Overview

• Democratic Justice Allison Riggs's 734-vote victory in the North Carolina Supreme Court race will be certified after Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin conceded on May 7, 2025.
• Griffin's concession follows a May 5 federal court ruling by Judge Richard E. Myers, who blocked efforts to retroactively invalidate thousands of ballots, citing constitutional violations of voters' rights.
• The legal dispute centered on Griffin's attempt to challenge over 65,000 ballots, including those from military and overseas voters, which state courts had partially upheld before the federal intervention.
• Riggs's win preserves the current 5–2 Republican majority on the state Supreme Court but bolsters Democrats' chances of regaining control ahead of the 2030 redistricting cycle.
• The protracted legal fight, which included two recounts and multiple court rulings, has raised concerns about the potential normalization of post-election challenges aimed at overturning results.