2024 Election

We have finally come to a conclusion in the long-running appeal of the race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his “On My Mind” commentary, says there should be a better way to deliver justice in such cases.

A rally took place in Charlotte on Monday to protest Republican Jefferson Griffin's efforts to toss out tens of thousands of votes in the North Carolina Supreme Court race.

More than 80 days after Election Day, a race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court remains unresolved. That's because the Republican candidate is contesting some 65,000 ballots.

Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs leads Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin by 734 votes for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court.

The challenge to the election for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court is part of a larger trend of claims of faulty elections. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, says the challengers are playing a dangerous game.

One of the high court's conservative justices dissented from an order blocking certification of an election in which a Democratic incumbent justice leads a GOP challenger.

The state's highest court on Tuesday stopped the NC Board of Elections from certifying an apparent victory by Democrat Allison Riggs over Republican Jefferson Griffin.

A federal judge Monday said a dispute over who won a seat on North Carolina’s state Supreme Court should be handled in state court. The order is a boost for Republican Jefferson Griffin, who trails Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs by 734 votes.

Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin trails Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs in their race for a seat on the state Supreme Court, but Griffin says that very tribunal should handle his effort to invalidate more than 60,000 ballots

Gabriel Esparza, who resides in Charlotte, will become North Carolina’s first Latino Cabinet member when he's sworn in with Gov.-elect Josh Stein on Jan 11.