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Published Tue, Dec 07, 2010 06:59 AM
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Thigpen trails in instant runoff

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RALEIGH -- Nearly complete results from the instant race for the N.C. Court of Appeals show the second-place candidate overtaking the leading candidate from the first round of voting.

State elections Director Gary Bartlett said Doug McCullough had a roughly 6,700-vote lead over incumbent Cressie Thigpen with counting complete in 99 of the 100 counties. The only one left - Warren County - didn't have enough votes cast to turn the race back to Thigpen.

If the race stays close, Thigpen would have until Thursday to ask for a recount.

Voters initially ranked as many as three candidates among 13 who ran on Election Day. Thigpen was the top recipient of first-place votes - 100,000 more than McCullough. But McCullough caught up with second- and third-place votes.

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