North Carolinians deserve fair voting maps that allow us to choose our representatives instead of representatives choosing their voters. The first step to getting fair maps is taking back our state courts before new maps are drawn for the next decade.
In the meantime, we must keep up the fight to prevent Republicans from regaining a veto-proof supermajority in our state legislature.
Here are the most competitive legislative districts in North Carolina that need our support to win in 2026.
Here in North Carolina, our first electoral opportunity to begin prying back our state and our country from partisan extremists comes in 2026, when what happens at ballot boxes across the state will shape what happens in Raleigh and Washington, D.C. – both in the near term and for years to come.
The great news is that midterms give us a greater opportunity to impact the outcome than presidential years, when the field is saturated with money and activity. And we know what works. Drawing on analysis and lessons from 2024 and 2018 – the last Trump midterm – we can build the blue wave we need for these critical victories.
Since we soft-launched our lit drop program in late June, we’ve reached over 10,000 voters with information about our critical state court races. Here are answers to some common questions about this program.
A huge thank you to everyone who is helping spread the word about our critical state court races and the importance of voting the full ballot in November!
This November, it’s paramount that North Carolina voters elect Democrats Ed Eldred, Martin Moore, and Judge Carolyn Thompson to the N.C. Court of Appeals, flipping two GOP seats and defending one to fight back against the Republicans’ dominating 11-4 majority.
With victories throughout the next three election cycles, Democrats can win a majority on the Court of Appeals by 2028!
FLIP NC Communications Director Andrea Cash sat down with Eldred, an experienced appellate attorney from Carrboro who has argued multiple times in front of the Court of Appeals and the N.C. Supreme Court. He is passionate about the work he does, including representing parents who are trying to regain custody of their children. His wife, Tracy, first joined FLIP NC in 2020.
Eldred discusses the seismic shift that has occurred in Democratic politics since Vice President Kamala Harris became the presumptive nominee; his pitch to voters; concerns voters have about partisanship from the bench; and more.
FLIP NC volunteer Ali Mabel lives in Raleigh with her husband and their assortment of houseplants. She came across FLIP NC online, when she was looking to get involved after moving to Raleigh in 2018. Since then, she has volunteered at numerous FLIP NC canvasses and has been lit dropping regularly since this year’s campaign launched.
Check out this Q&A with Ali, and then sign up to join her at an upcoming FLIP NC event!
In 2024, Democrats must defend Judge Carolyn Thompson’s seat on the N.C. Court of Appeals and elect Martin Moore and Ed Eldred to flip two more seats blue.
Democrats currently hold only 4 of the 15 Court of Appeals seats. But they can take back the Court of Appeals by 2028. Winning these seats is critical!
FLIP NC Communications Director Andrea Cash sat down for a conversation with Thompson, who brings more than two decades of experience to the bench. She has been a trial attorney and served on the district court and superior court as well as the N.C. Court of Appeals. She is passionate about helping victims of domestic violence and mentoring other Black women who want to pursue a law career.
Judge Thompson discusses her pitch to voters; what she enjoys most about serving on three-judge panels on the Court of Appeals; the importance of recusing when there is a conflict of interest on a case; being perched on the shoulders of the generations who preceded her; and more.
To draw attention to North Carolina Republicans’ extreme partisan gerrymandering, Kate Barr is running in a state senate district so heavily rigged she has no shot at winning.
“Voters deserve to have real choices about who represents them. It's how we hold our elected officials accountable for the decisions they make on our behalf. But, in gerrymandering, instead of voters choosing their representatives, the representatives choose their voters. That's wrong.”
On July 16, we’re teaming up with Barr to host a screening of the award-winning documentary Slay the Dragon and a Q&A with Democratic N.C. Supreme Court Justices (and former civil rights lawyers) Allison Riggs and Anita Earls.
We had a great few days in Asheville tabling at the Lovett or Leave It show and then running a canvass in partnership with Indivisible Asheville. The MANY special guests to join our canvass kick-off included Jon Lovett, Justice Allison Riggs, N.C. Court of Appeals candidates Martin Moore and Ed Eldred, and N.C. Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton.
Sarah lives in downtown Raleigh, within walking distance to as many coffee shops and baked goods as she can consume. She works as a content strategist for an industrial automation company.
Check out this Q&A with Sarah, and then sign up to join her at an upcoming canvass!
Page retired in 2017 from a career as a legal educator at Meredith College and, more recently, at North Carolina Central School of Law. Never having been active politically in her life before, she realized in 2017 that she had been shirking her responsibility as a citizen. When not canvassing, she can most often be found exercising at the YMCA or working to transform her yard into a bird-friendly landscape. She lives in Durham with her egomaniac tuxedo cat, Carlito.
Check out this Q&A with Page, and then sign up to join her at an upcoming canvass!
In Part 2 of our wide-ranging conversation, Justice Riggs discusses serving “without fear or favor”; what voters are focused on going into the general election, including maintaining bodily autonomy; the impact the Court has on the day-to-day lives on North Carolinians; and how to end gerrymandering once and for all.
We sat down with Justice Riggs, one of two Democrats on the N.C. Supreme Court, who is defending her seat in November’s election. In Part 1 of our wide-ranging conversation, she talks about her civil rights background, her decision to become a judge, the importance of judicial elections to the future of our state, and how her values make her a better member of the bench.
Democrats hold only 4 of the 15 Court of Appeals Seats in North Carolina. We have the opportunity to take back the N.C. Court of Appeals by 2028. Three seats are up for election this year, and winning these races is critical! FLIP NC Communications Director Andrea Cash interview N.C. Court of Appeals candidate Martin Moore, a 36-year-old former public defender who is also a Buncombe County Commissioner. He discusses his pitch to voters; the importance of racial, generational, and geographic diversity on the bench; the energy he’s receiving by meeting fired-up voters, and more.
Mike and his son Joaquin live in Cary. Mike is a preschool director/owner, and Joaquin is a junior at Enloe Magnet High School. Mike was active in local and national political campaigns in college and previously taught high school civics. They have enjoyed discussing politics since Joaquin was very young, and they decided this election would be a great opportunity for them to put that love for politics into action. Joaquin has canvassed three times with FLIP NC, and Mike has canvassed twice.
Check out this Q&A with Mike and Joaquin, and then sign up to join them at an upcoming canvass!
NC Newsline featured FLIP NC in a story that was published on April 18.
We appreciate Kelan Lyons’ reporting on the history of FLIP NC and our recent pivot to focus on judicial elections so that we can end gerrymandering in North Carolina.
Read the full story here.
Lopa lives in Durham her husband, Neelesh, their 9- and 12-year-old kids, and their two rescue dogs. She works 150 hours a week as a personal assistant, driver, chef, therapist, life coach, maid, tutor, mind reader, and more. “Being a stay-at-home parent is seriously the hardest job ever,” she says. In what little free time she has, she also volunteers with FLIP NC. We are so glad she does!
Check out this Q&A with Lopa, and then sign up to join her at an upcoming canvass!