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Jan Giacalone Kennedy

Republican · North Carolina · 2026 · Incumbent

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New Hanover County Clerk of Superior CourtNorth Carolina · 2026New Hanover County sample ballot
Top priorities
  • Continuing the county's paperless eCourts system, launched in February 2025
  • Secure filing options for domestic violence survivors

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Jan Giacalone Kennedy is the incumbent Clerk of Superior Court, first elected in 2010 after starting as a Deputy Clerk in 1993 and rising to Assistant Clerk in 2007, per her campaign site. She is a Wilmington native and UNCW graduate with 32 years at the office.

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