--- title: "Womack vs. Moore: 2026 North Carolina’s 14th District race" url: "https://www.2026election.com/race/2026-house-nc-14" updated: "2026-10-07" source: "Candidates' campaign sites and Ballotpedia, quoted verbatim" publisher: "Pluribus" --- # 2026 North Carolina’s 14th District race: Lakesha Womack (D) vs. Timothy K. Moore (R) Rating: Likely R · Election: November 3, 2026 · Ballot checked: October 9, 2026 · Positions captured: October 7, 2026 The 2026 election for North Carolina's 14th Congressional District features incumbent Republican Timothy K. Moore against Democratic challenger Lakesha Womack under newly redrawn district boundaries passed in October 2025. The race hinges on Moore's record as former Speaker of the North Carolina House and his votes in the 119th Congress on tax cuts, voter ID, and immigration enforcement versus Womack's platform centered on cost-of-living relief, universal healthcare access, public school funding, and democratic participation. ## Candidates - **Lakesha Womack** (Democrat) · [Campaign site](http://womack4nc14.com) · [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Lakesha_Womack) - **Timothy K. Moore** (Republican) · [Campaign site](https://www.timmoorenc.com/) · [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Timothy_K._Moore) ## Issues ### Economy and Taxes Salience: high Womack supports raising the federal minimum wage and exempting the first $100,000 of income from federal tax, whereas Moore highlights his legislative record enacting personal income tax cuts and balancing state budgets. **Lakesha Womack:** Supports middle-class tax relief and minimum wage increase Womack focuses on economic mobility and affordability for working families. She advocates raising the federal minimum wage, protecting worker benefits, and making the first $100,000 of income exempt from federal income tax. Additionally, she supports expanding access to capital for small businesses through Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). - Proposes exempting the first $100,000 of income from federal income tax for working families - Supports raising the federal minimum wage - Advocates expanding small business capital access through CDFIs and community lenders - Opposes regressive tax structures that disproportionately burden low- and middle-income households > “LaKesha emphasizes affordability as a core economic issue and supports making the first $100,000 of income free from federal income tax to put more money directly into the hands of working families.” > — Lakesha Womack, via [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Lakesha_Womack) > “In Congress, LaKesha Will: Support raising the federal minimum wage” > — Lakesha Womack, via [Campaign site](http://womack4nc14.com) **Timothy K. Moore:** Supports personal income tax cuts and fiscal discipline Moore emphasizes his record of fiscal conservatism, balanced budgets, and tax reductions during his tenure as Speaker of the North Carolina House. In Congress, he serves on the Budget and Financial Services committees and voted for major budget reconciliation legislation. - Delivered the largest personal income tax cut in North Carolina history and balanced state budgets annually as Speaker - Voted Yea on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1 reconciliation bill) - Voted Yea on H.Con.Res. 14 setting FY2025 budget levels and debt limit reconciliation instructions - Serves on the House Committees on Budget and Financial Services > “Under his leadership, the state enforced voter ID protections, outlawed sanctuary cities, balanced the budget every year, and delivered the single largest personal income tax cut in state history.” > — Timothy K. Moore, via [Campaign site](https://www.timmoorenc.com/) ### Voting Rights and Election Administration Salience: high Womack supports expanding early and absentee voting while opposing ballot barriers, whereas Moore enacted voter ID in North Carolina and voted to mandate proof of citizenship for federal voter registration. **Lakesha Womack:** Supports expanding voting access and ballot rights Womack prioritizes strengthening democratic participation by protecting voting rights and expanding early and absentee voting. She opposes voter restrictions that create barriers to the ballot box and advocates for constituent engagement and regular town halls. - Supports protecting and expanding voting rights and democratic safeguards - Advocates increasing access to early and absentee voting - Opposes policies that create unnecessary barriers to voting - Pledges to hold regular town halls and community listening sessions > “I support protecting and expanding voting rights, increasing access to early and absentee voting, and opposing policies that create unnecessary barriers to the ballot box.” > — Lakesha Womack, via [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Lakesha_Womack) **Timothy K. Moore:** Supports voter ID laws and voter citizenship proof Moore advocates for strict election security measures, highlighting his state leadership enforcing voter ID laws. In Congress, he voted for federal legislation requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register for federal elections. - Enforced voter ID protections during his ten-year tenure as Speaker of the North Carolina House - Voted Yea on the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) requiring proof of citizenship for federal election registration > “Under his leadership, the state enforced voter ID protections, outlawed sanctuary cities, balanced the budget every year, and delivered the single largest personal income tax cut in state history.” > — Timothy K. Moore, via [Campaign site](https://www.timmoorenc.com/) ### Healthcare Salience: high Womack advocates for universal healthcare, ACA protections, and prescription drug cost caps, while Moore has no documented position in the context. **Lakesha Womack:** Supports universal healthcare and ACA protection Womack views healthcare as a basic necessity and advocates for strengthening the Affordable Care Act while capping prescription drug and out-of-pocket costs. She supports moving toward a universal healthcare plan and protecting rural hospitals and community health centers. - Supports protecting and strengthening the Affordable Care Act - Advocates for caps on out-of-pocket and prescription drug costs - Supports quality coverage through a universal health care plan - Fights for full funding of rural hospitals and community health centers > “Health care is a basic necessity, not a privilege.” > — Lakesha Womack, via [Campaign site](http://womack4nc14.com) > “In Congress, LaKesha Will: Support caps on out-of-pocket and prescription drug costs” > — Lakesha Womack, via [Campaign site](http://womack4nc14.com) **Timothy K. Moore:** No documented position in our sources ### Immigration and Border Security Salience: medium Moore has a documented record of outlawing sanctuary cities and voting for mandatory detention and deportation laws, while Womack has no documented stance in the context. **Lakesha Womack:** No documented position in our sources **Timothy K. Moore:** Supports strict immigration enforcement and sanctuary bans Moore supports strong border enforcement and anti-sanctuary policies, pointing to his record outlawing sanctuary cities in North Carolina. In Congress, he voted for mandatory detention of non-citizens arrested for property crimes and making DUI grounds for deportation. - Outlawed sanctuary cities while serving as Speaker of the North Carolina House - Voted Yea on the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) requiring mandatory detention of non-citizens arrested for burglary, theft, or shoplifting - Voted Yea on H.R. 875 making driving while impaired grounds for non-citizen inadmissibility or deportation > “Under his leadership, the state enforced voter ID protections, outlawed sanctuary cities, balanced the budget every year, and delivered the single largest personal income tax cut in state history.” > — Timothy K. Moore, via [Campaign site](https://www.timmoorenc.com/) ### Education and Student Debt Salience: medium Womack advocates for fully funding public education and student debt relief, whereas Moore has no documented position in the context. **Lakesha Womack:** Supports public school funding and student debt relief Womack advocates for fully funding public education, closing district funding gaps, and compensating educators fairly. She champions student debt relief and affordable pathways to higher education and workforce training. - Supports fully funding public schools and closing district spending gaps - Increases federal investment in public education and teacher support - Supports affordable higher education and student debt relief - Expands apprenticeship, workforce training, and career technical pathways > “LaKesha Womack believes equitable education is foundational to economic opportunity and a healthy democracy.” > — Lakesha Womack, via [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Lakesha_Womack) > “In Congress, LaKesha Will: Support affordable higher education and student debt relief” > — Lakesha Womack, via [Campaign site](http://womack4nc14.com) **Timothy K. Moore:** No documented position in our sources ### Housing Affordability Salience: medium Womack supports federal investments in affordable housing and renter protections, while Moore has no documented position in the context. **Lakesha Womack:** Supports federal investments in affordable housing Womack supports expanding affordable housing development and protecting renters and first-time homebuyers. She opposes financial products like 50-year mortgages that she argues undermine long-term stability. - Supports federal investments in affordable housing development - Opposes policies like 50-year mortgages that undermine family wealth stability - Addresses tariff-driven construction and material cost increases - Protects renters and first-time homebuyers from predatory lending > “In Congress, LaKesha Will: Support investments in affordable housing development” > — Lakesha Womack, via [Campaign site](http://womack4nc14.com) **Timothy K. Moore:** No documented position in our sources ### Rural Infrastructure and Broadband Salience: medium Womack supports federal funding for rural broadband, hospital infrastructure, and FEMA disaster relief, while Moore has no documented position in the context. **Lakesha Womack:** Supports rural broadband and prompt disaster relief Womack advocates for rural economic equality through investments in broadband, rural hospitals, and entrepreneurship. She also emphasizes prompt delivery of FEMA disaster-relief funding to rural communities. - Supports expanding rural broadband access - Protects funding for rural hospitals and infrastructure - Ensures FEMA and disaster-relief dollars reach communities promptly - Supports rural entrepreneurship and workforce initiatives > “In Congress, LaKesha Will: Expand rural broadband access” > — Lakesha Womack, via [Campaign site](http://womack4nc14.com) **Timothy K. Moore:** No documented position in our sources ### Foreign Policy and Foreign Aid Salience: low Womack opposes foreign aid cuts and supports strengthening USAID, whereas Moore has no documented stance in the context. **Lakesha Womack:** Supports diplomacy, USAID, and global humanitarian aid Womack champions global diplomacy and international development assistance, opposing cuts to USAID and humanitarian programs. She links stable international markets and climate adaptation funding directly to benefits for North Carolina farmers, universities, and businesses. - Supports restoring and strengthening an independent USAID - Expands climate adaptation and resilience programs to prevent food insecurity - Protects funding for global public health, maternal health, and contraceptive access - Opposes politically motivated cuts to international development assistance > “America’s leadership should not be defined only by military strength, but also by our commitment to diplomacy, humanitarian assistance, and global stability.” > — Lakesha Womack, via [Campaign site](http://womack4nc14.com) **Timothy K. Moore:** No documented position in our sources ### Transgender Athletics and Gender Policy Salience: low Moore voted for federal restrictions on transgender girls participating in female school athletics, while Womack has no documented stance in the context. **Lakesha Womack:** No documented position in our sources **Timothy K. Moore:** Opposes transgender participation in female sports Moore supports restricting participation in school athletic programs designated for women or girls to individuals whose biological sex is female. In Congress, he voted for federal legislation enacting this restriction. - Voted Yea on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (H.R. 28) ### Judicial Authority and Federal Courts Salience: low Moore voted to restrict federal district court injunction authority to named case parties, while Womack has no documented position in the context. **Lakesha Womack:** No documented position in our sources **Timothy K. Moore:** Supports restricting federal court injunction powers Moore supports limiting the power of federal district courts to issue nationwide injunctions. He voted for federal legislation restricting district court injunctions to only the parties before the court. - Voted Yea on the No Rogue Rulings Act (H.R. 1526 / NORRA of 2025) ## Polls and markets _Updated Oct 31._ - [Polymarket](https://polymarket.com/event/nc-14-house-election-winner) — NC-14 House Election Winner: Republicans 77.0%, Democrats 23.0% - [Kalshi](https://kalshi.com/events/KXHOUSERACE-NC14-26) — NC-14 House winner?: Timothy K. Moore 78.0%, Lakesha Womack 22.0% [View this race on 2026election.com](https://www.2026election.com/race/2026-house-nc-14)