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Carolina Journal analyzes Berger’s election concession
Nick Craig of the Carolina Journal News Hour and the John Locke Foundation’s Mitch Kokai discuss Senate Leader Phil Berger’s election concession on March 24, 2026.
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Berger recount leaves Page’s narrow lead unchanged
Recounts in Guilford and Rockingham counties leave Berger-Page margin unchanged, as both candidates lose a vote in Guilford and ballot protests head to hearings.
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Berger requests recount after Page’s narrow lead holds through canvass
Senate Leader Phil Berger seeks recount in SD-26 GOP primary, after canvass confirms he trails Sheriff Sam Page by 23 votes in one of the tightest races in NC history.
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No statewide hand recount, no court mandate for ballot protest decision in NC Supreme Court race
A unanimous three-judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals rejected a request Tuesday from Republican Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin. He had asked the court to order the State Board of Elections to issue a decision today about Griffin’s election ballot challenges. The Appeals Court decision arrived shortly after the State Board of Elections announced it would not order a statewide hand recount in Griffin’s race against appointed incumbent Democrat Allison Riggs.
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Riggs gains votes, no statewide hand recount in NC Supreme Court race
Democrat Allison Riggs picked up 14 more votes than Republican Jefferson Griffin in a partial hand recount in North Carolina’s recent state Supreme Court election. That result announced Tuesday afternoon means the State Board of Elections will not conduct a full statewide hand recount.
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Griffin intervenes in Democrats’ federal lawsuit over NC ballot challenges
Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin has filed paperwork to intervene in the North Carolina Democratic Party’s federal lawsuit related to state ballot challenges. Democrats want a federal judge to address the issue.
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Griffin renews appeal after losing in Superior Court over ballot challenge decision deadline
Republican North Carolina Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin renewed his request Monday for action from the state’s second-highest court. A Wake County Superior Court judge turned down Griffin's request to mandate a deadline for state election officials to address Griffin’s election ballot challenges.
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Final machine recount shows Riggs, Griffin both losing 110 votes
The final tally in a machine recount of North Carolina’s recent state Supreme Court election showed both candidates losing a total of 110 votes statewide. The recount preserved Democrat Allison Riggs’ 734-vote margin over Republican Jefferson Griffin out of 5.5 million votes cast statewide.
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Most counties have seen vote totals change in NC Supreme Court recount
With 92 of North Carolina’s 100 counties completing state-ordered recounts in the state Supreme Court election, appointed incumbent Democrat Allison Riggs still leads Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin by more than 630 votes. The winner will serve an eight-year term on the state’s highest court.
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Griffin, two GOP Senate candidates support NC Supreme Court review of GOP election suit
North Carolina Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin and two Republican state Senate candidates are urging the state’s high court to take a case pitting GOP groups against the State Board of Elections. The case challenges rules the state elections board is using for counting ballots from overseas voters.
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Riggs’ lead drops by 67 votes as 60 counties complete NC Supreme Court recount
With 60 of North Carolina’s 100 counties completing recounts in a closely contested state Supreme Court race, appointed incumbent Democrat Allison Riggs’ lead has dropped by 67 votes over Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin. Riggs still leads Griffin by 655 votes as the remaining counties continue their counts.
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Griffin challenges 60,000 ballots as NC Supreme Court recount continues
Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin is challenging 60,000 ballots cast in this month’s election. Griffin filed his challenge as county elections officials continue to recount votes in Griffin’s race against appointed incumbent Democrat Allison Riggs.
