Kelvin Smith

Kelvin Smith

Democratic Party

North Carolina District Court District 24 Seat 12

Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

2

Predecessor: Kelvin Smith (D)

Prior offices:

North Carolina 18th Judicial District Court Seat 12

Years in office: 2020 - 2024

Successor: Kelvin Smith (D)

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Kelvin Smith (Democratic Party) is a judge for Seat 12 of the North Carolina 24th Judicial District. He assumed office on January 1, 2024. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Smith (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Seat 12 judge of the North Carolina 24th Judicial District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Smith was appointed to the court on June 12, 2020 by Gov. Roy Cooper (D) to replace Mark Cummings.

Elections

2024

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

General election

General election for North Carolina District Court District 24 Seat 12

Incumbent Kelvin Smith won election in the general election for North Carolina District Court District 24 Seat 12 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kelvin Smith (D)	100.0	184,746

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina District Court District 24 Seat 12

Incumbent Kelvin Smith defeated Cynthia Hatfield and ShaKeta Berrie in the Democratic primary for North Carolina District Court District 24 Seat 12 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kelvin Smith	44.7	18,568
	Submit photo	Cynthia Hatfield	28.2	11,737
	Submit photo	ShaKeta Berrie	27.1	11,268

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,573
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Smith in this election.

2020

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

General election

General election for North Carolina 18th Judicial District Court Seat 12

Incumbent Kelvin Smith won election in the general election for North Carolina 18th Judicial District Court Seat 12 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kelvin Smith (D)	100.0	163,095

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 163,095
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina 18th Judicial District Court Seat 12

Incumbent Kelvin Smith defeated Gavin Reardon in the Democratic primary for North Carolina 18th Judicial District Court Seat 12 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kelvin Smith	57.2	40,242
	Submit photo	Gavin Reardon	42.8	30,050

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,292
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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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