If upheld, the ruling would finally wrap up an election that saw Democrat Allison Riggs notch a narrow win in November.

Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin has conceded the North Carolina state Supreme Court election to Democratic Justice Allison Riggs. The decision ends months of legal challenges that prolonged the unresolved North Carolina contest since November.

Judge Jefferson Griffin conceded two days after a federal judge delivered a victory for Democratic sitting Justice Allison Riggs.