North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, left, speaks with patrons at the Olympic Family Restaurant in Colfax, N.C., where Robinson held a campaign event on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson).
North Carolina Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein speaks with supporters at a campaign event at Wilber's Barbecue in Goldsboro, N.C., on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)
North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, right, speaks with reporters outside the Olympic Family Restaurant in Colfax, N.C., where Robinson held a campaign event on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)
North Carolina Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein speaks with reporters outside Wilber's Barbecue in Goldsboro, N.C., on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)
FILE - This combo image shows North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, right, speaking in Greensboro, N.C., March 2, 2024, and Democratic North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein, left, speaking in Raleigh, N.C., March 5, 2024. (AP Photo/File)