▁by ▁North ▁Carolina ▁vot ers ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁concurrent ly ▁with ▁other ▁state ▁elections . ▁Term s ▁for ▁seats ▁on ▁each ▁court ▁are ▁eight ▁years . ▁These ▁elections ▁are ▁conducted ▁on ▁a ▁part isan ▁basis . ▁ ▁Inc umb ent ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁Jud ges ▁L inda ▁McG ee ▁and ▁W anda ▁Bry ant ▁( both ▁Democr ats ), ▁did ▁not ▁re open ▁their ▁campaign ▁accounts ▁with ▁the ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁E lections , ▁indicating ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁run ▁for ▁re - e lection , ▁and ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁file ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁fil ing ▁closed ▁on ▁Dec . ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Only ▁one ▁candidate ▁from ▁each ▁party ▁file d ▁for ▁each ▁seat , ▁meaning ▁that ▁no ▁party ▁primary ▁elections ▁would ▁be ▁necessary . ▁ ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁( Ch ief ▁Justice ▁seat ) ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Mark ▁Martin , ▁a ▁Republican , ▁announced ▁his ▁res ignation ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁trigger ing ▁an ▁election ▁for ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁Governor ▁Roy ▁Cooper ▁appointed ▁Associ ate ▁Justice ▁Ch eri ▁Be as ley , ▁a ▁Dem ocrat , ▁to ▁become ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁through ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁ ▁Dec la red ▁Ch eri ▁Be as ley ▁( D em ocrat ), ▁inc umb ent ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Paul ▁Martin ▁New by ▁( Rep ublic an ), ▁inc umb ent ▁Associ