Candidate comparison · November 3, 2026

NC COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE SEAT 02

Support with reservations: Tobias (Toby) Hampson. The candidate clears the office-appropriate alignment, confidence, validation, and publication gates.

George Cooper Bell

Republican

Not recommended because validated evidence includes 1 high-risk and 0 material conflict under the approved civil-rights methodology.

Partial score
49/100
Score coverage
55%
Evidence confidence
88.25%
Record comparison
insufficient evidence
Questionnaire
not received
Party/PAC money shown
$7,880
Viability
Developing campaign

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Support with reservations

Tobias (Toby) Hampson

Democratic

The candidate clears the office-appropriate alignment, confidence, validation, and publication gates.

Partial score
77.57/100
Score coverage
35%
Evidence confidence
78.67%
Record comparison
insufficient evidence
Questionnaire
not received
Party/PAC money shown
$62,951
Viability
Developing campaign

Volunteer with this campaignSee evidence

Separate dimensions

Why the recommendation looks this way

worker policy alignmentinsufficient evidenceinsufficient evidence
record reliability45/100insufficient evidence
funding independence88/10077/100
democracy and ethics25/10078/100
transparency82/10078/100