NC · State offices
NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 01
Full contest · Nov 3, 2026
Anita Earls
58.9%2,456,843 votes
Sarah Stevens
41.1%1,717,025 votes
Reported vote share4,173,868 votes
November 3, 2026 · State offices
NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 01
North Carolina
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| County | Leading choice | Votes for leader | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | Anita Earls | 37,978 | 56.4% |
| Alexander County | Sarah Stevens | 9,499 | 71.0% |
| Alleghany County | Sarah Stevens | 3,002 | 65.0% |
| Anson County | Anita Earls | 4,412 | 55.5% |
| Ashe County | Sarah Stevens | 7,080 | 61.0% |
| Avery County | Sarah Stevens | 4,474 | 67.9% |
| Beaufort County | Sarah Stevens | 11,461 | 58.3% |
| Bertie County | Anita Earls | 4,218 | 63.7% |
| Bladen County | Sarah Stevens | 6,173 | 52.3% |
| Brunswick County | Sarah Stevens | 46,995 | 54.6% |
| Buncombe County | Anita Earls | 94,032 | 72.2% |
| Burke County | Sarah Stevens | 17,588 | 58.8% |
| Cabarrus County | Anita Earls | 50,138 | 58.1% |
| Caldwell County | Sarah Stevens | 17,690 | 65.4% |
| Camden County | Sarah Stevens | 3,065 | 68.5% |
| Carteret County | Sarah Stevens | 22,693 | 65.1% |
| Caswell County | Sarah Stevens | 4,568 | 53.0% |
| Catawba County | Sarah Stevens | 34,196 | 57.5% |
| Chatham County | Anita Earls | 27,956 | 65.2% |
| Cherokee County | Sarah Stevens | 8,781 | 72.0% |
| Chowan County | Sarah Stevens | 3,307 | 56.7% |
| Clay County | Sarah Stevens | 3,861 | 67.9% |
| Cleveland County | Sarah Stevens | 19,099 | 55.9% |
| Columbus County | Sarah Stevens | 9,587 | 57.0% |
| Craven County | Sarah Stevens | 21,791 | 52.3% |
| Cumberland County | Anita Earls | 63,610 | 67.2% |
| Currituck County | Sarah Stevens | 8,525 | 67.7% |
| Dare County | Sarah Stevens | 9,842 | 52.1% |
| Davidson County | Sarah Stevens | 37,039 | 61.5% |
| Davie County | Sarah Stevens | 11,689 | 63.8% |
| Duplin County | Sarah Stevens | 8,869 | 55.8% |
| Durham County | Anita Earls | 130,752 | 87.2% |
| Edgecombe County | Anita Earls | 12,450 | 69.4% |
| Forsyth County | Anita Earls | 100,247 | 66.3% |
| Franklin County | Anita Earls | 17,090 | 51.8% |
| Gaston County | Anita Earls | 41,484 | 50.5% |
| Gates County | Sarah Stevens | 2,180 | 52.8% |
| Graham County | Sarah Stevens | 2,647 | 74.9% |
| Granville County | Anita Earls | 13,053 | 53.6% |
| Greene County | Sarah Stevens | 3,122 | 50.3% |
| Guilford County | Anita Earls | 150,863 | 70.0% |
| Halifax County | Anita Earls | 11,572 | 65.8% |
| Harnett County | Sarah Stevens | 22,759 | 50.8% |
| Haywood County | Sarah Stevens | 14,463 | 51.8% |
| Henderson County | Anita Earls | 29,175 | 51.5% |
| Hertford County | Anita Earls | 4,898 | 69.9% |
| Hoke County | Anita Earls | 10,427 | 66.1% |
| Hyde County | Sarah Stevens | 1,003 | 52.8% |
| Iredell County | Sarah Stevens | 41,764 | 55.5% |
| Jackson County | Anita Earls | 9,142 | 57.3% |
| Johnston County | Anita Earls | 45,832 | 51.9% |
| Jones County | Sarah Stevens | 2,120 | 54.6% |
| Lee County | Anita Earls | 11,409 | 54.1% |
| Lenoir County | Anita Earls | 10,561 | 54.4% |
| Lincoln County | Sarah Stevens | 23,973 | 63.1% |
| Macon County | Sarah Stevens | 9,682 | 60.4% |
| Madison County | Anita Earls | 5,209 | 50.1% |
| Martin County | Anita Earls | 4,835 | 53.2% |
| McDowell County | Sarah Stevens | 10,507 | 64.6% |
| Mecklenburg County | Anita Earls | 331,471 | 75.6% |
| Mitchell County | Sarah Stevens | 4,205 | 68.4% |
| Montgomery County | Sarah Stevens | 5,089 | 57.0% |
| Moore County | Sarah Stevens | 25,145 | 56.7% |
| Nash County | Anita Earls | 23,086 | 56.8% |
| New Hanover County | Anita Earls | 59,878 | 58.8% |
| Northampton County | Anita Earls | 4,425 | 64.0% |
| Onslow County | Sarah Stevens | 28,066 | 56.3% |
| Orange County | Anita Earls | 59,544 | 82.9% |
| Pamlico County | Sarah Stevens | 3,554 | 58.9% |
| Pasquotank County | Anita Earls | 8,281 | 56.1% |
| Pender County | Sarah Stevens | 14,554 | 57.3% |
| Perquimans County | Sarah Stevens | 3,591 | 64.5% |
| Person County | Sarah Stevens | 8,201 | 52.3% |
| Pitt County | Anita Earls | 38,288 | 61.6% |
| Polk County | Sarah Stevens | 5,355 | 53.5% |
| Randolph County | Sarah Stevens | 31,366 | 66.7% |
| Richmond County | Anita Earls | 6,777 | 51.2% |
| Robeson County | Anita Earls | 14,555 | 50.1% |
| Rockingham County | Sarah Stevens | 19,528 | 57.9% |
| Rowan County | Sarah Stevens | 28,121 | 55.9% |
| Rutherford County | Sarah Stevens | 14,607 | 64.3% |
| Sampson County | Sarah Stevens | 9,856 | 53.9% |
| Scotland County | Anita Earls | 5,738 | 56.0% |
| Stanly County | Sarah Stevens | 15,908 | 65.7% |
| Stokes County | Sarah Stevens | 11,860 | 68.6% |
| Surry County | Sarah Stevens | 15,119 | 63.5% |
| Swain County | Sarah Stevens | 2,595 | 51.7% |
| Transylvania County | Anita Earls | 8,586 | 53.3% |
| Tyrrell County | Sarah Stevens | 703 | 52.9% |
| Union County | Sarah Stevens | 52,237 | 52.3% |
| Vance County | Anita Earls | 9,349 | 64.0% |
| Wake County | Anita Earls | 372,568 | 71.6% |
| Warren County | Anita Earls | 5,264 | 65.4% |
| Washington County | Anita Earls | 2,736 | 60.7% |
| Watauga County | Anita Earls | 14,844 | 63.1% |
| Wayne County | Anita Earls | 19,494 | 50.8% |
| Wilkes County | Sarah Stevens | 16,236 | 69.7% |
| Wilson County | Anita Earls | 16,976 | 58.6% |
| Yadkin County | Sarah Stevens | 9,478 | 71.0% |
| Yancey County | Sarah Stevens | 4,484 | 54.7% |