{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMichael Allan Stone, who goes by Mike, is a Republican candidate for North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 29 Seat 01, on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [1]. His 2026 candidate filing lists an official North Carolina court-system email address (@nccourts.org), consistent with his current service as a sitting judge [1].\n\n## Background and education\nStone earned his undergraduate degree from Methodist College and his J.D. from Campbell University School of Law [2].\n\n## Career\nBefore his appointment to the bench, Stone practiced law as a solo practitioner at the Law Firm of Michael A. Stone, PA, and previously with the firms of Hatley & Stone, PA and Stone & Associates [2].\n\n## Office history\nGovernor Pat McCrory (R) appointed Stone to the North Carolina District Court for Judicial District 16A on July 21, 2014 [2]. He won election to a full term in 2016, defeating Angela Carter with 50.26% of the vote [2]. In 2018 he was elected judge of Judicial District 19D of the North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division, defeating Gregory Thompson with 58.3% of the vote; he assumed that office on January 1, 2019, for a term ending December 31, 2026 [2]. He is now seeking election to Superior Court Judge District 29 Seat 01, which as currently drawn covers Hoke and Moore counties [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Listing (bulk CSV), accessed 2026-07-20 \u2014 https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv\n[2] [Michael Stone (North Carolina district court judge) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_Stone_(North_Carolina_district_court_judge)) (cited as last resort; no primary-government or editorial-journalism source found covering this judge's career history)","campaigns":[{"contest":"superior_court_judge_dist_029_seat_01","county":"hoke","county_count":2,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc Superior Court Judge District 29 Seat 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Michael","fullname":"Michael Allan Stone","lastname":"Stone","middlename":"Allan","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"superior_court_judge_dist_029_seat_01","contest_title":"Nc Superior Court Judge District 29 Seat 01","county":"hoke","county_count":2,"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_029_seat_01","contest_title":"Nc Superior Court Judge District 29 Seat 01","county":"hoke","county_count":2,"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":"Michael Allan Stone is the Republican Superior Court judge for NC Judicial District\u202f19D, seeking re\u2011election in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"7d7104ee03d9147d"}