{"biography":"David Baker Sr. is the incumbent judge for District 10B Seat\u202f1 of the North Carolina 10th Judicial District and is seeking re\u2011election in the general election on November\u202f3,\u202f2026. He was first appointed to the bench on June\u202f7,\u202f2019 by Governor Roy Cooper and his current term is set to expire on December\u202f31,\u202f2026 [3].\n\nBaker earned his bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and later received his Juris Doctor from the North Carolina Central School of Law [3].\n\nBefore joining the judiciary, he served as the principal attorney at the Law Office of David K. Baker and worked as a staff attorney for Legal Aid of North Carolina. He has also held leadership roles in the legal and civic community, including vice\u2011chairmanship of the Wake County Bar Association Membership Services Committee and the Raleigh Area Development Authority, as well as chairmanship of the African\u2011American Cultural Festival of Raleigh and Wake County [3].\n\nIn the 2022 election, Baker was elected to a full term, receiving 100\u202f% of the vote (37,605 votes) in an uncontested race. The Democratic primary for his 2026 re\u2011election was canceled, allowing him to advance automatically to the November general ballot, where he will again appear as the Democratic candidate for the same judicial seat [3].\n\n## Sources\n- [3] [David Baker Sr. - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/David_Baker_Sr.)","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_10B_seat_01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc District Court Judge District 10B Seat 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"David","fullname":"David Kelsey Baker","lastname":"Baker","middlename":"Kelsey","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_10B_seat_01","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 10B Seat 01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_10B_seat_01","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 10B Seat 01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"David Baker Sr., incumbent District 10B judge in North Carolina, is running for re\u2011election in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"13f72795b9e10b77"}