Federal Judge Certifies Democrat Allison Riggs' 734-Vote Win Over Republican Jefferson Griffin in NC Supreme Court Race, Maintaining 5-2 GOP Majority

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Updated May 7, 2025, 12:29 PM

A federal judge has ordered the North Carolina State Board of Elections to certify Democrat Allison Riggs as the winner of the 2024 state Supreme Court election. The ruling dismisses challenges to certain ballots by Republican Jefferson Griffin, a State Appeals Court judge, who sought to overturn his narrow loss to Riggs by 734 votes out of over 5.5 million total ballots cast. Chief U.S. District Judge Richard E. Myers II, appointed by President Donald Trump, ruled that the retroactive invalidation of absentee ballots cast by overseas military and civilian voters violates their constitutional rights. Myers also rejected the state Supreme Court's 'cure' process for ballots, which he deemed a violation of equal protection and due process rights. The decision, if upheld, would maintain the current 5-2 Republican majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court. Griffin, who was appointed to his position by Democratic Governor Roy Cooper, has been given seven days to appeal the ruling to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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