US EditionRepublican Jefferson Griffin concedes N.C. Supreme Court race after months of legal battles
- The Republican candidate for North Carolina's state Supreme Court, Jefferson Griffin, conceded the race on Wednesday, ending his six-month challenge to the election results.
- Griffin trailed Allison Riggs by 734 votes after two recounts of the November 2024 election results.
- A judge appointed by Republican President Donald Trump rejected Griffin's legal challenges to the election, leading to his concession.
- Griffin expressed admiration for North Carolinians, stating, "It's been my honor to lead this fight-- even though it should never have happened.
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GOP Challenger for North Carolina Supreme Court Backs Down After Attempt to Overturn His Loss Fails
In North Carolina, a Republican candidate for the state’s Supreme Court has conceded the election, more than six months after he lost to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs. 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 Republi…
North Carolina Supreme Court Candidate Concedes Race After 6 Months
A candidate seeking the vacant North Carolina Supreme Court seat conceded following a protracted, months-long court battle over thousands of votes in the state that were cast in the 2024 election. A federal judge issued a ruling on Monday that ordered the North Carolina Board of Elections to certify Democratic candidate Allison Riggs as the winner of the 2024 election. On Wednesday, her opponent, Jefferson Griffin, said in a statement that he is…
A GOP Scheme to Steal a North Carolina Supreme Court Seat Has Been Foiled
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