Democrat LaKesha Womack led Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Moore by 6,415 votes in North Carolina's 14th Congressional District, according to unofficial State Board of Elections returns checked Nov. 4.
With all 142 precincts reporting, Womack had 147,388 votes (51.11%) to Moore's 140,973 (48.89%). The districtwide total was 288,361 votes.
The Charlotte Ledger reported Womack had defeated Moore. The official tally, however, remains unofficial pending canvass and certification. An outlet's winner report and the State Board's certification are separate steps.
A Mecklenburg-area contest
The 14th District includes western Mecklenburg County and communities west of Charlotte. It does not represent Ballantyne as a whole; a voter's congressional district depends on their registered address.
Moore entered Congress in January 2025 after serving in the North Carolina House, including a decade as speaker, according to his campaign biography. The close result puts a seat widely regarded as Republican-leaning in Democratic hands if Womack's lead holds through certification.
Womack's campaign biography describes her as a strategist and entrepreneur, founder of Womack Consulting Group and chief strategy officer for ASPIRE Community Capital. Her campaign focused on affordability, health care and economic opportunity.
What remains before certification
The current difference is about 2.22% of all votes cast in the contest. North Carolina permits a losing candidate in a nonstatewide contest to demand a recount when the official margin is 1% or less of total votes. This unofficial margin is above that threshold; recount eligibility is determined from the official count.
County canvasses are scheduled for Nov. 13 and the state canvass for Nov. 24, according to the State Board's election primer. Outstanding eligible ballots and election checks can still change unofficial totals even after every precinct has reported.
