2008 North Carolina judicial elections
[2] Incumbent Robert H. Edmunds Jr.[3] ran for re-election [4] and was opposed by Professor Suzanne Reynolds[5] of Wake Forest University Law School.Incumbent John M. Tyson[10][11] was opposed by state District Court Judge Kristin Ruth,[12][13] former Wake County Clerk of Court Janet Pueschel, and state Utilities Commissioner Sam J. Ervin, IV.[15] Incumbent Douglas McCullough[16] was opposed by state District Court Judge Cheri Beasley.[17] Incumbent John C. Martin, the court's Chief Judge, ran for re-election unopposed.[18] Incumbent James A. Wynn[19] was opposed by attorneys Dean R. Poirier and Jewel Ann Farlow in the May 6 primary.