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2 candidates are tracked for NC District Court Judge District 6 Seat 02 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kurt B. Fryar and James H. Faison III. Candidate information follows official New Hanover County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
District 6 (New Hanover and Pender counties). This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Kurt B. Fryar is a Wilmington native with 24 years of legal practice in New Hanover and Pender counties, spanning civil, criminal, real estate and estate planning matters, per his campaign site. He is a UNCW and UNC Chapel Hill School of Law graduate.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Apply the law as written and respect the time of citizens and attorneys
- Address addiction-related cases while protecting public safety
Source: candidate campaign site.
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James H. Faison III has served as a District Court Judge for New Hanover and Pender counties for more than 25 years, per his campaign site, after working as a staff attorney with Legal Services of the Lower Cape Fear and as an Assistant District Attorney for the two counties. He has also served as a pastor since 1998.
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