North Carolina judicial elections, 2004
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Judges of the North Carolina Supreme Court
and the North Carolina Court of Appeals
are elected to eight-year terms in statewide judicial elections. In 2004, all these races were non-partisan. The U.S. Presidential election, 2004, U.S. House election, 2004, U.S. Senate election, 2004, and North Carolina Council of State election, 2004
, North Carolina General Assembly election, 2004
, were held on the same day.
North Carolina Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of North Carolina is the state's highest appellate court. Until the creation of the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the 1960s, it was the state's only appellate court. The Supreme Court consists of six associate justices and one chief justice, although the number of justices...
and the North Carolina Court of Appeals
North Carolina Court of Appeals
The North Carolina Court of Appeals is the only intermediate appellate court in the state of North Carolina. It is composed of fifteen members who sit in rotating groups of three...
are elected to eight-year terms in statewide judicial elections. In 2004, all these races were non-partisan. The U.S. Presidential election, 2004, U.S. House election, 2004, U.S. Senate election, 2004, and North Carolina Council of State election, 2004
North Carolina Council of State election, 2004
Elections to choose members of the North Carolina Council of State were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004....
, North Carolina General Assembly election, 2004
North Carolina General Assembly election, 2004
Elections to choose members of the North Carolina General Assembly, each of whom serves a two-year term, occurred on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. The U.S. Presidential election, 2004, U.S. House election, 2004, U.S...
, were held on the same day.
Supreme Court (Parker seat)
| Candidate | Popular Vote | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Parker Sarah Parker Sarah Parker is an American judge, currently the Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.-Education and career:... | 1,732,399 | 64% |
| John M. Tyson John M. Tyson John Marsh Tyson is an American judge, who currently serves as a Recall Judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, after completing an eight-year statewide elected term, and as an Emergency Superior Court Judge. At Tyson & Associates, he practiced landlord-tenant, land use, and real property... | 977,861 | 36% |
Supreme Court (Orr seat)
| Candidate | Popular Vote | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Martin Newby Paul Martin Newby Paul Martin Newby is an American judge, elected in 2004 to a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court to an eight-year term that expires in 2012.Newby was born in Asheboro, North Carolina... | 582,684 | 23% |
| James A. Wynn, Jr. James A. Wynn, Jr. James Andrew Wynn, Jr. is an American jurist, currently a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and formerly on both the North Carolina Court of Appeals and the North Carolina Supreme Court.... | 508,416 | 20% |
| Rachel Lea Hunter | 452,298 | 18% |
| Howard E. Manning, Jr. | 312,319 | 12% |
| Betsy McCrodden | 281,777 | 11% |
| Ronnie Ansley Ronnie Ansley James Ronald "Ronnie" Ansley is a North Carolina attorney and politician. He was the Democratic nominee for North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture in 2008.... | 213,657 | 8% |
| Fred Morrison, Jr. | 163,601 | 6% |
| Marvin Schiller | 64,824 | 3% |
Court of Appeals (McGee seat)
| Candidate | Popular Vote | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Linda McGee | 1,520,455 | 58% |
| Bill Parker Bill Parker William "Bill" H. Parker, Jr. was an American comic book writer and editor. He is best known for creating Fawcett Comics' most popular character, Captain Marvel, in 1940, along with artist C. C. Beck.... | 1,112,128 | 42% |
Court of Appeals (Bryant seat)
| Candidate | Popular Vote | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Wanda G. Bryant Wanda G. Bryant Wanda G. Bryant is an American judge, currently an Associate Judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals.Born in Southport, North Carolina, Bryant earned an undergraduate degree in history and comparative area studies from Duke University in 1977, then earned her Juris Doctor degree from North... | 1,416,123 | 54% |
| Alice C. Stubbs | 1,183,962 | 46% |
Court of Appeals (Thornburg seat)
| Candidate | Popular Vote | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara Jackson Barbara Jackson Barbara Jackson is an American attorney and jurist who was elected in 2010 to an eight-year term on the North Carolina Supreme Court.... | 1,399,528 | 55% |
| Alan Thornburg | 1,141,896 | 45% |