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Thomas Byron Langan
Office history
District Court Judge
— NC
2026
general
Current office and 2026 campaign
Thomas Byron Langan is the sitting District Court Judge for North Carolina's 17B Judicial District, which serves Stokes and Surry counties, and is running for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election 1.
Background and education
Langan holds a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a law degree from Wake Forest University 1.
Sources
1. Thomas Langan - Ballotpedia — accessed 2026-07-20 (Ballotpedia notes this page is outside its routine local-coverage scope and was last updated at his most recent election/appointment; the infobox facts used here -- present officeholder of the 17B district, Duke undergraduate, Wake Forest J.D. -- are otherwise unsourced elsewhere and are attributed to Ballotpedia only.)
Public filings
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North Carolina — campaign finance
- State, county, and municipal candidates — all in one system — NC State Board of Elections — Committee Search. Search by last name “Langan”.
North Carolina — statement of economic interest
- Required for state-elected and many local officials — NC State Ethics Commission — Statement of Economic Interest Search. Search by last name “Langan”.
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