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.
The count must be complete by Wednesday. Wake, Mecklenburg, and Guilford counties are among the counties yet to report recount results.
Griffin has gained a net of 17 votes among counties that have finished their work, including eight more votes in both Gaston and Person counties. Griffin lost 13 votes in Durham County.
Meanwhile, Riggs has lost a total of 50 votes. She lost 21 votes in Lenoir County and 14 in Durham. Riggs gained six votes in Watauga County.
As the recount continues, Griffin also is pursuing challenges of more than 60,000 votes statewide.