Kate Barr
Kate Barr (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 14th Congressional District. She lost in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.
Biography
Kate Barr was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and earned a high school diploma from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. She went on to earn a bachelor's degree in biology and Spanish and a master's degree in health behavior from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Barr's career experience includes working as a behavioral scientist at the University of Michigan and as a part-owner of a small business.[1][2]
Barr has founded Pip & Grow, Slay Strategies LLC, the Fair Map Fight Club, and the Can't Win Victory Fund. She has also been affiliated with the following organizations:[2]
- Town of Davidson Planning Board
- Davidson K-8 PTO
- Davidson-Cornelius Child Development Center
- Davidson Housing Coalition
Elections
2026
See also: North Carolina's 14th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
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General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 14
Incumbent Timothy K. Moore (R) and Lakesha Womack (D) are running in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 14 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Timothy K. Moore (R) | |
 | Lakesha Womack (D)  | |
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 14
Lakesha Womack (D) defeated Brent Caldwell (D) and Ahmid Kargbo (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 14 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lakesha Womack | 52.2 | 20,586 |
 | Brent Caldwell | 41.8 | 16,496 | |
 | Ahmid Kargbo | 6.0 | 2,351 | |
| Total votes: 39,433 | |||
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 14
Incumbent Timothy K. Moore (R) defeated Kate Barr (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 14 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy K. Moore | 83.0 | 42,434 |
 | Kate Barr | 17.0 | 8,680 | |
| Total votes: 51,114 | |||
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2024
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 37
Incumbent Vickie Sawyer defeated Kate Barr in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 37 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vickie Sawyer (R) | 64.7 | 82,832 |
| Kate Barr (D) | 35.3 | 45,129 | |
| Total votes: 127,961 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kate Barr advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 37.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Vickie Sawyer advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 37.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Barr in this election.
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kate Barr did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Barr's campaign website stated the following:
Make America Fair for Once
FAIR MAPS
Corrupt politicians are drawing voting maps to make sure they'll keep their power - even while they're screwing you over.
Voters should choose their politicians. Politicians shouldn't choose their voters. Gerrymandering is wrong no matter which party is doing it.
I'll fight for:
A federal fair map law banning partisan gerrymandering.
What that means for District 14:
You get competitive elections and leaders who care about you.
FAIR PAY
The rich keep getting richer and they're doing it on the backs of working families. District 14's unemployment rates are rising and so are your costs.
I'll fight for:
- Billionaires to pay the tax they owe
- No income tax on the first $100K you earn, no matter what
- A minimum wage you can live on
What that means for District 14:
More money in your pocket.
FAIR PRICES
What's fair?
You pay into the system with your tax dollars. And you're not getting your money's worth.
I'll fight for:
- Childcare you can afford
- Low health insurance premiums
- A house you can pay for doing one job
- Groceries that don't break the bank
What that means for District 14:
Less strain on your budget. More opportunity to buy a home.
FAIR CHANCES
What's fair?
How far you can go should depend on hard you work. Not who your parents are or where you were born.
I'll fight for:
- High quality public schools
- Clean water
- Healthy food
- Job training programs
- Money to start (or support) your small business
What that means for District 14:
A chance to live a good life and achieve your goals...a chance to live your American Dream.
— Kate Barr's campaign website (February 13, 2026)
2024
Kate Barr completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Barr's responses.
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Our leaders should have to work hard to earn the right to represent us. Instead, gerrymandering gifts seats to people without any competition - it's a coronation not an election. Competition is necessary for our democracy -it's how we hold our leaders accountable.
My philosophy has always been that if we each dig in and do the work in our communities, things improve globally. The people who live and work in an area know best what needs to change.
To that end, I have been working my community, first as a member of the Town Planning Board, then as a member of the Town Sustainability and Town Mobilities committees. I've served on the board of a number of local nonprofits, most notably as sitting PTO president of our local public K-8 school and president of the Davidson Cornelius Child Development Center Board, our community's only nonprofit childcare center.
While I can't win, I do believe that if I was elected, I would bring a lot of deep community knowledge and know-how to the job.- Gerrymandering is wrong, no matter which party is doing it. Representative democracy dictates that we have the opportunity to actually choose our leaders. In a gerrymander, politicians choose their voters instead of voters choosing their politicians.
- Abortion rights, fully funded public education, and common sense gun laws are all popular with a majority of NC voters. Yet, we cannot move forward on these goals with an unrepresentative state legislature.
- We need an independent commission to draw our districts. We are a purple state and our state legislature should demonstrate that. Power hungry politicans have put their job security over the well being of their constituents. It has to stop.
Second bill: Extend abortion access.
I believe in fully governmental transparency. Let the sun shine in.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 28, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LinkedIn, "Kate Compton Barr", accessed February 13, 2026
