NC Supreme Court Race 2024

Republican protests in close North Carolina races dismissed by elections board

December 11, 2024 Gary D. Robertson

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s elections board dismissed formal protests Wednesday by several Republican candidates who trailed narrowly in their races last month and had questioned well over 60,000 ballots cast in November. The State Board […]

NC Supreme Court race heads to hand recount; hundreds of protests filed

December 4, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The race for North Carolina’s Supreme Court seat between Associate Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat, and Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin, a Republican, remains unsettled. On election night, unofficial results put Griffin […]

Griffin campaign files for removal of Riggs attorney’s wife from NCSBE protest

November 26, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Attorneys for the North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin have filed a motion for a state board of elections member to remove himself from participating in election protest proceedings filed […]

Here are the North Carolina races headed to recounts

November 19, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Multiple General Assembly races have come in with under a 1% margin separating candidates and are headed to a recount, as is the state Supreme Court race. “Recounts are a regular part of […]

North Carolina Supreme Court race may be headed to recount

November 6, 2024 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — The race for North Carolina’s State Supreme Court seat is headed to a recount after the vote came down to less than a 1% margin, which is the threshold to trigger a recount. […]

Democrat Supreme Court candidate hit with ethics complaint over ads

October 29, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — An ethics complaint was filed this month over ads run by North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Allison Riggs. Riggs, appointed to the position by Gov. Roy Cooper, is seeking to retain the […]