Research status
- Evidence confidence
- 86%
- Score coverage
- 81%
- Recommendation
- Not recommended
- Last reviewed
- 2026-07-25
Official ballot record · Published research
Bill Ward
Republican candidate for NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 005.
Bill Ward's public campaign material contains 4 validated values-conflict signals and 0 positive alignment signals under the approved methodology.
Campaign finance
No uniquely matched, structured NCSBE filing was available as of July 24, 2026. Expected one active committee for Bill Ward; found 0
Campaign links
Evidence-gated scorecard
How this candidate measures up
Worker-policy alignment
Conflict evidence: Emphasizes low taxes and low government spending without a public-service replacement plan. Applied under the approved worker and material-security rules.
Evidence confidence: 88%Record reliability
No comparable governing record exists; this does not reduce the candidate's score.
Evidence confidence: 0%Funding independence
Comparable official finance classifications are incomplete.
Evidence confidence: 0%Democracy and ethics
Conflict evidence: Identifies as pro-Second Amendment without publishing gun-safety limits. Opposes gender-affirming topics in public schools. Campaigns against critical-race-theory instruction. Applied under the approved civil-rights and democratic-safety rules.
Evidence confidence: 90%Transparency
The reviewed profile publishes 5 source-linked evidence items and labels candidate statements separately from official records.
Evidence confidence: 85%not applicable
Promises: Published candidate commitments are shown as statements.
Record: No comparable governing record is available.
The absence of a governing record is labeled as a risk and is not scored as a failure.
0/10 answered
Questionnaire participation is not treated as positive or negative evidence during the launch period.
Viability unknown
Comparable fundraising and campaign-organization evidence is incomplete.
Risks and uncertainty
What remains uncertain
High-risk: Gun absolutism
Identifies as pro-Second Amendment without publishing gun-safety limits.
High-risk: Anti trans policy
Opposes gender-affirming topics in public schools.
Material: Curriculum censorship
Campaigns against critical-race-theory instruction.
Material: Austerity
Emphasizes low taxes and low government spending without a public-service replacement plan.
Church state scrutiny
Uses Christian-conservative governance branding; church-state positions require review.
No governing record
No comparable legislative, executive, or judicial record is available. Campaign commitments are not treated as accomplishments.
Finance coverage incomplete
No uniquely matched, structured NCSBE filing was available as of July 24, 2026. Expected one active committee for Bill Ward; found 0
Evidence record
What the sources establish
high conflict
Values conflict
Identifies as pro-Second Amendment without publishing gun-safety limits.
“Identifies as pro-Second Amendment without publishing gun-safety limits.”
high conflict
Values conflict
Opposes gender-affirming topics in public schools.
“Opposes gender-affirming topics in public schools.”
material conflict
Values conflict
Campaigns against critical-race-theory instruction.
“Campaigns against critical-race-theory instruction.”
material conflict
Values conflict
Emphasizes low taxes and low government spending without a public-service replacement plan.
“Emphasizes low taxes and low government spending without a public-service replacement plan.”
Requires further review
Coverage warning
Uses Christian-conservative governance branding; church-state positions require review.
“Uses Christian-conservative governance branding; church-state positions require review.”