Instant-Runoff race finally has a winner -- McCullough wins Court of Appeals seat in round three

Mountain Xpress:
"In a media advisory today, election-reform think tank FairVote reported that North Carolina State Board of Elections director Gary Bartlett said there were no major problems with the IRV count and that the new method gave voters a chance to participate in picking the winner. “Whether you like it or not, it worked,” he was quoted as saying."