2 candidates are tracked for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 6, Seat 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kurt B. Fryar and James H. Faison III. Candidate information follows official Pender County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Kurt B. Fryar (Republican) and James H. Faison III (Democratic) meet on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 6, Seat 2. Voters across New Hanover and Pender 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).
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This race. The sitting officeholder, James H. Faison III, is on the ballot.
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Republican
Per the campaign site.
Kurt B. Fryar is a Wilmington native with 24 years of legal practice in New Hanover and Pender counties, spanning civil, criminal, real estate and estate planning matters, per his campaign site. He is a UNCW and UNC Chapel Hill School of Law graduate.
Democratic Incumbent
Per the campaign site.
James H. Faison III has served as a District Court Judge for New Hanover and Pender counties for more than 25 years, per his campaign site, after working as a staff attorney with Legal Services of the Lower Cape Fear and as an Assistant District Attorney for the two counties. He has also served as a pastor since 1998.
Who is running for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 6, Seat 2 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 6, Seat 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kurt B. Fryar and James H. Faison III. Candidate information follows official Pender County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the North Carolina District Court Judge, District 6, Seat 2 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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