Candidate comparison · November 3, 2026

NC COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE SEAT 01

No candidate recommendation is published until the evidence gate passes. The comparison below shows exactly what is known and missing.

Not recommended

Michael C. Byrne

Republican

Validated questionnaire answers, campaign-selected cases, and institutional alignments materially conflict with the project's civil-rights and police-accountability standards.

Partial score: 45.18/100
Score coverage: 55%
Evidence confidence: 90.5%
Record comparison: material conflict
Questionnaire: external questionnaire reviewed
Party/PAC money shown: $9,180
Viability: Small campaign scale

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No endorsement

John S. Arrowood

Democratic

A partial office-appropriate score is available, but the evidence gate does not support an endorsement.

Partial score: 81.75/100
Score coverage: 20%
Evidence confidence: 83%
Record comparison: insufficient evidence
Questionnaire: not received
Party/PAC money shown: $45,715
Viability: Developing campaign

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Separate dimensions

Why the recommendation looks this way

worker policy alignmentinsufficient evidenceinsufficient evidence

record reliability25/100insufficient evidence

funding independence78/10083/100

democracy and ethics25/100insufficient evidence

transparency88/10078/100