2026 General Election · November 3, 2026
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No endorsements found from the listed organizations.
Recorded votes and vetoes
No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
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
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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
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No endorsements found from the listed organizations.
Recorded votes and vetoes
No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
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
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No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
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.
In the candidate’s words: “the most pro-life chair in the history of the Republican Party”
Sources: news.ballotpedia.org; axios.com
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No endorsements found from the listed organizations.
Recorded votes and vetoes
No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
Public statements
In a recorded interview, the candidate described abortion as an individual's right to choose their own healthcare.
In the candidate’s words: “A person doesn't have to agree with abortion to recognize that it's someone else's right to choose the healthcare that is most helpful to them”
Sources: rowancountydemocrats.com; pbs.org
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The candidate states he will “vote 100% pro-life and will champion pro-life causes” and has committed to preserving Hyde Amendment provisions in spending bills.
In the candidate’s words: “every life, born or unborn, is a precious gift from God”
Sources: mcdowell.house.gov; redstate.com; ballotready.org/people/addison-mcdowell
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No endorsements found from the listed organizations.
Recorded votes and vetoes
No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
Public statements
According to the campaign, the candidate supports codifying a woman's right to choose and says abortion care is a decision between a woman and her healthcare provider.
Sources: ashleybellforcongress.com; smarter.vote; take-bac-congress.us/team/ashley-bell
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No endorsements found from the listed organizations.
Recorded votes and vetoes
No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
Public statements
The candidate has said government does not belong in regulating women's control of their bodies. The candidate has also said abortion could become illegal after a certain point of gestation, with health exceptions, under local community standards.
Sources: ncfamilyvoter.com/candidate/feldman-steven; wsoctv.com; ballotpedia.org
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The candidate describes himself as "a staunch supporter of pro-life initiatives and legislation" and states support for a federal abortion ban with exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother.
In the candidate’s words: “a staunch supporter of pro-life initiatives and legislation”
Sources: harrigan.house.gov; ivoterguide.com; ncfamilyvoter.com/candidate/harrigan-pat
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No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
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
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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
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No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
Public statements
No public statement found.
Sources: plannedparenthoodaction.org
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No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
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No public statement found.
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No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
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
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No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
Public statements
No public statement found.
Sources: plannedparenthoodaction.org
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No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
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No public statement found.
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No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
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No public statement found.
Sources: plannedparenthoodaction.org
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No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
Public statements
According to a Freedom Voter Guide Q&A, the candidate said federal and state law already prohibit tax dollars from paying for abortion, and that family-planning funding pays for cancer screenings, contraception, and STI testing.
In the candidate’s words: “Federal and state law already prohibit tax dollars from paying for abortion. This funding buys cancer screenings, contraception, and STI testing, often where no other clinic exists”
Sources: freedomvoterguide.com; theballotbrief.com
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No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
Public statements
No public statement found.
Sources: ncstatesenate.com; ncleg.gov; lifevote.net
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No endorsements found from the listed organizations.
Recorded votes and vetoes
No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
Public statements
No public statement found.
Sources: forsythdemsnc.substack.com; ballotpedia Keenen_Altic
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No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
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No public statement found.
Sources: forsythdemsnc.substack.com; oppintell.com
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No public statement found.
Sources: ncsenate.org; ballotpedia Paul_Lowe
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No public statement found.
Sources: ballotpedia Kanika_Brown; nchousedems.com
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No endorsements found from the listed organizations.
Recorded votes and vetoes
No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
Public statements
No public statement found.
Sources: forsythdemsnc.substack.com; ncgreenparty.org
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No public statement found.
Sources: ballotpedia; nchousedems.com
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No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
Public statements
The candidate has said “the Supreme Court took away women’s reproductive rights” and “every woman should have the freedom to manage her health.”
In the candidate’s words: “The Supreme Court took away women's reproductive rights... every woman should have the freedom to manage her health.”
Sources: journalnow.com; ballotpedia Amy_Taylor_North
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No public statement found.
Sources: ballotpedia Jeff_Zenger; journalnow.com
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No public statement found.
Sources: donnylambeth.com; ballotpedia Donny_Lambeth
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No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
Public statements
No public statement found.
Sources: jenwilesnchouse.com/priorities; jejunemagazine.com; hpenews.com
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No public statement found.
Sources: ballotpedia; facebook KyleHallNC
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No endorsements found from the listed organizations.
Recorded votes and vetoes
No recorded votes or vetoes on the listed bills.
Public statements
No public statement found.
Sources: electlucillepuckett.com; ballotpedia Lucille_Puckett
Organizations whose endorsements 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 11, 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.
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