The North Carolina Supreme Court race is headed to a recount after incumbent Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat, pulled ahead of her challenger, Republican Jefferson Griffin, by 625 votes after outstanding ballots were counted.

With all counties reporting, incumbent Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat, is leading Republican Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin by 623 votes out of about 5.5 million cast in the race for a Supreme Court seat.

"When you tell your fellow citizens that an election is conducted fraudulently, they listen," the State Board of Elections executive director wrote Senate leader Phil Berger in response to his comments on Wednesday.