/a	47.26%   D
RoweClinton Rowe   A	No	Spencer Seat	n/a	52.74%   A
AlexanderKaren A. Alexander   A	Yes	Alexander Seat	n/a	100%   A
SmithKirby Smith	Yes	Waddell Seat	29.4%A	28.96%   D
MillsL. Walter Mills   A	Yes	Mills Seat	n/a	100%   A
QuinnPaul M. Quinn   A	Yes	Quinn Seat	n/a	100%   A
Mack, Jr.Peter Mack, Jr.   A	Yes	Mack Seat	n/a	100%   A
McFadyen IIIW. David McFadyen III   A	No	Waddell Seat	59.2%A	71.04%   A

4th Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
Jones WilsonCarol Jones-Wilson   A	Yes	Jones Seat	n/a	100%   A
Stevens IVHenry L. Stevens IV   A	Yes	Stevens Seat	n/a	100%   A
Moore, Jr.James L. Moore, Jr.   A	Yes	Moore Seat	n/a	100%   A
ThagardLeonard W. Thagard   A	Yes	Thagard Seat	n/a	100%   A
Foy, Jr.Louis F. Foy, Jr.   A	Yes	Foy Seat	n/a	100%   A
Cameron IIIWilliam M. Cameron III   A	Yes	Cameron Seat	n/a	100%   A

5th Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
Corpening, IIJ.H. Corpening   A	Yes	Corpening Seat		100%   A
NoeckerJeffrey E. Noecker   A	Yes	Noecker Seat		100%   A
DavisRichard Russell Davis   A	Yes	Davis Seat		100%   A
RobinsonRobin Wicks Robinson   A	Yes	Robinson		100%   A
CrinerSandra Ray Criner   A	Yes			100%   A

6A Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BranchBrenda G. Branch   A	Yes	Branch Seat		100%   A
FreemanTeresa R. Freeman   A	Yes	Freeman Seat		100%   A
Stephenson, IIIW. Turner Stephenson, III   A	Yes	Stephenson Seat		100%   A

6B Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
CulpepperLuther B. Culpepper	No	Newbern Seat		42.15%   D
MoodyVershenia Ballance Moody   A	No	Newbern Seat		57.85%   A

7th Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BrownAnthony W. Brown   A	Yes	Brown Seat	n/a	100%   A
CovoloJohn J. Covolo   A	Yes	Covolo Seat	n/a	100%   A
BrittJohn M. Britt   A	Yes	Britt Seat	n/a	100%   A
FarrisWilliam C. Farris   A	Yes	Farris Seat	n/a	100%   A
StewartWilliam G. Stewart   A	Yes	Stewart Seat	n/a	100%   A

8th Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
TurikAnnette W. Turik	No	Carraway Seat	32.1%
Gaylor, IIICharles P. Gaylor, III   A	Yes	Gaylor Seat	n/a	100%   A
BrantleyDavid B. Brantley   A	Yes	Brantley Seat	n/a	100%   A
JamesEricka Y. James   A	No	Carraway Seat	34.3%A	52.55%   A
CarrawayLonnie W. Carraway	Yes	Carraway Seat	33.6%A	47.45%   D
TurnerRobert L. Turner (North Carolina)   A	Yes	Turner Seat	n/a	100%   A
FinanTimothy I. Finan   A	Yes	Finan Seat	n/a	100%   A

9th, 9B Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
StevensonAmanda Stevenson   A	No	Bridges Seat		50.26%   A
YanceyCarolyn J. Yancey   A	Yes	Yancey Seat	n/a	100%   A
FinchDaniel F. Finch   A	Yes	Finch Seat	n/a	100%   A
DavisJohn W. Davis (North Carolina)   A	Yes	Davis Seat	n/a	100%   A
BaskervilleRandolph Baskerville   A	Yes	9B, Baskerville Seat	n/a	100%   A
BridgesS. Quon Bridges	Yes	Bridges Seat	n/a	49.74%   D

9A Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
GentryLloyd M. Gentry   A	Yes	Gentry Seat	n/a	100%   A

10th Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
WorleyAnna E. Worley   A	Yes	Worley Seat	50.3%A	54.79%   A
GilliamCharles Gilliam	No		27.9%A	45.03%   D
WalczykChristine M. Walczyk   A	Yes	Walczyk Seat	n/a	100%   A
McCullersDamion McCullers	No	Gray Seat	12.6%
NagleDan Nagle   A	No	Gray Seat	39.0%A	54.15%   A
BarkerDaniel T. Barker	No	Worley Seat	21.8%
SasserDebra A. Sasser   A	Yes	Sasser Seat	n/a	100%   A
ChasseEric C. Chasse   A	Yes	Chasse Seat	n/a	100%   A
GraberErin Mulligan Graber	Yes	Gray Seat	27.1%A	45.85%   D
BrewerJacqueline L. Brewer   A	Yes	Brewer Seat	n/a	100%   A
KnoxJennifer J. Knox   A	Yes	Knox Seat	n/a	100%   A
GreenJennifer M. Green   A	Yes	Green Seat	n/a	100%   A
ChristianLori G. Christian   A	Yes	Christian Seat	n/a	100%   A
BousmanMonica M. Bousman   A	Yes	Bousman Seat	n/a	100%   A
RaderRobert B. Rader   A	Yes	Rader Seat	n/a	100%   A
AnsleyJames Ansley	No		11.0%
MansberySteve Mansbery	No	Gray Seat	10.4%

11th Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BullockCharles P. Bullock	Yes	Bullock Seat	n/a	44.78%   D
LeeJacquelyn L. Lee   A	Yes	Lee Seat	n/a	100%   A
Love, Jr.Jimmy L. Love, Jr.   A	Yes	Love Seat	n/a	100%   A
WoodLeVonda G. Wood	No		n/a	48.06%   D
WellsMary Howard Wells   A	No	Bullock Seat	n/a	55.22%   A
PhairNicolle T. Phair	No	Willis Seat	n/a	44.72%   D
Willis, Jr.O. Henry Willis, Jr.   A	Yes	Willis Seat	n/a	55.28%   A
HolcombePaul A. Holcombe   A	Yes	Holcombe Seat	n/a	100%   A
StubbsR. Dale Stubbs   A	Yes	Stubbs Seat	n/a	51.94%   A
FairclothResson O. Faircloth   A	Yes	Faircloth Seat	n/a	100%   A
Bryant, Jr.Robert W. Bryant, Jr.   A	Yes	Bryant Seat	n/a	100%   A

12th Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HarrisBrian Harris	No	Dickson Seat	13.7%
PoneEdward A. Pone   A	Yes	Pone Seat	n/a	100%   A
DevanLaura Devan   A	Yes	Devan Seat	n/a	100%   A
OliveraLou Olivera   A	No	Dickson Seat	32.7%A	51.64%   A
CoxRita Cox	No		23.9%
StokesStephen C. Stokes	No		29.7%A	48.36%   D

13th Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
RadfordCatherine Howlett Radford	No	Barefoot Seat	19.2%
JollyJerry A. Jolly   A	Yes	Jolly Seat	n/a	100%   A
WarrenMarion R. Warren   A	Yes	Warren Seat	n/a	100%   A
HankinsPauline Hankins   A	No	Barefoot Seat	30.4%A	50.61%   A
UsseryScoti L. Ussery   A	Yes	Ussery Seat	n/a	100%   A
McLambSheila K. McLamb	No	Barefoot Seat	17.8%
CoxW. Richard Cox	No	Barefoot Seat	32.7%A	49.39%   D

14th Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
Marsh, IIIWilliam A. Marsh, III   A	Yes	Marsh Seat	n/a	100%   A

15A Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
Lambeth, Jr.David Thomas Lambeth, Jr.   A	Yes	Lambeth Seat		100%   A
RobersonJames K. Roberson   A	Yes			100%   A
Paisley, Jr.John P. Paisley, Jr.	No	Overby Seat		36.29%   D
OverbyKathryn W. Overby   A	Yes	Overby Seat		63.71%   A

15B Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ScarlettBeverly Scarlett   A	Yes	Scarlett Seat		100%   A
AndersonCharles T. L. Anderson   A	Yes	Anderson Seat		100%   A
Bryan, IIIJames T. Bryan III   A	Yes	Bryan Seat		100%   A
LongLunsford Long   A	Yes	Long Seat		100%   A

16A Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
Horne, Jr.John Horne, Jr.   A	Yes			100%   A

16B Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
DanielsJudith Milsap Daniels   A	Yes	Daniels Seat		57.11%   A
OxendineRodney Oxendine	No	Daniels Seat		42.89%   D
MooreWilliam Jeffrey Moore   A	Yes	Moore Seat		100%   A

17A Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
GroganJames Allen Grogan   A	Yes	Grogan Seat		100%   A

17B Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
SouthernWilliam F. Southern, III   A	Yes			100%   A

18th Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
FoxAngela Bullard Fox   A	Yes	Fox Seat		100%   A
FosterAngela C. Foster   A	Yes	Foster Seat		100%   A
CrumpAvery Michelle Crump   A	Yes	Crump Seat		51.66%   A
BrownBetty J. Brown   A	Yes	Brown Seat		100%   A
DavisBill Davis (North Carolina district court candidate)	No	Crump Seat		48.34%   D
TomlinBrian Tomlin	No	Bray Seat	29.7%A	35.6%   D
BuieDonald R. Buie	No		11.2%
SametJan H. Samet   A	Yes	Samet Seat		65.93%   A
FarlowJewel Ann Farlow	No	Burch Seat		36.26%   D
FletcherKimberly Michelle Fletcher   A	Yes	Fletcher Seat		100%   A
FallsLinda L. Falls   A	No	Guilford County	59.1%A	64.4%   A
TroutmanMichael Troutman	No	Alloway Seat		42.06%   D
SizemorePolly D. Sizemore	Yes	Sizemore Seat		46.3%   D
AllowaySherry F. Alloway   A	Yes			57.94%   A
BurchSusan R. Burch   A	Yes	Burch Seat		63.74%   A
HollidayTabatha Holliday   A	No	Sizemore Seat		53.67%   A
VincentTeresa H. Vincent   A	Yes	Vincent Seat		100%   A
GauseTomakio S. Gause	No	Samet Seat		34.07%   D
HunterWilliam K. Hunter   A	Yes	Hunter Seat		100%   A

19B Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
McCroskeyBobby E. McCroskey	No	Creed Seat		38.78%   D
Creed, Jr.Don W. Creed, Jr.   A	Yes	Creed Seat		61.22%   A
Hill, Jr.James P. Hill, Jr.   A	Yes	Hill Seat		100%   A
ReddingJane Hughes Redding	No	Wilkins Seat		40.46%   D
WilkinsRobert M. Wilkins   A	Yes	Wilkins Seat		59.54%   A

19C Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BickettR. Marshall Bickett   A	Yes	Bickett Seat	n/a	100%   A

20A Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
WilsonAmanda Wilson   A	Yes	Wilson Seat		100%   A
NanceJohn R. Nance	No			35.73%   D
ThackerLisa Blue Thacker   A	Yes	Thacker Seat		64.27%   A

20B Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
GwynNathan Hunt Gwyn   A	Yes	Gwyn Seat		100%   A

20C Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
Richardson-TuckerAlthea Richardson-Tucker	No	Higdon Seat		32.23%   D
WilliamsJoseph J. Williams   A	Yes	Williams Seat		100%   A
HigdonStephen V. Higdon   A	Yes	Higdon Seat		67.77%   A

20D Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
WestSherryl West	No	Helms Seat		46.15%   D
HelmsTripp Helms   A	Yes	Helms Seat		53.85%   A

21st Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
AllredAmy Allred	No	Davis Seat	22.7%A	37.99%   D
KeeverAndrew Keever	No			41.93%   D
Banks-PayneCamille Banks-Payne   A	Yes	Banks-Payne Seat		100%   A
SipprellDavid Sipprell   A	No	Davis Seat	30.8%A	62.01%   A
JordanJerry D. Jordan	No	Davis Seat	8.3%
HutchinsLaurie L. Hutchins   A	Yes	Hutchins Seat		100%   A
FineLawrence J. Fine   A	Yes	Fine Seat		100%   A
RamseyRichard D. Ramsey	No	Davis Seat	18.5%
EwingRobert W. Ewing	No	Davis Seat	19.8%
RoemerVictoria L. Roemer   A	Yes	Roemer Seat		58.07%   A
ReingoldWilliam B. Reingold   A	Yes			100%   A
Graham, Jr.William T. Graham, Jr.   A	Yes	Graham Seat		100%   A

22A Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
UnderwoodChristine Underwood   A	Yes	Underwood Seat		100%   A
BrownDeborah P. Brown   A	Yes	Brown Seat		100%   A
Hedrick, IVEdward L. Hedrick, IV   A	Yes	Hedrick Seat		100%   A
GrahamLawrence Dale Graham   A	Yes	Graham Seat		100%   A

23rd Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HoustonJeanie Houston   A	Yes	Houston Seat		100%   A

24th Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
LyerlyAlexander Lyerly   A	Yes	Lyerly Seat	n/a	100%   A
HorneR. Gregory Horne   A	Yes		n/a	100%   A
McEntireTed McEntire   A	Yes	McEntire Seat	n/a	100%   A

25th Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
CherryBurford A. Cherry   A	Yes	Cherry Seat		100%   A
DellingerGary Dellinger   A	Yes	Dellinger Seat		100%   A

26th Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
TrawAlyson G. Traw	No	Hoover Seat		43.19%   D
ThalheimerBen S. Thalheimer	No	Totten Seat	17.0%
ScottCam Scott	No	Moore Seat	20.7%
Brown-WilliamsCharlotte Brown-Williams   A	Yes	Brown-Williams Seat		58.43%   A
MannChristy Mann   A	Yes	Mann Seat		100%   A
StricklandDavid Strickland (North Carolina)   A	No	Totten Seat	37.5%A	53.39%   A
HooverDonnie Hoover   A	Yes	Hoover Seat		56.81%   A
TroschElizabeth T. Trosch   A	Yes	E. Trosch Seat		100%   A
HendersonGary Henderson   A	No	Moore Seat	28.2%A	56.31%   A
SmithsonGrant Smithson	No	Culler Seat		32.98%   D
ThompsonJeff Thompson (North Carolina)	No	Hands Seat		42.57%   D
CullerJena P. Culler   A	Yes	Culler Seat		67.02%   A
Totten, IIIJohn W. Totten, III	Yes	Totten Seat	13.7%
Eady-WilliamsKaren Eady-Williams   A	Yes	Eady-Williams Seat		100%   A
WatsonKary Church Watson	No	Totten Seat	31.8%A	46.61%   D
Best-StatonKimberly Y. Best-Staton   A	Yes	Best Seat		100%   A
Trosch, Jr.Louis A. Trosch, Jr.   A	Yes	L. Trosch Seat		100%   A
WrightRod Wright (North Carolina)	No	Moore Seat	14.6%
ChapmanRonald L. Chapman   A	Yes	Chapman Seat		100%   A
WigginsRoy H. Wiggins	No	Moore Seat	28.6%A	43.69%   D
RomainT.C. Romain	No	Moore Seat	7.9%
HewettTracy Hanna Hewett	No	Brown-Williams Seat		41.66%   D
HandsTyyawdi B. Hands   A	Yes	Hands Seat		57.43%   A

27A Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HoyleAngela G. Hoyle   A	Yes	Hoyle Seat		100%   A
JacksonJames A. Jackson   A	Yes	Jackson Seat		100%   A
GreenleeJohn K. Greenlee   A	Yes	Greenlee Seat		100%   A
ThrowerPennie M. Thrower   A	Yes	Taylor Seat		56.90%   A
AbernethyRichard B. Abernethy   A	Yes	Abernethy Seat		100%   A
TaylorThomas G. Taylor (North Carolina)	Yes	Taylor Seat		43.10%   D

27B Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
FosterAnna F. Foster   A	Yes	Foster Seat		100%   A
RadekerGwynn G. Radeker	No	Shuford Seat		28.05%   D
BlackKelvin Dean Black   A	Yes	Black Seat		100%   A
WilsonLarry J. Wilson   A	Yes	Wilson Seat		100%   A
ShufordMeredith A. Shuford   A	Yes	Shuford Seat		71.98%   A

28th Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
DrayAndrea Dray   A	Yes	Dray Seat		100%   A
HillJ. Calvin Hill   A	Yes	Hill Seat		100%   A

29B Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BrooksAthena Brooks   A	Yes	Brooks Seat		100%   A
CowanEmily Cowan (North Carolina)   A	No	Fox Seat		65.37%   A
KnightPeter Knight   A	Yes	Knight Seat		68.76%   A
BowenRobin L. Bowen	No	Knight Seat		31.24%   D
Brittain, Jr.Thomas Brittain, Jr.   A	Yes	Brittain Seat		100%   A
CatheyWilliam Cathey	No	Fox Seat		34.63%   D

30th Judicial District

Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
LeslieMonica H. Leslie   A	Yes	Leslie Seat		100%   A
WalkerRichard K. Walker   A	Yes	Walker Seat		100%   A
HoltRichlyn D. Holt   A	Yes	Holt Seat		100%   A

In the News

Primary eliminates judicial candidates

As featured in JP Election Brief: Results from North Carolina and West Virginia (and more!) on May 10, 2012.

Candidates will advance in pairs to the North Carolina general election, as the primary on May 8th eliminated all but two candidates in each judicial race.

The following candidates for Superior Court judgeships were ousted from the races after receiving low vote totals:

5th Division of the Superior Court (Race for Superior Court Judge of District 18E):

• Manning A. Connors and Jason B. Crump

6th Division of the Superior Court (Race for Superior Court Judge of District 22A):

• Andrea Denis Edwards, Dustin McCrary, John Brantley Ostwalt, Jr., and Peter A. Smith

8th Division of the Superior Court (Race for Superior Court Judge of District 29A):

• Brian R. Oglesby

The following candidates for District Court judgeships were also defeated:

District 3A (Pitt County): Lisa Overton, Warner Wells

District 3B (Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico Counties): Bernard Bush

District 8 (Lenoir and Greene Counties): Annette W. Turik

District 10 (Wake County): James Ansley, Daniel T. Barker, Steve Mansbery, Damion McCullers

District 12 (Cumberland County): Rita Cox, Brian Harris

District 13 (Bladen, Brunswick, and Columbus Counties): Sheila K. McLamb, Catherine Howlett Radford

District 18th (Guilford County): Donald R. Buie

District 21st (Forsyth County): Robert W. Ewing, Jerry D. Jordan, Richard D. Ramsey

District 26th (Mecklenburg County): Totten seat: Ben S. Thalheimer, Judge John W. Totten, III. Moore seat: T.C. Romain, Cam Scott, Rod Wright

See also

• North Carolina judicial elections, 2012
• North Carolina judicial elections, 2012 - Superior Court

External links

• North Carolina Board of Elections

Footnotes

North Carolina courts

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Federal courts:

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina

State courts:

Supreme Court of North Carolina • North Carolina Court of Appeals • North Carolina Superior Courts • North Carolina District Courts

State resources:

Courts in North Carolina • North Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in North Carolina