FILE — Republican state Rep. Patricia Morgan tours Yushin America, Inc., a company that makes robotics for the plastics industry, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, in Cranston, R.I. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

FILE - Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Voters are reflected in a window near an American flag as they mark their ballots during early voting in the general election, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at City Hall in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Poll moderator Kimberly Allen, of Providence, R.I., center left, prepares ballots for voters during early voting in the general election, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at City Hall in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

A "Vote Here" sign indicates the polling place at the Town Hall on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Bristol, R.I. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

People show their support for state Senate candidate Allyn Meyers outside a polling place on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Bristol, R.I. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

A woman leaves a polling place on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Bristol, R.I. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

A woman registers for a provisional ballot on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at the Town Hall in Bristol, R.I. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

A man walks past the polling place at City Hall in Providence R.I., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)