Campaign signs are put out outside of a polling site on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Black Mountain, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Zion Dawkins, an North Carolina A&T student, gathers with other students for an election night watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Greensboro, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Whitney Cooper casts her ballot on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Canton, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)