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Hoke County, North Carolina

North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 29, Seat 1

One candidate is tracked for North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 29, Seat 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Michael (Mike) Stone. Candidate information follows official Hoke County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Michael (Mike) Stone (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 29, Seat 1. Voters across Hoke and Moore counties vote on this seat, per North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 7A. North Carolina judicial races have been partisan since the 2018 court reorganization. The field is the State Board of Elections' certified general-election candidate list (read September 7, 2026).

What this office does

Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.

This race. The sitting officeholder, Michael (Mike) Stone, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.

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Michael (Mike) Stone

Republican Incumbent

Biography

Michael (Mike) Stone is the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge serving Moore and Hoke counties, elected to the bench in 2018 after previously serving as a Hoke County District Court judge, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch. Before his judicial career he spent twenty years as an attorney in private practice handling cases in Scotland, Hoke and Cumberland counties, and he earned his law degree from the Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, per The Pilot. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 29, Seat 1 in 2026?

One candidate is tracked for North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 29, Seat 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Michael (Mike) Stone. Candidate information follows official Hoke County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 29, Seat 1 election in North Carolina?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for North Carolina are on the North Carolina election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate profiles
Michael (Mike) Stone, full profileOfficial North Carolina election office