Candidate comparison · November 3, 2026

NC STATE SENATE DISTRICT 34

No candidate recommendation is published until the evidence gate passes. The comparison below shows exactly what is known and missing.

Kevin Crutchfield

Republican

Not recommended because validated evidence includes 1 high-risk and 2 material conflicts under the approved civil-rights methodology.

Score
42.75/100
Score coverage
100%
Evidence confidence
88.25%
Record comparison
not applicable
Questionnaire
not received
Party/PAC money shown
$13,400
Viability
Developing campaign

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No endorsement

April Cook

Democratic

A partial office-appropriate score is available, but the evidence gate does not support an endorsement.

Partial score
42.75/100
Score coverage
25%
Evidence confidence
82%
Record comparison
not applicable
Questionnaire
not received
Party/PAC money shown
$51,384
Viability
Developing campaign

Review official voting informationSee evidence

Separate dimensions

Why the recommendation looks this way

worker policy alignment35/100insufficient evidence
record reliabilitynot applicablenot applicable
funding independence84/10035/100
democracy and ethics13/100insufficient evidence
transparency78/10066/100