With 99 percent of precincts reported, the N.C. Supreme Court seat 6 race remains too close to call. Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs has won 50.03 percent of the vote, while Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin has won 49.97 percent of the vote.
After previously serving on the Court of Appeals, Riggs was later appointed to the Supreme Court in September 2023 by Gov. Roy Cooper to replace Michael Morgan, becoming the youngest woman to serve on the court. She won the Democratic primary in March with 69 percent of the vote.
Riggs received multiple endorsements throughout her campaign including Cooper, former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, the Young Democrats of North Carolina and the North Carolina Association of Educators.
According to her campaign website, she served as the co-executive director for programs and chief counsel for voting rights at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice in Durham. During her time, she argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in landmark redistricting cases.
Griffin previously served as a district court judge in Wake County and was later elected to the Court of Appeals, authoring more than 100 opinions. He is also a captain and JAG officer in the North Carolina Army National Guard.
Griffin received multiple endorsements throughout his campaign including the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, the North Carolina Home Builders Association and the North Carolina Troopers Association.
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