In a contentious North Carolina House race, it was $59,000 against an incumbent’s $3 million warchest—and the challenger won
Fortune · Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez ·
Democrats in several races overcame fundraising disadvantages to flip races in Republican strongholds.
In a blue wave midterm that swept Democrats into power in previously Republican strongholds, even major money couldn’t make the difference, and one race in North Carolina is the perfect example.
In North Carolina’s 14th Congressional District, which stretches from the suburbs of Charlotte to the Western North Carolina mountains, Democratic political newcomer LaKesha Womack unseated Rep. Tim Moore, the influential former state House speaker who helped draw the district and dominated it in 2024.
Moore outraised Womack more than 50 to 1, with a war chest of $3 million compared to $59,000 raised by his Democratic opponent, according to Axios. Even still, Womack narrowly beat out Moore in the midterm election Tuesday by about 6,400 votes, ending the Republican’s time in Congress after just one term.