Whit Davis

Whit Davis

Democratic Party

North Carolina District Court District 31 Seat 8

Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

2

Predecessor: Whit Davis (D)

Prior offices:

North Carolina 21st Judicial District

Years in office: 2021 - 2024

Successor: Whit Davis (D)

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Duke University, 2006

Graduate

Tulane Law School, 2011

Personal

Birthplace

Winston-Salem, NC

Religion

Christian: Moravian

Whit Davis (Democratic Party) is a judge for Seat 8 of the North Carolina 31st Judicial District. He assumed office on January 1, 2024. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Davis (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Seat 8 judge of the North Carolina 31st Judicial District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Whit Davis was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He received a bachelor's degree from Duke University in 2006 and a J.D. from Tulane Law School in 2011.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Forsyth County, North Carolina (2024)

General election

General election for North Carolina District Court District 31 Seat 8

Incumbent Whit Davis won election in the general election for North Carolina District Court District 31 Seat 8 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Whit Davis (D)	100.0	129,976

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 129,976
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Whit Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina District Court District 31 Seat 8.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Davis in this election.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Forsyth County, North Carolina (2020)

General election

General election for North Carolina 21st Judicial District

Whit Davis defeated Mike Silver in the general election for North Carolina 21st Judicial District on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Whit Davis (D)	54.1	102,828
	Submit photo	Mike Silver (R)	45.9	87,155

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 189,983
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Whit Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina 21st Judicial District.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Mike Silver advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina 21st Judicial District.

Endorsements

To view Davis' endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Whit Davis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Davis' responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Whit Davis is the Democratic candidate for District Court Judge, District 21, Seat 08, in Forsyth County in November 2020. He is a Winston-Salem native who graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School. After graduating from law school he returned to his hometown to practice law. He joined the Public Defender's Office after two years in private practice, and he's been serving the people of Forsyth County as an Assistant Public Defender for the last seven years.

He's running for District Court Judge because he wants to ensure that everyone in Forsyth County has equal access to justice and gets a fair hearing in court. He will rule impartially and without bias in the cases before him, and approach the job of a judicial official with humility.

When he is not defending the people of Forsyth County, Whit serves on several Boards of Directors for non-profits dedicated to preventing and treating child abuse and neglect in Forsyth County and surrounding counties. His mother was an elementary school art teacher at the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools for 25 years, so children's welfare and education are very close to his heart. He is also a regular whole blood and platelet donor.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Whit Davis is the Democratic candidate for District Court Judge, District 21, Seat 08 in Forsyth County.
• Whit Davis has served the people of Forsyth County as an Assistant Public Defender for the last seven years.
• Whit Davis is running for judge because he wants to ensure that everyone has equal access to justice in Forsyth County.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

While judges do not take public policy positions once in office, Whit has been quite vocal as an Assistant Public Defender that we need criminal justice and bail reform in North Carolina.

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Footnotes

North Carolina courts

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Federal courts:

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