Republican Jefferson Griffin conceded after a monthslong legal battle. But Democrats suffered a defeat that may be more consequential: losing control of the state board that sets voting rules and adjudicates election disputes.

Copland Rudolph is glad that the North Carolina Supreme Court election challenge is finally over. Like tens of thousands of others swept up in the contentious litigation, she spent some six months reeling over whether her vote would count or Republican Appellate Court Judge Jefferson Griffin would succeed and have it thrown out.

Republicans have proven that they would rather waste tax dollars trying to fix an election in their favor than admit defeat.

North Carolina's former Democratic Governor Roy Cooper appears well-positioned to take on incumbent GOP Senator Thom Tillis, recent polling data shows. Newsweek reached out to press contacts for Cooper and Tillis for comment via email on Thursday.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina elections board ousted its widely respected executive director Wednesday in a partisan move that will put Republicans in control of election operations in the political swing state, which includes the certification ...

A Republican North Carolina judge who launched an unprecedented effort to overturn his unofficial loss in a state Supreme Court race is dropping his challenge to the results.

I T WAS almost a normal concession. On May 7th Jefferson Griffin, a Republican candidate for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat, thanked his family for giving “a lot to this campaign” and said he would pray for his opponent’s success. But the timing of the statement was unusual. It came a full six months and two days after election day.

I look forward to continuing to serve the people of North Carolina,” Griffin said. While the Associated Press declared over 4,800 winners in the 2024 general election, the North Carolina Supreme ...

The North Carolina elections board ousted its widely respected executive director Wednesday in a partisan move that will put Republicans in control of election operations in the political swing ...