Who is running for Superior Court Judge, District 26H, Seat 1 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Superior Court Judge, District 26H, Seat 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Superior Court Judge.
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Elizabeth Thornton Trosch
DemocratDistrict Court Judge, District 26 (Mecklenburg County)
Elizabeth Trosch has been a Mecklenburg County district court judge since 2009 and served as the county's chief district court judge from April 2020 until May 1, 2024, when Chief Justice Paul Newby replaced her in that administrative post; she remained a district judge234. She is running for the open Superior Court seat 26H being vacated by the retirement of Judge Louis Trosch Jr., her brother-in-law5. She is unopposed on the November 2026 ballot in this partisan race1.
- District Court Judge, 26th Judicial District, since 2009; Chief District Court Judge, April 2020 to April 202423
- B.A., Hollins College, 1998; J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law, 20022
- Has served on the district court since 2009 and was reelected without opposition in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 20242. She was named chief district judge by the state's chief justice on February 28, 2020, taking the post on April 1, 2020, after Chief Judge Regan Miller retired2. Chief Justice Paul Newby replaced her as chief judge effective May 1, 2024, telling her he wanted a different direction in leadership; the chief judge post is appointed by the chief justice, not elected, and she kept her seat as a district judge34. For the 2026 Superior Court race both primaries were canceled and she is unopposed21.
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