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Anita Earls speaks to supporters after winning NC Supreme Court seat
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Earls keeps seat on NC Supreme Court
Democratic Associate Justice Anita Earls will keep her spot on the state’s highest court, after winning the NC Supreme Court race against former Republican state legislator Sarah Stevens, R- Surry. As of 9:30 p.m., Earls had earned 60% of the vote. The…
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Election 2026: Earls delivers Democrats’ win on state Supreme Court bench
(The Center Square) – Incumbent Democratic Justice Anita Earls has won a second eight-year term to the North Carolina Supreme Court, turning back Republican former state Rep. Sarah Stevens. With 57% of the votes in, the race had been called with Earls…
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Clute approves regulations for game machines, limiting businesses to four
Clute City Council passed an ordinance allowing businesses up to four amusement machines under strict regulations, including limited hours and high-visibility rules, in a 4-1 vote. Clute city hall is pictured. CLUTE — Small business owners in Clute will soon be allowed…
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Earls, Stevens face off for NC Supreme Court seat with dueling visions for the bench
A high-ranking Republican who spent much of the past 20 years writing state laws now wants a job interpreting them. Sarah Stevens, who represented Mount Airy in the state legislature since 2009, is hoping to unseat Democratic Justice Anita Earls on the…
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Anita Earls and Sarah Stevens run for North Carolina Supreme Court Justice
The second-highest judicial office in North Carolina, associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, is up for election this November, with Democrat Anita Earls and Republican Sarah Stevens running. North Carolina has six associate justices, but only one seat…
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Stevens, Earls vie for state Supreme Court seat
When voters head to the polls on Election Day, they’ll choose a new member of the North Carolina Supreme Court, a decision that could reshape the state’s legal landscape. Two candidates are vying for just one open seat on the…
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Political Beat Preview: North Carolina Supreme Court
It's a race that is on everyone's ballot: the race for North Carolina Superme Court. The 2026 North Carolina Political Beat Candidate Guide Incumbent Democratic Justice Anita Earls is facing a challenge from Republican Sarah Stevens. The Political Beat's Joe Bruno…
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NC Supreme Court race tests Helene recovery rights, judicial independence
Debris from a building damaged by Tropical Storm Helene sits piled in Chimney Rock on July 30, 2026. Democratic incumbent Anita Earls and Republican challenger Sarah Stevens are competing for an eight-year term on the North Carolina Supreme Court in the Nov.
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Inject Into My Veins: Female Republican Judges Level NC Paper Over Telling Judicial Race Omission
The establishment political media here in North Carolina are hopelessly and notoriously biased in a way that might even make the uber-leftist press corps in Washington, D.C., blush. This is just a documented fact, with plenty of receipts to go along…
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