In the first election since the end of North Carolina's judicial public financing program, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals candidates have raised nearly three times the amount of individual contributions as they had in recent elections -- and much of that money is coming from those with matters before the courts.
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Supreme Court candidates Eric Levinson and Robin Hudson during a recent TV interview. Levinson is hoping to unseat Hudson as associate justice, and the two have combined for over $700,000 in ad spending in this year's most expensive state court race. (Image is a still from the UNC-TV interview.)
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<p>Supreme Court candidates Eric Levinson and Robin Hudson during a recent TV interview. Levinson is hoping to unseat Hudson as associate justice, and the two have combined for over $700,000 in ad spending in this year's most expensive state court race. (Image is a still <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRBwxyQmX6I">from the UNC-TV interview</a>.)</p>