


Incumbent Republican candidate for U.S. House in North Carolina
General Election
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Current prediction-market probability for the candidate, updated as market prices change.
Tim Moore is trading at 91% to win the NC-14 House winner? on prediction markets.
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age55 years old (Oct 2, 1970)
GenderMale
LocationNorth Carolina
BackgroundAttorney
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — B.A., Political Science (1992)
Notable personal detailsTimothy Keith Moore is a Republican attorney and U.S. Representative for North Carolina’s 14th Congressional District (sworn in on 2025-01-03). He previously served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2003 to 2025 and was Speaker of the North Carolina House from 2015 to 2025. He earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a J.D. from Oklahoma City University School of Law. He is a lifelong resident of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, and has two sons.
Supports major tax cuts and long-term tax relief, opposes new or higher income taxes (signed Americans for Tax Reform Taxpayer Protection Pledge), and favors reducing regulation and continuing/expanding prior tax cuts to spur economic growth. Advocates fiscal restraint such as balanced budgets while promoting pro-business, free-market policies.
Supports market-oriented approaches and opposes broad Medicaid expansion and large government-run healthcare programs; favors solutions aimed at lowering costs and increasing affordability without expanding extensive government control. Positions include philosophical opposition to blanket Medicaid expansion and promoting affordable, non-governmental healthcare options.
Tim Moore emphasizes stronger border enforcement and opposes sanctuary cities while supporting law-enforcement-led responses to immigration issues. He has visited the southern border, described it as a crisis, and highlights enforcement and public-safety solutions rather than expanded pathways or broad regularization.
Tim Moore supports restricting abortion access; he has said he personally favors a ban when fetal cardiac activity is detected (around six weeks) and led House Republicans toward a consensus around a roughly 12-week ban with exceptions for rape, incest, fetal abnormality, and to protect the mother’s life. As North Carolina House Speaker he backed legislation tightening abortion limits and received endorsements from pro-life groups.
Tim Moore has publicly supported policies that preserved North Carolina’s renewable portfolio standard in the past, citing economic and job benefits, but his campaign materials do not present a clear, detailed climate or clean-energy policy and he is generally aligned with conservative priorities. Available public record shows support for renewables for economic reasons rather than endorsement of aggressive emissions targets or Green New Deal–style aims.
Supports broad Second Amendment rights and opposes new gun restrictions while backing law enforcement. Has advocated allowing more individuals to carry firearms in contexts such as college campuses and supported repeal of the state pistol-purchase permit requirement.
Tim Moore is in the news because redistricting fights and recent Supreme Court rulings are reshaping the 2026 House map, with Republicans gaining an advantage in several states. The biggest recent development is that the Court’s voting-rights decision has made it easier for GOP-led states to redraw districts in ways that could boost Republican prospects and reduce majority-Black representation. Reports say these changes could affect the balance of power in the House, though some maps and legal challenges are still unresolved.
Recent polling results and the candidate's current average in the race.


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