Griffin asked the state Supreme Court to intervene after the State Board of Elections, which has a 3-2 Democratic majority, dismissed his challenges, which primarily argue that ballots cast by voters without a driver’s license or Social Security number on file shouldn’t count. The case was quickly moved to federal court.

In late filings released Tuesday night, two conservative justices signaled a challenge of 60,000 ballots from Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin may not be able to overturn the results of an election where the Democratic incumbent,