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2 candidates are tracked for New Hanover County Clerk of Superior Court on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jennie Thomason and Jan Giacalone Kennedy. Candidate information follows official New Hanover County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Jan Giacalone Kennedy (Republican) is the incumbent clerk seeking re-election; Jennie Thomason (Democratic) is a challenger. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Democratic
Jennie Thomason is a Wilmington native and a lawyer, per Port City Daily. No campaign website was found for her run for Clerk of Superior Court. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jennie Thomason.
Republican · Incumbent
Jan Giacalone Kennedy is the incumbent Clerk of Superior Court, first elected in 2010 after starting as a Deputy Clerk in 1993 and rising to Assistant Clerk in 2007, per her campaign site. She is a Wilmington native and UNCW graduate with 32 years at the office.
Source: candidate campaign site.
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