{"biography":"Cynthia King Sturges is the incumbent Republican judge for Judicial District\u202f9 of the North Carolina 1st Superior Court Division and is seeking re\u2011election in the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 general election\u202f[1]. The position is a trial\u2011level judgeship in the state\u2019s Superior Court system, where judges preside over civil and criminal cases and serve eight\u2011year terms. \n\nSturges first won election to this seat in the 2018 general election, defeating incumbent Democrat Carolyn J.\u202fThompson and fellow candidate Mitchell Styers with 46.7\u202f% of the vote (38,113 votes)\u202f[1]. She was sworn in on January\u202f1,\u202f2019, and her current term is scheduled to expire on December\u202f31,\u202f2026\u202f[1].\n\nDuring her tenure, Judge Sturges has fulfilled the duties of a Superior Court judge for Judicial District\u202f9, which encompasses several counties in northeastern North Carolina. While specific policy positions or campaign platforms are not detailed in the available sources, her continued candidacy indicates an intent to remain on the bench for another term.\n\nNo publicly listed campaign website, email address, or telephone contact information is provided in the cited sources, and no portrait image is available.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Cynthia Sturges - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Cynthia_Sturges)\n- [5] [Candidate Lists | NCSBE](https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/candidate-lists)\n- [8] [Upcoming Election | NCSBE](https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/upcoming-election)\n- [9] [2026 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_North_Carolina)\n- [10] [2026 North Carolina House of Representatives election - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives_election)\n- [11] [Candidate Profiles \u2013 NC Voter Guide](https://ncvoterguide.org/profiles/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"superior_court_judge_dist_011_seat_02","county":"franklin","county_count":5,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc Superior Court Judge District 11 Seat 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Cynthia","fullname":"Cynthia King Sturges","lastname":"Sturges","middlename":"King","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"superior_court_judge_dist_011_seat_02","contest_title":"Nc Superior Court Judge District 11 Seat 02","county":"franklin","county_count":5,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"superior_court_judge","office_title":"Superior Court Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"superior_court_judge_dist_011_seat_02","contest_title":"Nc Superior Court Judge District 11 Seat 02","county":"franklin","county_count":5,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"superior_court_judge","office_title":"Superior Court Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"superior_court_judge","office_title":"Superior Court Judge","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Cynthia King Sturges, Republican incumbent Superior Court Judge for Judicial District\u202f9, is running for re\u2011election in the 2026 North Carolina general election.","terms":[],"token":"0b6fa244c47458e4"}