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 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 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,

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

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.

At the request of GOP Judge Jefferson Griffin, Republicans on the state Supreme Court have prohibited the state Board of Elections from certifying Democratic Justice Allison Riggs’ election. Riggs, the incumbent,

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.