2026 results · North Carolina · North Carolina 14th District
Lakesha Womack, the Democrat, flips North Carolina's 14th District
Donald Trump carried the district by 14.8 points in 2024; this year's count is a 17.1-point move toward the Democrats. The Republicans held the seat before the election.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakesha WomackDemocrat | 147,388 | 51.1% | |
| Tim MooreRepublican, incumbent | 140,973 | 48.9% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 9:15 PM EST · 94% counted.
About 94% of the expected vote counted288,361 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:07 PM ESTSource: North Carolina State Board of Elections
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About the seat
North Carolina's 14th District takes in all or part of 6 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+14.8 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 17.1 points toward the Democrats, ranks 8 of 14 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+14.8
- 2024 House vote on these lines
- R+16.1
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 8 of 14
- Mecklenburg County39%
- Gaston County29%
- Cleveland County12%
- Burke County10%
- Rutherford County8%
- Polk County2%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The district was redrawn for 2026: its 2024 House figure is that year's House vote re-added onto the new lines precinct by precinct, an estimate.
What the count shows
Added together, the 6 counties compared moved 17.1 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 71% as many votes as in 2024, from 113% in Polk County to 65% in Rutherford County.
Polk County moved most: R+25.0 for president in 2024, R+6.2 this year
The 6 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Gaston County added 24,434 net votes for Womack against the 2024 margin, 37% of the district's change
Across the 6 counties compared, the margin moved by 66,781 votes toward Womack: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Gaston County+24,434 Womack
- Mecklenburg County+12,168 Womack
- Burke County+10,451 Womack
- Cleveland County+10,000 Womack
- Rutherford County+8,597 Womack
- Polk County+1,131 Womack
How the vote came in
Womack did best among mail ballots (D+40.9) and Moore among Election Day votes(R+22.5).
- Early Voting186,506 votes, 65% of the countD+13.2
- Election Day94,619 votes, 33% of the countR+22.5
- Absentee by Mail7,236 votes, 3% of the countD+40.9
The office’s own categories, as it reports them. Margins are within each kind of vote.
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The seats that changed party
Statewide
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 10–4, now D 10–4, counting the leaders in 4 uncalled seats
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.