Dem candidate gets elected to the House in surprise win — and has a court appearance for car theft next week

New York Post · Victor Nava · 2026-11-06 04:41 UTC

Womack is accused of failing to return a rental car – valued at about $20,000 – in 2019.

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Fresh off her surprise win in Tuesday’s midterm election, North Carolina Democrat LaKesha Womack is set to appear in court next week on a felony car theft charge.

Womack, one of more than 40 Democrats who flipped Republican-held House seats in the blue wave election, defeated GOP Rep. Tim Moore in North Carolina’s 14th Congressional District — just weeks after being served the felony summons at a campaign event.

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