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North Carolina NC Supreme Court Associate Justice, Seat 1

2026 results by county, from North Carolina's official results file. Anita Earls 58.9%, Sarah Stevens 41.1% statewide.

Statewide

Anita Earls
58.9%2,469,442
Sarah Stevens
41.1%1,723,279

The state's unofficial totals. Winners aren't marked here.

By county

100 counties: Anita Earls has the most votes in 42, Sarah Stevens has the most votes in 58. The figures for each county are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

CountyAnita EarlsSarah StevensVotes
Alamance County56.4%43.6%67,722
Alexander County29.0%71.0%13,418
Alleghany County35.0%65.0%4,625
Anson County55.6%44.4%8,040
Ashe County39.1%60.9%11,653
Avery County31.9%68.1%6,698
Beaufort County41.8%58.2%19,744
Bertie County63.8%36.2%6,667
Bladen County47.7%52.3%11,843
Brunswick County45.4%54.6%86,357
Buncombe County72.1%27.9%130,797
Burke County41.2%58.8%29,981
Cabarrus County58.2%41.8%86,690
Caldwell County34.6%65.4%27,159
Camden County31.5%68.5%4,480
Carteret County34.9%65.1%34,976
Caswell County47.1%52.9%8,642
Catawba County42.5%57.5%59,598
Chatham County65.2%34.8%43,021
Cherokee County28.0%72.0%12,207
Chowan County43.4%56.6%5,861
Clay County32.1%67.9%5,697
Cleveland County44.2%55.8%34,348
Columbus County43.1%56.9%16,888
Craven County47.7%52.3%41,785
Cumberland County67.3%32.7%95,167
Currituck County32.3%67.7%12,655
Dare County47.9%52.1%18,939
Davidson County38.5%61.5%60,484
Davie County36.2%63.8%18,344
Duplin County44.4%55.6%15,985
Durham County87.2%12.8%151,083
Edgecombe County69.5%30.5%18,004
Forsyth County66.4%33.6%152,404
Franklin County51.9%48.1%33,082
Gaston County50.5%49.5%82,471
Gates County47.4%52.6%4,160
Graham County25.2%74.8%3,540
Granville County53.7%46.3%24,522
Greene County49.8%50.2%6,240
Guilford County70.1%29.9%216,235
Halifax County65.9%34.1%17,663
Harnett County49.3%50.7%45,319
Haywood County48.2%51.8%27,940
Henderson County51.5%48.5%56,682
Hertford County70.1%29.9%7,076
Hoke County66.1%33.9%15,827
Hyde County47.2%52.8%1,911
Iredell County44.5%55.5%75,448
Jackson County57.3%42.7%16,059
Johnston County52.0%48.0%88,758
Jones County45.4%54.6%3,899
Lee County54.2%45.8%21,158
Lenoir County54.4%45.6%19,536
Lincoln County36.9%63.1%38,094
Macon County39.6%60.4%16,079
Madison County50.1%49.9%10,420
Martin County53.4%46.6%9,116
McDowell County35.4%64.6%16,294
Mecklenburg County75.6%24.4%440,195
Mitchell County31.7%68.3%6,173
Montgomery County43.0%57.0%8,960
Moore County43.3%56.7%44,581
Nash County56.9%43.1%40,869
New Hanover County58.8%41.2%102,414
Northampton County64.0%36.0%6,950
Onslow County43.7%56.3%50,108
Orange County82.9%17.1%72,007
Pamlico County41.0%59.0%6,076
Pasquotank County56.2%43.8%14,837
Pender County42.7%57.3%25,530
Perquimans County35.5%64.5%5,586
Person County47.7%52.3%15,698
Pitt County61.7%38.3%62,878
Polk County46.4%53.6%10,037
Randolph County33.3%66.7%47,208
Richmond County51.2%48.8%13,316
Robeson County50.2%49.8%29,366
Rockingham County42.2%57.8%33,932
Rowan County44.2%55.8%50,472
Rutherford County35.7%64.3%22,806
Sampson County46.2%53.8%18,388
Scotland County56.1%43.9%10,295
Stanly County34.3%65.7%24,367
Stokes County31.4%68.6%17,329
Surry County36.5%63.5%23,958
Swain County48.4%51.6%5,053
Transylvania County53.3%46.7%16,156
Tyrrell County47.1%52.9%1,334
Union County47.7%52.3%100,252
Vance County64.1%35.9%14,694
Wake County71.6%28.4%522,275
Warren County65.4%34.6%8,077
Washington County60.7%39.3%4,528
Watauga County63.2%36.8%23,785
Wayne County50.9%49.1%38,625
Wilkes County30.3%69.7%23,365
Wilson County58.6%41.4%29,129
Yadkin County29.1%70.9%13,387
Yancey County45.3%54.7%8,234

The share with the most votes in each place is in bold. That's the count, not a result.

Sources & scope

North Carolina's official results, file posted Nov 13, 5:05 PM. Unofficial until certified. North Carolina's page has its other statewide offices, ballot measures and legislature.