Tuesday night was strong for North Carolina Republicans, who filled the ballroom of the Hilton Garden Inn near Crabtree Valley Mall. North Carolina went red for Donald Trump and Mike Pence, the winners of the 2016 presidential ticket.

Along with the presidency, Republicans won seats in U.S. Senate, lieutenant governor and commissioner of agriculture with Richard Burr, Dan Forest and Steve Troxler respectively.

Democrat Roy Cooper took home the most votes for the gubernatorial election, but a recount is likely.

“The process is continuing right here in North Carolina,” McCrory said. “The election is not over in North Carolina. We’re going to check everything. We’re going to make sure every vote counts in North Carolina.”

The earliest that the recount would be finished is Nov. 18, according to McCrory.

North Carolina Senate Pro Tempore Phil Berger applauded the persistence of Republican voters.

“I want to thank the people of the state of North Carolina because they paid attention to what we did,” Berger said. “They didn’t pay attention to what other people were saying … Many people were coming into North Carolina trying to change the narrative.”

Sean Harrington, chairman of NC State College Republicans and junior studying political science, was present at the event but declined to be interviewed.

Sue Googe, who lost the race for the U.S. House, was disappointed about the loss but optimistic about the future. Googe said she plans to run for office again.

“As a first time candidate, it’s kind of difficult to get the name out,” Googe said. “And I’m a political newcomer; it was a total learning curve.”

Googe attributed her defeat to a lack of experience in running for office, but was confident that she would have more success next election.

“I learned a lot,” Googe said. “Next time I will not have this learning curve. If I knew what I knew today, I could have had the election locked in.”