In this Sept. 25, 2021, photo former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, who is seeking the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate poses for a photo with Amanda Wortman, of Concord, N.C., at event in Mount Airy, N.C. McCrory is among three top Republicans engaged in a hotly contested 2022 U.S. Senate primary. (AP Photo/Bryan Anderson)