NC Supreme Court race 'can't be a campaign about issues.' What to expect instead.
By Kyle Ingram December 4, 2025 12:34 PM
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls, a Democrat, [L] is running for reelection against Republican state Rep. Sarah Stevens [R]. Photo credits to NC Supreme Court and NC General Assembly
The top of North Carolina’s 2026 ballot promises to feature a contentious, nationally watched U.S. Senate race, likely pitting the state’s former Democratic governor against the most-recent chair of the Republican National Committee.
But further down that ballot, a battle is forming which could prove to be almost equally frenzied.
That is the race for a seat on North Carolina’s powerful Supreme Court.
Though candidate filing for the primary election has just begun, the race’s two candidates appear clear: Democratic incumbent Anita Earls will seek reelection to her second term on the bench against Rep. Sarah Stevens, a nine-term Republican state lawmaker making her first bid for higher office.
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