Wake County, North Carolina

North Carolina District Court Judge, District 10E, Seat 2

One candidate is tracked for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 10E, Seat 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Louis Meyer. Candidate information follows official Wake County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Louis Meyer (Democratic) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 10E, Seat 2. This seat covers part of Wake County, per North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 7A; only voters in that part of the District Court district see this race. 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. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Louis Meyer, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.

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Louis Meyer

Democratic Incumbent

Biography

Louis Meyer is a Wake County District Court Judge for District 10E, Seat 2, appointed to the bench by then Governor Bev Perdue in 2012 and elected to the seat in November 2022, per the North Carolina Judicial Branch. Prior to his appointment he was an attorney at Poyner Spruill, which he joined in 1985, specializing in civil litigation and also representing criminal defendants, and he earned his B.A. and J.D. from Wake Forest University, per WRAL. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

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Candidate roster from official Wake County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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