Election Returns: Wake County District Attorney

Election Returns: Wake County District Attorney

In a gracious speech tonight, Jefferson Griffin thanked his supporters and conceded his loss in the Republican Primary. Griffin, a Nash County native who picked up 7,000 votes, lost to Jeff Cruden and John Bryant. As of 9:30 PM, Cruden and Bryant were headed toward a runoff.

Update: Attorneys throughout the day approached me horrified at my prediction that Boz would win. One attorney, a lifelong Democrat, recounted in vivid detail his advocacy for Jeff Cruden in the face of a potential Zellinger win. It was the first time that that attorney had ever taken up a Republican’s cause.

9:57

**DISTRICT ATTORNEY DISTRICT 10 – REP (VOTE FOR 1)**
**Precincts Reported: 190 of 200**
NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Jeff Cruden	REP	10,775	34.16 %
John Walter Bryant	REP	10,318	32.71 %
Jefferson G. Griffin	REP	6,898	21.87 %
Terry A. Swaim	REP	3,551	11.26 %

**DISTRICT ATTORNEY DISTRICT 10 – DEM (VOTE FOR 1)**
**Precincts Reported: 191 of 200**
NAME ON BALLOT	PARTY	BALLOT COUNT	PERCENT
Nancy (Lorrin) Freeman	DEM	21,749	58.30 %
Benjamin (Boz) Zellinger	DEM	15,554	41.70 %