U.S. House, North Carolina 14th Congressional District · Election November 3, 2026 · Updated
Who should I vote for in North Carolina's 14th Congressional District?
Tim Moore has the strongest record in North Carolina's 14th Congressional District. Tim Moore scores 66 out of 100 on the Ballot Standard, as of October 9, 2026. Tim Moore's highest marks are relevant experience and roots in the constituency. LaKesha Womack (3 of 15 criteria) has too little public record to score. Every score comes from public records on character, qualifications and performance, the same way for every party.
Republican · incumbent
Strongest record
Tim Moore
66 / 100
Public evidence on 11 of 15 criteria
- Character
- 44
- Qualifications
- 75
- Performance
- 88
Democratic
LaKesha Womack
On the ballot as Lakesha Womack
Not enough public record for a score
Public evidence on 3 of 15 criteria
- Character
- NR
- Qualifications
- 50
- Performance
- NR
The good, the bad and the unresolved
The record
The notable facts of each candidate's public life, each tied to a source and confirmed to be this person. Unresolved matters are labeled with where they stand and do not move a score.
Tim Moore
- Mark against2025-06-13
Reported 23 stock trades made in April 2025 in a filing dated June 13, 2025, past the STOCK Act's 45-day deadline; Fortune and The Assembly reported the missed deadline.
Sources: House Clerk periodic transaction report, Filing ID 20030522, Fortune, June 16, 2025, The Assembly, NOTUS, 2025
- On the record2026-03-04
Voted Nay on a motion to refer a resolution directing the Ethics Committee to preserve and release records, when the Speaker, Majority Leader and Whip voted Yea.
- On the record2024-10-31
PolitiFact has rated one of his statements False and four Mostly False among eight checked from 2016 to 2024, including his October 2024 claim that the White House had not called him after Helene.
Sources: PolitiFact, Tim Moore scorecard, PolitiFact, Oct. 31, 2024
- On the record2023-07
Sued in 2023 by Scott Lassiter for alienation of affection; he acknowledged a casual relationship with Lassiter's separated wife and denied the other claims, and lawyers said in July 2023 the suit was resolved.
Sources: ABC11, July 3, 2023, Associated Press via WLOS, July 4, 2023
- On the record2019-01-28
Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman closed an SBI-assisted review of payments he received from groups that benefited from legislation, finding no wrongdoing, in January 2019.
Source: WRAL, Jan. 28, 2019
- On the record2018-12-18
A 2018 Campaign for Accountability ethics complaint over his role in a Siler City property deal was dismissed by the State Board in December 2018; the group filed a second complaint in 2019.
Sources: WRAL, January 2019, WUNC, Jan. 10, 2019
LaKesha Womack
No notable items confirmed in news archives or public documents.
Who they are
Character
Integrity
Tells the truth, keeps their word, and takes no private gain from public office.
Tim Moore. Disclosed 23 stock trades from April 2025 in a report filed June 13, 2025, past the STOCK Act's 45-day limit, as Fortune and The Assembly reported. His 2025 annual disclosure was filed May 14, 2026.
Sources: House Clerk periodic transaction report, Filing ID 20030522, Fortune, June 16, 2025, The Assembly, House Clerk annual financial disclosure, Filing ID 10075481
LaKesha Womack. No public record found.
Courage
Takes a stand that costs them something, including telling their own side no.
Tim Moore. Voted against the Speaker, Majority Leader and Whip on a March 2026 motion to refer an Ethics Committee records resolution and against the Leader and Whip on the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act (2026).
Sources: House Clerk Roll Call 83, March 4, 2026, House Clerk Roll Call 89, March 17, 2026
LaKesha Womack. No public record found.
Accountability
Owns mistakes, answers hard questions, and works in the open.
Tim Moore. No public record found.
LaKesha Womack. No public record found.
Temperament and judgment
Steady under pressure, decides on evidence, and treats opponents and staff with respect.
Tim Moore. Served 22 years in the North Carolina House, 10 as speaker, and in Congress since 2025. No censure, reprimand or House Ethics Committee matter found.
LaKesha Womack. No public record found.
Fidelity to the oath
Uses power inside its limits: accepts certified results, obeys court rulings, follows the rules of the office.
Tim Moore. Has held sworn state or federal office since 2003. He was not in Congress for any electoral vote count objection, and no official finding of misuse of office was found.
Sources: Ballotpedia, Timothy K. Moore, GovTrack, missed votes
LaKesha Womack. No public record found.
What they bring
Qualifications
Relevant experience
Has done work that prepares them for this specific office.
Tim Moore. Eleven terms in the North Carolina House (2003 to 2025), including a decade as speaker, and in the U.S. House since January 2025.
LaKesha Womack. Consultant with more than two decades in financial services and small business development, chief strategy officer at ASPIRE Community Capital and a minister. Has not held public office.
Sources: Ballotpedia, Lakesha Womack, Campaign site, home page
Command of the job
Knows the issues and knows what the office can and cannot do.
Tim Moore. Vice chair of the Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and a member of the Budget Committee; a former state House speaker.
LaKesha Womack. Names general priorities (affordable health care, economic mobility, education) and invites voters to shape her agenda; no detailed plans published.
Source: Campaign site, home page
Communication
Explains plainly, persuades, and listens.
Tim Moore. Publishes a weekly e-newsletter and constituent service pages. Has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 survey; no 2026 debate was found.
Sources: Office site, home page, Ballotpedia, Timothy K. Moore
LaKesha Womack. Completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026 and invites constituent concerns on her campaign site.
Sources: Ballotpedia, Lakesha Womack, Campaign site, home page
Roots in the constituency
Lives there, knows the people, and is funded by them.
Tim Moore. Lifelong Kings Mountain resident in Cleveland County, where the state candidate list places his home and he keeps a district office. FEC by-state totals show about 82 percent of itemized individual contributions from North Carolina.
Sources: Office site, About, NCSBE 2026 general election candidate list, Office site, home page
LaKesha Womack. No public record found.
Management
Can build and run an organization.
Tim Moore. FEC reports on file through June 30, 2026, each received by its due date, and no FEC administrative fine found.
Sources: FEC candidate page, FEC administrative fines search
LaKesha Womack. No public record found.
What they deliver
Performance
Results
Turns ideas into outcomes.
Tim Moore. No public record found.
LaKesha Womack. No public record found.
Showing up
Does the basic work of the job.
Tim Moore. Missed 2 of 676 roll call votes, 0.3 percent, from January 2025 to September 2026.
Source: GovTrack, missed votes
LaKesha Womack. No public record found.
Constituent service
Solves problems for the people they represent.
Tim Moore. Runs five district offices with posted hours (Morganton, Shelby, Gastonia, Cornelius and Rutherford County) and offers help with federal agencies.
Source: Office site, home page
LaKesha Womack. No public record found.
Coalition building
Wins support beyond their own faction.
Tim Moore. No public record found.
LaKesha Womack. No public record found.
Stewardship of public money
Treats tax dollars as someone else's money.
Tim Moore. No public record found.
LaKesha Womack. No public record found.
How to read this
Each criterion is scored 0 to 4 against the written rubric in the Ballot Standard. NR means no record: there is no reliable public evidence either way, so the criterion is left out and never counts against the candidate. A total is published when at least 8 of 15 criteria have evidence.
A sitting officeholder has a longer public record than a first-time candidate, so the two totals rest on different amounts of evidence. Read the count of criteria beside each score. Low marks require an official finding or a primary record. Allegations and opinion are not used.
No policy position is scored. Evidence checked October 9, 2026. Campaigns and readers can send a correction with a public source to tpg@thepoliticalgroup.com.
Questions
Who should I vote for in North Carolina's 14th Congressional District?
Tim Moore has the strongest record in North Carolina's 14th Congressional District. Tim Moore scores 66 out of 100 on the Ballot Standard, as of October 9, 2026. Tim Moore's highest marks are relevant experience and roots in the constituency. LaKesha Womack (3 of 15 criteria) has too little public record to score. Every score comes from public records on character, qualifications and performance, the same way for every party.
Who is running in North Carolina's 14th Congressional District in 2026?
Tim Moore (Republican, incumbent), LaKesha Womack (Democratic). The general election is November 3, 2026.
Is Tim Moore a good candidate for Congress?
Tim Moore scores 66 out of 100 on the Ballot Standard, with public evidence on 11 of 15 criteria: character 44 of 100, qualifications 75 of 100, performance 88 of 100. The standard measures character, qualifications and performance, not policy positions.
Is LaKesha Womack a good candidate for Congress?
LaKesha Womack has public evidence on 3 of the 15 Ballot Standard criteria, short of the 8 needed for a score. The evidence that exists is shown on the scorecard. No record never counts against a candidate.
How is the strongest record decided?
The candidate with the highest Ballot Standard score has the strongest record. Each of 15 criteria on character, qualifications and performance is scored 0 to 4 from public records and established reporting, the same way for every party. No policy position is scored, and unresolved accusations never move a score.
More on this race: every North Carolina race scored, the trailing candidate's path to victory, and the North Carolina 2026 election guide. Independent scorecard by The Political Group, not affiliated with any candidate or party.