In a contentious battle over North Carolina’s Supreme Court race, Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin secured a temporary stay from the state’s high court, preventing certification of Democrat Allison Riggs as the winner. The 5-1 decision comes after Griffin raised concerns about tens of thousands of ballots.
The race was close, with Riggs leading Griffin by just 734 votes after a recount. Griffin had been ahead on election night, but the margin flipped as additional ballots were tallied. Republicans claim that 60,000 of those votes are questionable and should not be included in the results.
Griffin, joined by the North Carolina GOP and the Republican National Committee, filed numerous challenges to these ballots. “This is about ensuring confidence in our elections,” Griffin stated, emphasizing the need to count only valid votes. RNC Chairman Michael Whatley criticized the election board’s conduct, describing it as inconsistent and lacking transparency.
BREAKING: The North Carolina Supreme Court just issued an order blocking the certification of the Supreme Court race where the Republican candidate was overtaken by the Democrat after late ballots arrived.
Republican Jefferson Griffin is challenging the validity of 60,000 votes… pic.twitter.com/EvpohajRFA
— George (@BehizyTweets) January 7, 2025
North Carolina Supreme Court Blocks Elections Board From Certifying Democrat As Winner For High Court Seat https://t.co/QvjSMiAUPJ
— 🌺🌿kam🌿🌺 (@pjkate) January 8, 2025
The legal fight has shifted between state and federal courts. A federal judge sent the case back to North Carolina, but the state elections board appealed to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, which has not yet ruled.
🚨Certification halted for North Carolina Supreme Court race
Marc Elias👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/byTv0pc11v— Loreyla D'Orazio 🇻🇪🇮🇹🇺🇸 (@Barlofa) January 8, 2025
BREAKING 🚨 After 11 days of Ballots continually being counted in North Carolina, The Democrats have now taken the lead for NC Supreme Court
THIS is what stealing an Election looks like
STOP THE STEAL pic.twitter.com/WqfddXVNyx
— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) November 16, 2024
The temporary halt on certification was issued by the North Carolina Supreme Court’s Republican majority. Riggs recused herself from the decision, while Justice Anita Earls dissented, arguing that the court should not interfere with election outcomes determined by state processes.
🚨 HUGE DEVELOPMENT: The Supreme Court of North Carolina has just BLOCKED the certification of the Supreme Court election where the Democrat barely won.
This is an EXTRAORDINARILY tight race – the Democrat is ahead by less than 1,000 votes.
Democrat Allison Riggs will no longer… pic.twitter.com/FhhztU09nN
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 7, 2025
BREAKING: The North Carolina Supreme Court just issued an order blocking the certification of the Supreme Court race where the Republican candidate was overtaken by the Democrat after late ballots arrived. Republican Jefferson Griffin is challenging the validity of 60,000 votes https://t.co/Axq9uhHG9K
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This dispute underscores broader concerns about election integrity. Despite President Donald Trump winning North Carolina by a comfortable margin in 2024, several statewide races saw Democrats narrowly prevail, raising questions among Republican voters.
