The Ballot Brief
North Carolina
Candidate profile

We use AI to research and write election information. Errors are possible. Verify important details with official sources.

Gretchen Hollar Kirkman

Republican · North Carolina · 2026 · Incumbent

On the November 3 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 23, Seat 1, North Carolina

Was Gretchen Hollar Kirkman elected? The official answer comes November 24.

North Carolina makes results final in three steps.
✓
Done · Nov 3
Votes were cast and counted
Election night totals are a first count, not the final one.
2
Happening now · by Nov 13
Counties double-check their counts
The county reviews mail ballots, provisional ballots and any recount, then sends official totals to the state.
3
Next · Nov 24
North Carolina makes it official
The State Board of Elections certifies the result. The winner appears on this page that day.

What local news is reporting

Not official yetUpdated November 5, 2026

This report is cited to the outlet that published it. We do not call races. Official running count: North Carolina official results.

North Carolina District Court Judge, District 23, Seat 1
No report found yet

Reports are checked daily until North Carolina certifies on November 24; a certified winner replaces the report on that day.

Biography

Gretchen Hollar Kirkman is a District Court Judge serving Surry and Stokes counties, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch. She grew up in Dobson, Surry County, attending Dobson Elementary School, Surry Central High School and Surry Community College, and received her B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2000. She has practiced law for more than 17 years specializing in family law, juvenile law and criminal defense, operating as a sole practitioner since 2004 at the Law Office of Gretchen Hollar Kirkman, PLLC, per The Stokes News. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

On the ballot

North Carolina District Court Judge, District 23, Seat 1North Carolina · 2026Stokes County sample ballot

See your full ballot

Your address is only used to match your districts.

Voting info and more

Voting info and more
How we source this

Profile facts follow official election office filings and the sources cited in each biography. Official sources are the final word on who appears on your ballot.

Verify with the official filingSee everything that was on your ballotNorth Carolina 2026 ballotThe Ballot Brief home