After Months of Trying to Overturn NC Supreme Court Loss, GOP Candidate Finally Concedes

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Taking sore losses to a whole new level, Jefferson Griffin has fought in the courts for months since losing a statewide election for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court. Justice Allison Riggs’ victory was finally affirmed after partisans had sought to throw out thousands of votes.

Republican Challenger in North Carolina's Hotly Contested Supreme Court Race Concedes to Democrat Incumbent

The Republican challenger in North Carolina’s Supreme Court race conceded to the Democrat incumbent this week after a federal judge issued a ruling on the disputed ballots.

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After a prolonged effort to steal the seat, North Carolina Republicans have thrown in the towel and conceded defeat in the Supreme Court race against Democrat Allison Riggs. This race on its own doesn’t have huge implications, but it’s one step on the way to securing a Supreme Court majority that would force North Carolina to un-gerrymander its congressional and state legislative districts and bring a greater dose of democracy to an important st…

GOP Challenger for North Carolina Supreme Court Backs Down After Attempt to Overturn His Loss Fails

Jefferson Griffin finally conceded two days after a federal judge ordered the state’s Board of Elections to certify Riggs’s victory, ruling against Griffin’s attempt to disqualify tens of thousands of ballots. North Carolina’s Supreme Court will retain its current 5-2 Republican majority.

Griffin concedes NC Supreme Court race after ballot ruling - The Tryon Daily Bulletin

Republican Jefferson Griffin conceded Wednesday to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs in the race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat following a federal judge’s ruling that thousands of disputed ballots must be counted, finalizing the last race in November’s general election. Griffin, who lost to Riggs by 734 votes statewide, said he would not appeal the decision by U.S. District Judge Richard Myers. The ruling ordered the State Board of El…