Who's In the Race

North Carolina's 14th U.S. House District seat is open for 2026, with Republican incumbent Tim Moore (R-NC) set to face off against Democratic challenger Lakesha Womack. ​

Moore is an attorney who served as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives for a decade before winning the seat in 2024. Moore took about 83% of the Republican primary vote over Kate Barr. Womack is a consultant and entrepreneur with more than two decades of experience in advising small businesses and nonprofits. Womack won the Democratic primary with about 52% of the vote over Brent Caldwell.

What They Stand For

Moore's U.S. House biography describes his congressional priorities as fostering economic growth, strengthening financial accountability, and supporting hardworking families in Western North Carolina. Moore sits on both the House Committee on Financial Services, as well as the House Committee on the Budget. In October 2025, Moore introduced the "No Budget, No Pay" act, which, according to his House official website, "prohibits Members of Congress from being paid in a fiscal year until both chambers approve the budget resolution and pass all regular appropriations bills for that fiscal year." Moore also voted in favor of releasing the Epstein files in November of that same year.

Womack has said health care is "a basic necessity, not a privilege" and has supported strengthening the Affordable Care Act, capping out-of-pocket and prescription-drug costs and funding rural hospitals and community health centers, according to her campaign issues page. She has also supported raising the federal minimum wage, advancing tax policies for working- and middle-class households, and protecting workers' benefits and economic security.

In addition, Womack has supported investment in affordable housing and renter protections, and has opposed policies such as 50-year mortgages that she says undermine long-term stability, per her campaign issues page. Womack has also supported greater federal investment in public schools, affordable higher education and student-debt relief, and expanded apprenticeship and workforce-training programs.

The Money Behind the Race

Federal Election Commission filings show Moore raised about $1.5 million through June 30 and had about $1.6 million in cash on hand. Womack trailed behind, having raised about $25,000 through June 30 and carrying a cash deficit of about $376.

Outside spending in the race totaled about $81,000 as of Oct. 8, with $80,948 from Defend American Jobs supporting Tim Moore.

Race Outlook: Ratings and Betting Markets

The Cook Political Report rated the race Solid Republican as of Sept. 25, Sabato's Crystal Ball rated it Solid Republican as of Sept. 29, and Inside Elections rated it Solid Republican as of Oct. 2. Kalshi traders gave Republicans an 87.88% chance of winning as of Oct. 8; Democrats, on the other hand, stood at 12.12%.

The district has swung between the parties in recent cycles: Democrat Jeff Jackson won it with about 58% in 2022, and Moore flipped it, winning with about 58% in 2024. Statewide, North Carolina's House delegation split evenly between the parties in 2022 (seven seats each) and shifted to Republicans in 2024, when they won 10 of the state's 14 seats. In a national context, Donald Trump carried North Carolina in the 2024 presidential race with about 51% of the vote.

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