The unofficial tally is in from the N.C. Court of Appeals instant-runoff recount, and the winner is challenger Doug McCullough.
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The unofficial tally is in from the N.C. Court of Appeals instant-runoff recount, and the winner is challenger Doug McCullough.
Instant runoff voting in the statewide contest for N.C. Court of Appeals has yielded an outcome too close for comfort. Originally in first place by some 100,000 votes, incumbent Judge Cressie Thigpen is now trailing opponent Doug McCullough by some 6,000 votes. Thigpen wants a recount.
The Buncombe County Board of Elections finished a full week of counting judicial ballots by hand on Monday morning, Dec. 6. It was the second round of instant-runoff voting for the N.C. Court of Appeals seat originally contested by 13 candidates. The close results might lead to a statewide recount.