With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Donna Stroud leads appointed incumbent Appeals Court Judge Linda Stephens by about 5,000 votes out of 1.5 million cast. It’s 50.17 percent to 49.83 percent.

Meanwhile, Appeals Court Judge Bob Hunter wins re-election, along with three current members of the N.C. Supreme Court (Chief Justice Sarah Parker and Associate Justices Mark Martin and Patricia Timmons-Goodson). The Associated Press says Robin Hudson will be the new face on the high court. She leads Ann Marie Calabria 50.58 percent to 49.42 percent (about 18,000 votes).