If they elected a Democrat governor then it is not a “deeply Red State”
North Carolina elected a Democrat governor. They only elected a Democrat for President once since 1976 (Barack Obama in 2008).
The corrupt, lying, big spending teacher unions along with the Jefferson County (Louisville) steal machine robbed us in 2019. A real putz pubbie candidate in ‘23 blew it. Deeply red but can be quite gullible state.