FLIP NC is fighting to take back our state courts!

Building the Blue Wave in 2026

In North Carolina, our first electoral opportunity to begin prying back our state and our country from partisan extremists comes in 2026, when what happens at ballot boxes across the state will shape what happens in Raleigh and Washington, D.C. – both in the near term and for years to come.

The great news is that midterms give us a greater opportunity to impact the outcome than presidential years, when the field is saturated with money and activity. And we know what works. Drawing on analysis and lessons from 2024 and 2018 – the last Trump midterm – we can build the blue wave we need for these critical victories. Read the post here.

Upcoming events

On Sunday, June 29, we’ll kick off our summer canvassing in Durham with special guest Justice Anita Earls! Sign up here. Our July and August Durham canvasses are also posted. During these summer canvasses, we'll talk with left-leaning voters about their concerns and make sure they know about the far-right takeover of our state courts.

We must re-elect the incomparable Anita Earls!

Now that the fight for Justice Riggs’ seat is finally over, we can turn our full attention to re-electing Justice Anita Earls in 2026. She is exactly the kind of person we want in leadership: smart, humble, and kind. Justice Earls became a lawyer because she saw firsthand how everyday people are impacted by the law (for better and worse) and wanted to do her part to build a fairer, more just society.

Justice Earls has a long history of fighting for the rights, freedoms, and safety of all North Carolinians, and we are SO excited to get out there and talk with NC voters about her!

Learn more about Justice Earls in our interview with her last year, and check out this post for 5 reasons we’re thrilled to support her reelection.

The Path to Fair Maps

In 2024, Justice Riggs was elected to a full 8-year term. In 2026, every other statewide judicial seat held by a Democrat – and no seat held by a Republican – is up for election.

It’s critical that we re-elect Justice Anita Earls to the N.C. Supreme Court, re-elect Judges John Arrowood and Toby Hampson to the N.C. Court of Appeals (COA), and elect Democratic candidate Christine Walczyk to the COA seat currently held by Judge Allegra Collins (who is not running for re-election).

Winning these races is the critical first step in the 3-year plan to take back our state courts. We need judges who will respect our constitution and protect our rights and our democracy, and it’s vital that we elect them before new election maps are drawn for the next decade.

Introducing: The NC Fair Maps ALliance

The NC Fair Maps Alliance was co-founded by the FLIP NC team in partnership with the Can’t Win Victory Fund and NoC co-founder Becca Zerkin in early 2025 to serve as a collaborative hub for grassroots organizations and activists working to end gerrymandering and protect voting rights in North Carolina.

The Alliance’s first event, Courting Justice, a great success!

Keep an eye out for future events and ways to get involved with the Alliance. And in the meantime, learn more about what we’re fighting for – and why.

The far right has taken over our state courts, and we’re fighting back!

Following the 2022 elections, extremist Republicans took over our state courts. Led by Republican Paul Newby, the new right-wing majority has wielded its power in unprecedented ways, trampling norms and conventions, overturning the prior court’s rulings, and aiding right-wing lawmakers’ unconstitutional power grabs for partisan gain. Read more about the corrupt GOP court and why FLIP NC chose to shift our focus to our state courts.

This year, far-right Republicans on our state courts have continued their attacks on our rights and our democracy, approving yet another unconstitutional power grab that allowed a right-wing takeover of the N.C. Board of Elections and issuing rulings to try to help their buddy, Jefferson Griffin, overturn his election loss – until their plan was foiled by a conservative, Trump-appointed federal judge.

FLIP NC is an all-volunteer, grassroots organization working to elect progressives in North Carolina.