Congressional candidate Laurie Buckhout, R-N.C., left, leaves with a staff member from the Nash County Republican headquarters for a day of campaigning in Rocky Mount, N.C., Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

Congressional candidate Laurie Buckhout, R-N.C., left, speaks to a supporter at the Nash County Republican headquarters in Rocky Mount, N.C., Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

Congressional candidate Laurie Buckhout, R-N.C., second from right, speaks to a supporter prior to a staff photo at the Nash County Republican headquarters in Rocky Mount, N.C., Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

Congressional candidate Laurie Buckhout, R-N.C., second from right, speaks to supporters at the Nash County Republican headquarters in Rocky Mount, N.C., Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

An aerial view of flood damage left by Hurricane Helene along the Nolichucky River, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Greene County, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Residents discard items from their homes which filled with floodwaters from Hurricane Helene in the Shore Acres neighborhood on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

Elsie Hicks looks at the destruction of the home she has lived in for 25 years, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

FILE - Democratic candidates Rep. Don Davis and state Rep. Terence Everitt listen to speakers at the Granville County Democratic Party fundraiser in Oxford, N.C., while standing among other attendees May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera, File)