A majority of state appellate judges are women.

After Cheri Beasley's win in November, eight of the 15 seats on the N.C. Court of Appeals are held by women. The court is the second-highest in the state after the Supreme Court.

Along with Beasley, the female judges are Linda Stephens, Linda McGee, Wanda Bryant, Ann Marie Calabria, Martha Geer, Barbara Jackson and Donna Stroud.

Although the posts are officially nonpartisan, Calabria, Jackson and Stroud are Republicans; the rest of the judges are Democrats. They are elected statewide.

Two other women, Jewel Ann Farlow and Kristin Ruth, lost campaigns in November.

State Supreme Court justices Robin Hudson, Patricia Timmons-Goodson and Sarah Parker previously served as judges on the Court of Appeals.

Correction: An earlier version of this post misstated Jackson's affiliation.

It was a good night for female candidates.

Aside from Democratic gubernatorial nominee Beverly Perdue, the Senate race will be between Kay Hagan and Elizabeth Dole.

Meantime, Janet Cowell is ahead in the state treasurer race, Beth Wood is ahead in the satte auditor's race, June Atkinson beat back a rival in the state superintendent's race, while Kristin Ruth and Jewel Ann Farlow were finalists for the state Court of Appeals.

In addition, Mary Fant Donnan is in the primary runoff for Labor Commissioner on the Democratic side.

Hillary Clinton may not have won the primary, but she likely brought more female voters to the polls.