North Carolina 2026 › Judges on the ballot › Supreme Court Associate Justice, Seat 01
Anita Earls (D) and Sarah Stevens (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Associate Justice, Seat 01 in North Carolina. This seat is voted statewide, so it is on every North Carolina ballot.
Earls is an attorney who currently serves as an Associate Justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court, per the campaign site. Her campaign focuses on protecting constitutional rights for North Carolinians, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Upholding the state constitution, per NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide · Protecting access to healthcare, per NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide · Defending the right to a sound basic public education and voting rights, per NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide
Sarah Stevens is an attorney who practiced law for 40 years and served in the North Carolina House for 17.5 years, including as Speaker Pro Tempore and as chair of Judiciary committees, according to the NCSBE Judicial Voter Guide. She resigned her House seat in 2026 to focus on her campaign, per WRAL. Stevens is the Republican nominee challenging incumbent Justice Anita Earls for Supreme Court Seat 1. Sarah Stevens appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Associate Justice, Seat 01, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
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