2026 General Election · November 3, 2026

Mecklenburg County Pro-Life Candidate Comparison

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/

U.S. Senate

Michael Whatley · Republican

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

Roy Cooper · Democratic

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

Shannon W. Bray · Libertarian

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

Michael Dublin · Green

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

U.S. House, District 8

Mark Harris · Republican · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC · NC Values Coalition

Recorded votes and vetoes: H.R. 21 (2025): Yes · H.R. 1 (2025): Yes · H.R. 6703 (2025): Yes

Public statements: The candidate describes himself as "100% pro-life" and states that life begins at conception and that elective abortions be banned except to save the mother's life. The candidate supports a state heartbeat bill and has cited efforts to defund Planned Parenthood and restrict mail-order abortion pills.

Sources: sbaprolife.org/candidate/mark-harris; ontheissues.org/NC/Mark_Harris.htm; ivoterguide.com

Colby Watson · Democratic

No endorsements, recorded votes or public statements found.

Sources: colbyforcongress.com; colbyforcongress.com/about; ballotpedia.org/Colby_Watson; facebook.com/colbyforcongress

Bo Whitehead · Green

Endorsed or Recommended by: None found

Recorded votes and vetoes: None found

Public statements: According to the campaign website, the candidate's healthcare plan calls for a system that "gives women better and safer options for reproductive health."

Sources: whiteheadforcongressnc.carrd.co; ncgreenparty.org/platform; gpelections.org

U.S. House, District 12

Jack Codiga · Republican

Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC

Recorded votes and vetoes: None found

Public statements: The candidate states that he supports a federal abortion ban because life begins at conception and opposes all elective abortions except where medically necessary to save the mother's life. In the candidate’s words: “abortion is murder”

Sources: ballotpedia.org/Jack_Codiga; wfae.org; ivoterguide.com

Alma S. Adams · Democratic · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Action Fund · Reproductive Freedom for All · EMILY's List

Recorded votes and vetoes: H.R. 21 (2025): No · H.R. 1 (2025): No · H.R. 6703 (2025): No

Public statements: In a House floor speech, the candidate said she will always fight for a woman's right to choose. In the candidate’s words: “I will always fight for a woman's right to choose”

Sources: adams.house.gov; sbaprolife.org/representative/alma-adams; nsjonline.com

U.S. House, District 14

Tim Moore · Republican · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC · NC Values Coalition

Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 20 (2023): Yes · H.R. 21 (2025): Yes · H.R. 1 (2025): Yes · H.R. 6703 (2025): Yes

Public statements: As a legislator, the candidate championed North Carolina's 12-week abortion law and publicly described it as bringing the state's abortion law "in line with the rest of the free world."

Sources: northcarolinahealthnews.org; cbs17.com; nbcnews.com

Lakesha Womack · Democratic

Endorsed or Recommended by: None found

Recorded votes and vetoes: None found

Public statements: The candidate states that reproductive health decisions belong to individuals rather than politicians and includes reproductive health in her healthcare agenda.

Sources: predictionedge.com; pbs.org; ballotpedia.org/Lakesha_Womack

N.C. Supreme Court, Seat 1

Sarah Stevens · Republican

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

Anita Earls · Democratic · Incumbent

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

N.C. Court of Appeals, Seat 1

Michael C. Byrne · Republican

Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC · NC Values Coalition

Recorded votes and vetoes: None found

Public statements: None found

John S. Arrowood · Democratic · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic

Recorded votes and vetoes: None found

Public statements: None found

Sources: plannedparenthoodaction.org

N.C. Court of Appeals, Seat 2

George Cooper Bell · Republican

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

Tobias (Toby) Hampson · Democratic · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic

Recorded votes and vetoes: None found

Public statements: None found

Sources: plannedparenthoodaction.org

N.C. Court of Appeals, Seat 3

Craig Collins · Republican

Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC · NC Values Coalition

Recorded votes and vetoes: None found

Public statements: None found

Christine Marie Walczyk · Democratic

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

N.C. Senate, District 37

Vickie Sawyer · Republican · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC · NC Values Coalition

Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 359 (2019): Yes · SB 20 (2023): Yes

Public statements: None found

Sources: theballotbrief.com; ncstatesenate.com

Raygan J. Angel · Democratic

No endorsements, recorded votes or public statements found.

Sources: iredellfreenews.com; ballotpedia Raygan_Angel

N.C. Senate, District 38

Mujtaba A. Mohammed · Democratic · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic

Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 359 (2019): No · SB 20 (2023): No

Public statements: None found

Sources: NC_Abortion_Life_Bills_Voting_Record

N.C. Senate, District 39

DeAndrea Salvador · Democratic · Incumbent

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

N.C. Senate, District 40

Bobbie Shields · Republican

Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC

Recorded votes and vetoes: None found

Public statements: None found

Joyce Waddell · Democratic · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: Lillian's List · Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic

Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 359 (2019): No · HB 465 (2015): No · SB 20 (2023): No

Public statements: None found

Sources: NC_Abortion_Life_Bills_Voting_Record

N.C. Senate, District 41

Kevin Gray · Republican

Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC

Recorded votes and vetoes: None found

Public statements: None found

Caleb Theodros · Democratic · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic

Recorded votes and vetoes: None found

Public statements: None found

Sources: Planned

N.C. Senate, District 42

Stacie McGinn · Republican

Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC

Recorded votes and vetoes: None found

Public statements: None found

Mrs. Woodson Bradley · Democratic · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: Lillian's List · Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic · Reproductive Freedom for All · EMILY's List

Recorded votes and vetoes: None found

Public statements: None found

Sources: Lillian's

N.C. House, District 88

Ray Craig · Republican

Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC · NC Values Coalition

Recorded votes and vetoes: None found

Public statements: None found

Mary Belk · Democratic · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: Lillian's List · Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic

Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 359 (2019): No · SB 20 (2023): No · SB 378 (2025): No

Public statements: None found

Sources: NC_Abortion_Life_Bills_Voting_Record

N.C. House, District 92

Terry Brown · Democratic · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic

Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 20 (2023): No · SB 378 (2025): No

Public statements: None found

Sources: NC_Abortion_Life_Bills_Voting_Record

N.C. House, District 98

John Rhodes · Republican

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 expressed support for legislation that comes closer to banning all abortion in North Carolina and for guidance and support for mothers considering abortion. In the candidate’s words: “I look forward to working together to help pass legislation that will further protect and come closer to banning all abortion in North Carolina and support and guidance for the mothers contemplating abortion.”

Sources: wsoctv.com; ballotpedia John_Rhodes; lifevote.net

Beth Helfrich · Democratic · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: Pro-Choice NC PAC · Lillian's List · Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic · EMILY's List

Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 378 (2025): No

Public statements: None found

Sources: NC_Abortion_Life_Bills_Voting_Record

N.C. House, District 99

Veleria M. Levy · Democratic

Endorsed or Recommended by: Lillian's List · Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic

Recorded votes and vetoes: None found

Public statements: None found

Sources: Lillian's

N.C. House, District 100

Julia Greenfield · Democratic · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: Lillian's List · Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic

Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 378 (2025): No

Public statements: None found

Sources: NC_Abortion_Life_Bills_Voting_Record

N.C. House, District 101

Carolyn G. Logan · Democratic · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: Lillian's List · Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic

Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 359 (2019): No · SB 20 (2023): No · SB 378 (2025): No

Public statements: None found

Sources: NC_Abortion_Life_Bills_Voting_Record

N.C. House, District 102

Becky Carney · Democratic · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: Lillian's List · Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic

Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 359 (2019): No · HB 465 (2015): No · SB 20 (2023): No · SB 378 (2025): No

Public statements: None found

Sources: NC_Abortion_Life_Bills_Voting_Record

N.C. House, District 103

Laura Budd · Democratic · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: Pro-Choice NC PAC · Lillian's List · Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic

Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 20 (2023): No · SB 378 (2025): No

Public statements: None found

Sources: NC_Abortion_Life_Bills_Voting_Record

N.C. House, District 104

Trina Boyd · Republican

Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC

Recorded votes and vetoes: None found

Public statements: None found

Brandon Lofton · Democratic · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic

Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 359 (2019): No · SB 20 (2023): No · SB 378 (2025): No

Public statements: None found

Sources: NC_Abortion_Life_Bills_Voting_Record

N.C. House, District 105

Tricia Ann Cotham · Republican · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC · NC Values Coalition

Recorded votes and vetoes: HB 465 (2015): No · SB 20 (2023): Yes · SB 378 (2025): Yes

Public statements: None found

Sources: NC_Abortion_Life_Bills_Voting_Record

Ken McCool · Democratic

Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic · Reproductive Freedom for All

Recorded votes and vetoes: None found

Public statements: None found

Sources: Planned

N.C. House, District 106

Rodney Sadler · Democratic

Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic

Recorded votes and vetoes: None found

Public statements: None found

Sources: Planned

N.C. House, District 107

Aisha O. Dew · Democratic · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: Lillian's List · Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic

Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 378 (2025): No

Public statements: None found

Sources: NC_Abortion_Life_Bills_Voting_Record

N.C. House, District 112

Jordan Lopez · Democratic · Incumbent

Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic

Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 378 (2025): No

Public statements: None found

Sources: NC_Abortion_Life_Bills_Voting_Record

How to read this guide

Every candidate on the ballot for each contest below is listed. Parties always appear in the same positions: Republican upper left, Democratic upper right, Libertarian lower left, Green lower right. If a race has no Republican or no Democrat, the next candidate moves into that position.
Every candidate is described with the same kinds of information: which organizations have endorsed them, how they voted on a set list of abortion-related bills (or vetoed them, for a governor), and what they have said publicly, taken from public records and their own statements.
Endorsements and recommendations are listed for every candidate from the same set of organizations, shown at the end of this guide. Other organizations may also have endorsed a candidate.
Where nothing was found, the guide says so. That is not a judgment about the candidate.
The bill list is the same for every candidate. Which bills are listed was chosen by the guide's publisher, so other bills may also matter to you.

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
NC Values Coalition
SBA Pro-Life America
Pro-Choice NC PAC
Lillian's List
Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Reproductive Freedom for All
EMILY's List

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

SB 359 (2019), Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
HB 465 (2015), Women and Children's Protection Act (72-hour waiting period, qualified-physician requirement, maternal mortality review committee)
SB 20 (2023), Care for Women, Children, and Families Act (12-week limit), including the vote to override the governor's veto
SB 378 (2025), Medicaid eligibility bill with provision ending Planned Parenthood's Medicaid contracts
H.R. 21 (2025), Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
H.R. 1 (2025), budget reconciliation law with Medicaid payment limits on Planned Parenthood
H.R. 6703 (2025), Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act (includes limits on abortion coverage)

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.