Where are the outstanding votes in NC's Supreme Court race?

An Anderson Alerts analysis shows many of the votes yet to be counted in North Carolina are in Democrat-friendly areas. But the race will still come down to the wire.

Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs and Republican Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin are neck-and-neck in their 2024 Supreme Court bids.

Just 24 votes currently separate the two candidates for North Carolina Supreme Court, with Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs narrowly leading Republican Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin.

In a race where 5,539,008 votes were recorded through Friday, that’s a difference of just 0.0004%. But there’s around a couple thousand votes yet to be counted, which could make the difference.

So let’s break down how many votes may be left and where they’ll be coming from. As of Saturday afternoon, these nine counties had yet to certify their results:

• Chatham

• Craven

• Cumberland

• Forsyth

• Halifax

• Randolph

• Sampson

• Watauga

• Yancey

Most of the outstanding votes are in areas won by Vice President Kamala Harris, which would spell good news for Riggs. But the picture is complicated. Let’s dive into it…