North Carolina general election: November 3, 2026
Who is running for U.S. House, North Carolina District 12 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for U.S. House, North Carolina District 12 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in U.S. House District 12 in North Carolina.
Positions come only from each candidate's own votes, official actions, statements and questionnaire answers, never from party labels. Every item links to its source.
Side by side
Each candidate's position on the issues this office handles, from their own record. Details and sources are in each profile below.
| Issue | Alma S. AdamsDemocrat | Jack CodigaRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Income taxes | Raise taxes on the highest earners and corporations to pay for programsVoted · medium | Cut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsSaid · medium |
| Social Security | No public position | Gradually shift younger workers to personal investment accountsSaid · medium |
| Safety net programs | Expand help for childcare, housing and paid family leaveOfficial action · medium | Cut them back; families, churches and charities should leadSaid · medium |
| Minimum wage | Raise it higher and tie it to the cost of livingSaid · medium | No public position |
| Healthcare | Keep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is brokenVoted · medium | Mostly private market; roll back the government's roleSaid · medium |
| Abortion | Legal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)Said · high | Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestSaid · low |
| Guns | All of that, plus ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazinesSaid · high | No single answer fits; see evidence |
| Immigration | Tighter border security plus a path to legal status for long-time residentsVoted · medium | Secure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadySaid · medium |
| Marijuana | Legalize it and clear past convictionsVoted · medium | No public position |
| Redistricting | Independent commissions draw maps, with a national ban on partisan gerrymanderingVoted · medium | No public position |
| Campaign finance | Overturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaignsVoted · medium | No public position |
| Qualified immunity | No, end it for police so officers or departments can be sued for rights violationsVoted · medium | No public position |
| Drug prices | Negotiate more drugs and extend the insulin and yearly cost caps to private insuranceVoted · medium | No public position |
| Childcare and pre-K | Offer free pre-K to every 4-year-old, and expand childcare aidVoted · medium | No public position |
| Paid leave | Create a national paid family and medical leave program plus paid sick daysSaid · medium | No public position |
| Student loans | Cancel large amounts of debt and make public college tuition-freeOfficial action · medium | No forgiveness, and shrink federal student lendingSaid · medium |
| Aid to Ukraine | Restore strong U.S. aid and add tougher sanctions on RussiaVoted · medium | No public position |
Alma S. Adams
Democrat · IncumbentU.S. Representative, North Carolina's 12th District
Alma Adams has represented North Carolina's 12th District since winning a 2014 special election2. She served nine years on the Greensboro City Council and more than 20 years in the North Carolina House, and taught art at Bennett College for 40 years2. She is the Democratic nominee for re-election3.
Where they stand 22 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)high
Said · high confidence- Voted for the Women's Health Protection Act, which would protect abortion access nationwide before viability and later when a patient's life or health is at risk. (2021-09-24) source
- Voted for the Women's Health Protection Act of 2022, which would protect abortion access nationwide before viability and later when a patient's life or health is at risk. (2022-07-15) source
- Says she will always fight for a woman's right to choose and that reproductive decisions should stay between a woman and her doctor. (2026) source
GunsAll of that, plus ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazineshigh
Said · high confidence- Voted for the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, which would ban the sale of many semi-automatic assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. (2022-07-29) source
- Says Congress needs to ban certain high-powered assault weapons, close the gun show loophole and require background checks for firearm purchases. (2026) source
Minimum wageRaise it higher and tie it to the cost of livingmedium
Said · medium confidence- Supports raising the minimum wage and indexing it to inflation. (2026) source
Student loansCancel large amounts of debt and make public college tuition-freemedium
Official action · medium confidence- Voted against overturning the Biden administration's broad student loan debt cancellation. (2023-06-21) source
- Voted against overturning the SAVE income-driven repayment plan. (2023-12-07) source
- Her campaign site says she introduced a resolution with Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Ayanna Pressley calling on the President to forgive $50,000 in student loan debt for every American. (2026) source
Paid leaveCreate a national paid family and medical leave program plus paid sick daysmedium
Said · medium confidenceSafety net programsExpand help for childcare, housing and paid family leavemedium
Official action · medium confidence- Voted for the Build Back Better Act, which expanded aid for childcare, housing and paid family leave. (2021-11-19) source
- Voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which added Medicaid work requirements and expanded SNAP work requirements. (2025-07-03) source
- Introduced the Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2021 to modernize SNAP and raise benefits by 30 percent. (2021) source
RedistrictingIndependent commissions draw maps, with a national ban on partisan gerrymanderingmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted for the For the People Act, which would require independent commissions to draw congressional maps and ban partisan gerrymandering. (2021-03-03) source
Campaign financeOverturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaignsmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted for the For the People Act, which created small-donor public matching funds, required disclosure of big donors and called for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. (2021-03-03) source
Qualified immunityNo, end it for police so officers or departments can be sued for rights violationsmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would end qualified immunity for police officers in civil rights lawsuits. (2021-03-03) source
ImmigrationTighter border security plus a path to legal status for long-time residentsmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted for the American Dream and Promise Act, which offered a path to citizenship for Dreamers and some long-time TPS holders. (2021-03-18) source
- Voted for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which offered legal status to long-time farmworkers and required E-Verify in agriculture. (2021-03-18) source
- Voted against the Secure the Border Act, which funded border wall construction and tightened asylum rules. (2023-05-11) source
- Voted against the Secure America Act, which provides about $70 billion for immigration enforcement and border security. (2026-06-09) source
Childcare and pre-KOffer free pre-K to every 4-year-old, and expand childcare aidmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted for the Build Back Better Act, which funded free universal pre-K and expanded childcare aid. (2021-11-19) source
Drug pricesNegotiate more drugs and extend the insulin and yearly cost caps to private insurancemedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted for the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which would cap insulin costs at $35 a month for people with Medicare and private insurance. (2022-03-31) source
MarijuanaLegalize it and clear past convictionsmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted for the MORE Act, which would remove marijuana from federal drug schedules and clear past federal marijuana convictions. (2022-04-01) source
Aid to UkraineRestore strong U.S. aid and add tougher sanctions on Russiamedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted for the $40 billion Ukraine aid package in May 2022. (2022-05-10) source
- Voted for the $61 billion Ukraine security supplemental in April 2024. (2024-04-20) source
- Voted for the Ukraine Support Act, which provides military aid and loans to Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia. (2026-06-04) source
Income taxesRaise taxes on the highest earners and corporations to pay for programsmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, which set a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a tax on stock buybacks to help pay for energy and health programs. (2022-08-12) source
- Voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made the 2017 individual tax cuts permanent at every income level. (2025-07-03) source
HealthcareKeep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is brokenmedium
Energy and climateNo single answer fitslow
Transgender athletesNo single answer fitslow
Voted · low confidenceE-Verify mandateNo single answer fitslow
Voted · low confidence- Voted against the Secure the Border Act, which would require all employers to use E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
Mandatory minimumsNo single answer fitslow
Voted · low confidence- Voted against the HALT Fentanyl Act, which applies mandatory minimum sentences to fentanyl-related trafficking. (2023-05-25) source
- Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I and applies mandatory minimum sentences to trafficking them. (2025-06-12) source
Aid to IsraelNo single answer fitslow
Politicians trading stocksNo single answer fitslow
Voted · low confidence- Voted against the Stop Insider Trading Act, a stock purchase ban for members that also carried voter ID provisions. (2026-07-22) source
No public position found on: National debt, Social Security, Business regulation, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Judges, Term limits, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.
Jack Codiga
RepublicanPrivate citizen (finance professional)
Jack Codiga is a finance professional with a bachelor's degree in finance from Santa Clara University2. He won the March 2026 Republican primary and is the Republican nominee23.
Where they stand 10 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
Safety net programsCut them back; families, churches and charities should leadmedium
Said · medium confidence- Says the country must reform and phase out all welfare programs, including government health care and government-backed mortgages. (2026) source
Social SecurityGradually shift younger workers to personal investment accountsmedium
Said · medium confidence- Calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme and supports phasing it out along with other welfare programs. (2026) source
HealthcareMostly private market; roll back the government's rolemedium
Said · medium confidence- Wants to phase out government health care and expose health care to market forces like price transparency and competition. (2026) source
Income taxesCut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsmedium
Said · medium confidence- Wants to abolish the income tax and property tax and move to consumption-based taxes and tariffs. (2026) source
Student loansNo forgiveness, and shrink federal student lendingmedium
Said · medium confidence- Wants to eliminate government-guaranteed student loans and let borrowers declare bankruptcy. (2026) source
ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium
Said · medium confidence- Wants to limit work visas and focus illegal immigration enforcement on removing violent offenders and people exploiting government programs, with assimilation expectations for those who remain. (2026) source
AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow
Said · low confidence- Says life begins at conception and the right to life should be protected under the law in every state. (2026) source
Trade and tariffsNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- Says unfettered trade can create dangerous dependence on other countries and supports a baseline of domestic self-sufficiency. (2026) source
Electoral CollegeNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- Supports keeping the Electoral College for president while using majority runoffs for other federal elections. (2026) source
GunsNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- Says states should not create burdensome legal hurdles to carrying a firearm and gun ownership should be allowed for the vast majority of people, while civilians should not have access to every military weapon. (2026) source
No public position found on: National debt, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.
Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.