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North Carolina Right to Life

2026 General Election · Comparative Guide – Light

Tyrrell County Voter Guide

Who is on your ballot, who recommends them, and where they stand on life

Top of the ballot
U.S. Senate
Michael WhatleyRepublican

Endorsed or Recommended by NCRTL · SBA

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.

Roy CooperDemocratic

Endorsed or Recommended by PP Action · RFFA

Votes SB 359 Vetoed · SB 20 Vetoed

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."

Also on the ballot
Shannon W. BrayLibertarian

Endorsed or Recommended by none found

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.

Michael DublinGreen

Endorsed or Recommended by none found

The candidate states support for the right of women to determine the care they deem necessary, including abortion, regardless of their ability to pay.

U.S. House, District 1
Laurie BuckhoutRepublican

Endorsed or Recommended by NCRTL · NC Values · SBA

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.

Don Davis (incumbent)Democratic

Endorsed or Recommended by none found

Votes SB 359 Yes · H.R. 21 No

Also on the ballot
Tom BaileyLibertarian

Endorsed or Recommended by none found

In a candidate questionnaire, the candidate stated that abortion is a decision for a woman and her doctor, not the government.

Courts
Office
Republican
Democratic
NC Supreme Court, Seat 1
Sarah Stevens NCRTL · NC Values
SB 20 Yes
Anita Earls (incumbent) Pro-Choice NC · Lillian's List · PP Votes SA · RFFA · EMILY's
NC Court of Appeals, Seat 1
Michael C. Byrne NCRTL · NC Values
John S. Arrowood (incumbent) PP Votes SA
NC Court of Appeals, Seat 2
George Cooper Bell NCRTL · NC Values
Tobias (Toby) Hampson (incumbent) PP Votes SA
NC Court of Appeals, Seat 3
Craig Collins NCRTL · NC Values
Christine Marie Walczyk Lillian's List · PP Votes SA
North Carolina General Assembly
Office
Republican
Democratic
NC Senate, District 1
Jerry Tillett (incumbent) NCRTL
Melissa Zehner none found
NC House, District 1
Edward C. Goodwin (incumbent) NCRTL · NC Values
SB 359 Yes · SB 20 Yes · SB 378 Excused
Miriam Rollin none found

Colors: blue = pro-life organizations, votes in the pro-life direction and statements supporting limits on abortion; dark red = pro-choice organizations, votes in the pro-choice direction and statements supporting abortion access. A vote is colored by the direction of the bill. Statements that state no position are black.

Who recommends: NCRTL = North Carolina Right to Life PAC; NC Values = NC Values Coalition; SBA = SBA Pro-Life America; Pro-Choice NC = Pro-Choice NC PAC; Lillian's List = Lillian's List; PP Votes SA = Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic; PP Action = Planned Parenthood Action Fund; RFFA = Reproductive Freedom for All; EMILY's = EMILY's List. Other groups may also have endorsed a candidate. NCRTL recommendations are from its 2026 county voter guides. Votes: SB 359 (2019); SB 20 (2023); SB 378 (2025); H.R. 21 (2025).

Information as of October 12, 2026, from public sources, and could contain errors. Please verify, and report errors to info@ncrtl.org. Look up your own ballot at vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup. It is legal to take this guide into the voting booth.

Paid for by the North Carolina Right to Life Inc. PAC, and North Carolina Right to Life Committee Fund for Independent Political Expenditures, 3523 A Rehobeth Church Rd., Greensboro, NC 27406, 336-274-5433. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

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