In Buncombe County, with 69/80 precincts reporting, Rick Elmore has eeked past Leto Copely in the Court of Appeals judge race.

The interesting thing about Buncombe County returns is that the conservative precincts in the south are usually the last to report, sometimes turning things around in the late innings. Speaking of such things, who gets to decide if names are placed on the ballot in alphabetical or reverse alphabetical order?