Two North Carolina Supreme Court seats are up for partisan election on November 8, 2022.
Heading into the election, there are four Democrats and three Republicans on the court. Two justices’ terms will expire on Dec. 31, 2022. According to The Associated Press, the election has “taken on extra significance as the outcome could flip the court’s partisan makeup during a period of political polarization.”
Justice Robin Hudson (D) did not run for re-election in 2022 because she is nearing the court’s mandatory retirement age. Lucy N. Inman (D) and Richard Dietz (R), both judges on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, are running to succeed her.
