Who is running for Superior Court Judge, District 26F, Seat 1 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Superior Court Judge, District 26F, Seat 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Superior Court Judge.
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Karen Eady-Williams
Democrat · IncumbentSuperior Court Judge, Judicial District 26F (Mecklenburg County)
Karen Eady-Williams has been a Mecklenburg County Superior Court judge since Governor Roy Cooper appointed her in December 2017, after seven years as a district court judge2. She earlier worked as an assistant public defender, an assistant U.S. attorney and a bank assistant general counsel2. She is unopposed on the November 2026 ballot in this partisan race1.
- Superior Court Judge, Mecklenburg County, since December 2017 (seat now numbered 26F after the 2018 redistricting of judicial districts)2
- District Court Judge, 26th Judicial District, 2010 to 20172
- Assistant public defender, 26th Judicial District; assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of North Carolina; vice president and assistant general counsel, Wachovia Corp.2
- B.A., The College of William and Mary, 1989; J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law, 19922
- Appointed to the district court by Governor Bev Perdue in February 2010, then reelected without opposition in 2012 and 20162. Appointed to the Superior Court by Governor Roy Cooper on December 22, 2017, and elected to the seat without opposition in November 20182. Both 2026 primaries were canceled and she is unopposed in November21.
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