It took roughly seven months and a federal court ruling, but Republican Jefferson Griffin finally conceded North Carolina’s Supreme Court race to Democrat Allison Riggs. * In Illinois, the Democratic U.

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

A Republican candidate for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court in November's election conceded defeat on Wednesday, ending his legal efforts to have thousands of ballots thrown out six months after the final votes were cast.