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
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: The candidate states he is "pro-life from conception through natural death" and supports a federal Human Life Amendment. On a candidate questionnaire, he answered "Never" to an item about elective abortion.
Sources: ontheissues.org/Senate/Eugene_Douglass.htm; ivoterguide.com; localcandidates.org
Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Action Fund · EMILY's List
Recorded votes and vetoes: H.R. 21 (2025): No
Public statements: As a legislator, the candidate cosponsored the Women's Health Protection Act, the Right to Contraception Act, and a bill to repeal the Hyde Amendment.
Sources: plannedparenthoodaction.org; ross.house.gov; yourreprecord.org/members/ross-deborah-k-nc-2
No endorsements, recorded votes or public statements found.
Sources: ncfamilyvoter.com/candidate/laszacs-matthew; ballotpedia.org/Matthew_Laszacs
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: According to candidate profile sources, the candidate opposes abortion on religious or personal grounds except in cases of rape, incest, or threat to the mother's life, and opposes taxpayer funding of abortion providers.
Sources: smarter.vote; theunn.com; ivoterguide.com
Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Action Fund · EMILY's List
Recorded votes and vetoes: H.R. 21 (2025): No
Public statements: As a state senator, the candidate sponsored legislation removing barriers to abortion access. The candidate has worked in Congress to codify Roe v. Wade and issued a statement condemning the North Carolina General Assembly's abortion law.
Sources: foushee.house.gov; reproductivefreedomforall.org/lawmaker/valerie-foushee; ncaatinaction.org
Endorsed or Recommended by: None found
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: On a candidate questionnaire, the candidate answered "Y" when asked about Congress establishing a federal right to abortion. In a personal questionnaire response, the candidate wrote about arbitrary benchmarks for when life begins. In the candidate’s words: “no government should have arbitrary power over men's or women's bodies”
Sources: indyweek.com; ncfamilyvoter.com; ballotpedia.org/Guy_Meilleur
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 "pro-life" and states that he opposes abortion up to birth and supports North Carolina's 12-week limit. The candidate also backs states' ability to ban abortion with exceptions for life, rape, and incest, and supports crisis pregnancy centers.
Sources: ncvalues.org; reproductivefreedomforall.org/lawmaker/brad-knott; ivoterguide.com; ncfamilyvoter.com/candidate/knott-brad
Endorsed or Recommended by: None found
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: According to the campaign, the candidate states a position on a woman's health care choices with her doctor, alongside support for maternal health and family-planning services. In the candidate’s words: “should not be an impediment to a woman making the health care choices she needs to make with her doctor”
Sources: paulbarringer.com; branch.vote; ballotpedia.org/Paul_Barringer
No endorsements, recorded votes or public statements found.
Sources: ballotpedia.org/Steven_Swinton; lpnc.org; bluevoterguide.org
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 has said that limits on abortion are needed to balance a woman's right to choose with the right of the baby to live, and has named a heartbeat as a criterion. In the candidate’s words: “A fair balance between the right of a woman to choose and the [right] of the baby to live requires limits on the right to an abortion...Heart beat seems a better and more rational criterion.”
Sources: freedomvoterguide.com; theballotbrief.com
Endorsed or Recommended by: Lillian's List · Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic · EMILY's List
Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 20 (2023): No
Public statements: None found
Sources: lisagrafstein.com; stateswin.org; ncsenate.org
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: None found
Sources: ballotpedia Angela_McCarty; ballotready.org
Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic
Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 359 (2019): No · HB 465 (2015): Excused · SB 20 (2023): No
Public statements: The candidate has publicly criticized a 12-week abortion bill as unconstitutional and has spoken out after 12 proposed amendments were not considered.
Sources: facebook; danblueforsenate.org
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: None found
Sources: theballotbrief.com; oppintell.com
Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic
Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 359 (2019): No · SB 20 (2023): No
Public statements: The candidate has said he is working to repeal the state abortion ban and addresses fertility treatment and access to birth control. In the candidate’s words: “Fighting to repeal the extreme abortion ban and defend against attacks on a woman's reproductive freedoms, including fertility treatment, like IVF and access to birth control.”
Sources: yahoo.com; ncsenate.org
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: None found
Sources: theballotbrief.com; ivoterguide.com
Endorsed or Recommended by: Pro-Choice NC PAC · Lillian's List · Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic
Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 20 (2023): No
Public statements: None found
Sources: ncleg.gov; ncsenate.org; theballotbrief.com
No endorsements, recorded votes or public statements found.
Sources: facebook; lpnc.org
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC · NC Values Coalition
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: In a candidate questionnaire, the candidate wrote about preserving life and about policies affecting unborn children and mothers. In the candidate’s words: “Preserving life is an absolute must. We must protect the sanctity of life and roll back some of these horrendous policies that harm unborn children and create psychological and emotional stress for mothers.”
Sources: shirleyjohnson4nc.com; indyweek.com; lifevote.net
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: ncsenate.org; ncleg.gov; wikipedia Sydney_Batch
No endorsements, recorded votes or public statements found.
Sources: bowersoxforfreedom.org; theballotbrief.com
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: None found
Sources: stockfornc.com; ballotpedia Chris_Stock
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
No endorsements, recorded votes or public statements found.
Sources: lp.org; ncforwardparty.com
Endorsed or Recommended by: None found
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: In a survey response, the candidate describes himself as "pro-life" and says his legislative focus will be on being a problem-solver. In the candidate’s words: “My argument is that it is important to balance liberty with the fact that once a baby can take in the five senses and process stimuli, it is effectively a human being with dignity and an innocent life worth protecting from suffering.”
Sources: kordonforliberty.org; indyweek questionnaire; lp.org; lifevote.net
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: ballotpedia Allison_Dahle; allisonforhouse.com
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: None found
Sources: brysonfornc.com; facebook Brysonfornc
Endorsed or Recommended by: 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: ballotpedia Ya_Liu; yaliu4nc.com
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: None found
Sources: ballotpedia; x.com; ncnewsline.com
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: monikafornc.com; ballotpedia; indyweek questionnaire; Lillian's
No endorsements, recorded votes or public statements found.
Sources: ballotpedia Ed_George; indyweek questionnaire; goodparty.org
Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic
Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 20 (2023): No · SB 378 (2025): No
Public statements: As a legislator, cosponsored a bill to codify Roe v. Wade into North Carolina law.
Sources: ballotpedia Tim_Longest
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC · NC Values Coalition
Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 378 (2025): Yes
Public statements: None found
Sources: ballotpedia Mike_Schietzelt; mikeschietzelt.com
Endorsed or Recommended by: Lillian's List · Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic · EMILY's List
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: According to the campaign platform, the candidate "will work to expand women's reproductive freedoms."
Sources: stateswin.org; hopkinsforhouse.com; indyweek questionnaire
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: None found
Sources: ballotpedia District 36; facebook MaryforCarolina
Endorsed or Recommended by: Pro-Choice NC PAC · 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: ballotpedia Julie_von_Haefen; NC_Abortion_Life_Bills_Voting_Record
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC · NC Values Coalition
Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 20 (2023): Yes · SB 378 (2025): Yes
Public statements: None found
Sources: ballotpedia Erin_Paré; carolinajournal.com
Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: None found
Sources: indyweek; victoryfund.org; wral.com; hollyspringsupdate.com; Planned
Endorsed or Recommended by: None found
Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 20 (2023): No · SB 378 (2025): No
Public statements: None found
Sources: ballotpedia; abejonesfornchouse.com
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: None found
Sources: ballotpedia Jorge_Cordova; transparencyusa.org
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: robersonforhouse.com; nchousedems.com; ballotpedia James_Roberson
No endorsements, recorded votes or public statements found.
Sources: ballotpedia Wayne_Cockrell; lpnc.org
No endorsements, recorded votes or public statements found.
Sources: ballotpedia
Endorsed or Recommended by: Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic
Recorded votes and vetoes: SB 378 (2025): No
Public statements: None found
Sources: philrubin.com; ncnewsline.com; ballotpedia Phil_Rubin
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: None found
Sources: ballotpedia Bruce_Forster; transparencyusa.org
Endorsed or Recommended by: 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: mariafornc.com; ballotpedia Maria_Cervania; indyweek questionnaire
Endorsed or Recommended by: North Carolina Right to Life PAC
Recorded votes and vetoes: None found
Public statements: None found
Sources: daranthomas.com; ballotpedia District 49
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: cynthiafornc.com; ballotpedia Cynthia_Ball; indyweek profile
Endorsed or Recommended by: 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: sarahfornc.com; ballotpedia Sarah_Crawford; nchousedems.com
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