Three counts show an incumbent Democrat won election to the State Supreme Court. But an unusual protest by the G.O.P. challenger could be headed to that same Republican-controlled court.

North Carolina's highest court blocked on Tuesday the certification of a November election result for one of its own seats so it can review legal arguments by a trailing candidate who contends over 60,

The North Carolina Supreme Court blocked the North Carolina State Election Board from certifying a race for a seat on the high court as the Republican candidate appeals the final margin. The latest recount shows incumbent Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs won reelection to her seat over Republican Jefferson Griffin by 734 votes,

The Republican-dominated North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the state's elections board from certifying the results of an election to fill a seat on the court currently occupied by the leading Democratic candidate,

The North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the certification of the state's Supreme Court election as it prepares to consider a challenge from a Republican appeals court judge who is seeking to overturn his loss in the November election.

The North Carolina Supreme Court blocked state officials from certifying the Democratic candidate as the winner of a razor-thin race for the state’s high court.

The North Carolina Supreme Court voted to block the certification of Democratic Justice Allison Riggs as the winner of her state Supreme Court race while her GOP opponent challenges the legitimacy

Justice Allison Riggs (D) eked out a 734-vote victory over Jefferson Griffin, but the Republican challenged about 60,000 ballots.

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to reverse a federal judge's order remanding the case to North Carolina's Supreme Court

Republican North Carolina Supreme Court Candidate Jefferson Griffin got a win Tuesday in his fight to challenge some 60,000 votes cast in November. In a 5-1 ruling, North Carolina’s justices said they would hear Griffin’s challenge and delay certification of the race.