Fox News projects Trump to win key state of North Carolina

Fox News Decision Desk projects former President Trump will win North Carolina.

Trump will be awarded the battleground state's 16 electoral votes, which are key in the path to the presidency.

The former president won North Carolina in both the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.

North Carolina faced potential challenges to early voting after Hurricane Helene made a deadly sweep across the southeast, having the most severe impact on western red counties that historically vote Republican.