GOP, North Carolina

Wake judge dismisses GOP challenge of 65,000 votes in NC Supreme Court election
A Wake County Superior Court judge on Friday rejected Republican Jefferson Griffin’s attempt to throw out 65,000 ballots cast in November’s Supreme Court election.
"I'm in disbelief that this is actually happening": GOP election denial hits North Carolina voters
Griffin's electoral challenge followed the Republican National Committee and North Carolina GOP trying in August — and later failing — to have 225,000 North Carolinians purged from the voter rolls over incomplete registrations in state court. A federal court dismissed the claim in October.
Federal Ruling Says State Courts Should Decide North Carolina Election Case
Three counts found an incumbent Democrat won a State Supreme Court race. But the Republican candidate is trying to nullify more than 60,000 votes.
Opinion
The fight over a North Carolina Supreme Court race foreshadows a bigger crisis
The fight over the North Carolina Supreme Court race is just a preliminary test run, foreshadowing a far bigger “elephant” in the years ahead. If the Democrats are not prepared, then, if need be, the “elephants” will stomp them in the courtroom.
North Carolina judge's ruling retains close court election result, but more legal steps are expected
A North Carolina trial judge on Friday upheld decisions by election officials to reject protests by the trailing candidate in a very close state Supreme Court election who wants tens of thousands of contested ballots removed from the race tallies.
North Carolina judge upholds state Supreme Court election results
Associate Justice Allison Riggs maintains a 734-vote lead over her Republican rival Jefferson Griffin, a result Griffin hoped to reverse.
Legal battle continues over North Carolina Supreme Court election
More than three months after Election Day, the race for North Carolina Supreme Court associate justice still isn’t over as a heated legal battle continues in state court.
Under the Dome: Gov. Stein sues over GOP bill restricting judicial, utilities appointments
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein sued top Republican leaders on Friday over a bill restricting his appointments ...
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Republicans' "baseless attempts" to overturn a loss in North Carolina could drag on for months
Amy Grace Bryan, a physician in Durham, said that she “used her North Carolina driver’s license to vote without any complications.” When she found out the Republican was challenging her vote ...
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Senate GOP sets ambitious strategy to expand majority in midterms
Senate Republicans are crafting an ambitious strategy to expand their 53-seat majority during the 2026 midterms. Though midterms historically have favored the party not in the White […] ...
BullDOGEr Kidwell, Torbett replicating efficiency effort in North Carolina
Easy fit is an understatement for the North Carolina state representative billing himself the BullDOGEr in a play off the ...
North Carolina lawmakers propose next Helene package that's half the price of the governor's
North Carolina Republican lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled their initial attempt this year to boost recovery funding for ...
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North Carolina’s ex-lieutenant governor dismisses lawsuit against CNN, has no plans to run again
North Carolina's former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has withdrawn his defamation lawsuit against CNN challenging a report that he ...
North Carolina has proposal to stop turning the clocks forward and back
(The Center Square) – One month from the change, North Carolina has a proposal for Standard Time all year. It’s a move the ...
North Carolina Republicans push bill to block state AG from suing White House
A group of North Carolina Republicans filed a bill in the state legislature aiming to prevent the state’s Democratic Attorney ...