2026 General Election · November 3, 2026
This Pro-Life Candidate Comparison lists every candidate on your ballot with the same kinds of information. Any endorsements shown were made by the organizations named, not by this guide.
Colors: blue marks pro-life organizations, votes in the pro-life direction, and statements supporting limits on abortion or protection of the unborn; dark red marks pro-choice organizations, votes in the pro-choice direction, and statements supporting abortion access or the right to choose. A vote is colored by the direction of the bill, not by any judgment of the candidate. Statements that do not state a position on abortion are not colored.
Details on how this guide was made are at the end. Look up your ballot: https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC · SBA Pro-Life America
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: As RNC chair, the candidate described himself as "the most pro-life chair in the history of the Republican Party." The candidate has said he will fight to "ensure that we have pro-life majorities" in Congress.
Sources: news.ballotpedia.org; axios.com
Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Action Fund · Reproductive Freedom for All
Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 359 (2019): Vetoed · SB 20 (2023): Vetoed
Public statements: As governor, the candidate vetoed the state's 12-week abortion law. According to the campaign platform, the candidate supports "defending reproductive rights" and keeping "politicians out of the doctor's exam room."
Sources: news.ballotpedia.org
Endorsed or Recommended by: None found
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: The candidate describes his position as "Pro-choice" and states that he does not agree with abortion but that the government has no right to ban it. In the candidate’s words: “Pro-choice, I don't agree but the government has no right to ban it.”
Sources: isidewith.com
Endorsed or Recommended by: None found
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: The candidate states support for the right of women to determine the care they deem necessary, including abortion, regardless of their ability to pay. In the candidate’s words: “I support the right of women to full reproductive freedom and to determine the degree of technological intervention, including abortion, which they deem necessary for their own care and protection, regardless of their ability to pay.”
Sources: northcarolinahealthnews.org
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC · NC Values Coalition · SBA Pro-Life America
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: The candidate describes herself as "pro-life" and has said she supports exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother. The candidate has praised the Dobbs decision.
Sources: sbaprolife.org/candidate/laurie-buckhout; wral.com/archive/21646814; ncnewsline.com
Endorsed or Recommended by: None found
Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 359 (2019): Yes · H.R. 21 (2025): No
Public statements: None found
Sources: govtrack.us/congress/votes/119-2025/h27; clerk.house.gov/Votes/202329; justfacts.votesmart.org; ncleg.gov; yournews.com
Endorsed or Recommended by: None found
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: In a candidate questionnaire, the candidate stated that abortion is a decision for a woman and her doctor, not the government.
Sources: ivoterguide.com; northcarolinahealthnews.org/govpack_profiles/tom-bailey
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC · NC Values Coalition
Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 20 (2023): Yes
Public statements: As a legislator, the candidate presented North Carolina's 12-week abortion law on the House floor and spoke in support of it. In the candidate’s words: “We are pleased that the unborn will be recognized as having a fundamental right to be born... The things in this bill are not obstacles to abortion. They're safeguards. We seek to balance protecting unborn babies while ensuring the safe care of mothers.”
Sources: wunc.org; ncnewsline.com; sites.ncleg.gov
Endorsed or Recommended by: Pro-Choice NC PAC · Lillian's List · Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic · Reproductive Freedom for All · EMILY's List
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: The candidate has publicly criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade.
Sources: reproductivefreedomforall.org; emilyslist.org/candidate/anita-earls; wunc.org
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC · NC Values Coalition
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: None found
Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: None found
Sources: plannedparenthoodaction.org
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC · NC Values Coalition
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: In a questionnaire response, the candidate stated a belief that all humans have the right to life. In the candidate’s words: “Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.”
Sources: ivoterguide.com/candidate/89706
Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: None found
Sources: plannedparenthoodaction.org
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC · NC Values Coalition
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: None found
Endorsed or Recommended by: Lillian's List · Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: None found
Sources: plannedparenthoodaction.org
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: The candidate states that human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death, and opposes taxpayer funding of abortion providers. The candidate supports Comstock Act enforcement against mailed abortion drugs.
Sources: henryhostetler.com/platform; ballotpedia Henry_Hostetler
Endorsed or Recommended by: Lillian's List · Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic
Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 20 (2023): No
Public statements: None found
Sources: NC_Abortion_Life_Bills_Voting_Record
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: None found
Sources: ballotpedia Brent_Roberson; x.com
Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: According to the candidate's public statement, access to affordable healthcare and the right to make personal medical decisions are fundamental. In the candidate’s words: “access to affordable healthcare, reproductive freedom, and the right to make personal medical decisions are fundamental”
Sources: wunc.org; ballotpedia
How to read this guide
This guide covers U.S. Senate, U.S. House, N.C. Supreme Court, N.C. Court of Appeals, N.C. Senate and N.C. House contests. It does not cover Superior Court, District Court, district attorney, or county and local contests. Some counties are split between districts, so you may not vote in every contest shown. Check the contests on your own ballot using the State Board of Elections voter lookup.
Organizations whose endorsements or recommendations are listed
North Carolina Right to Life PAC recommendations come from its 2026 county voter guides (October 11, 2026). The other organizations’ endorsements come from their published endorsement lists.
Bills listed
Information current as of October 12, 2026 and drawn from public legislative records, campaign materials and candidate statements. It may be incomplete or out of date. Votes are shown as recorded; a vote can have many reasons behind it. Always check a candidate’s own materials.
This information was sourced from publicly available sources, and could contain errors. Please validate this information, and let us know of any errors at info@ncrtl.org.