# Newly-elected Democrat congresswoman-elect up in court on charge of stealing a rental car days after her surprise midterms win

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/newly-elected-democrat-congresswoman-elect-up-in-court-on-charge-of-stealing-a-rental-car-days-after-her-surprise-midterms-win/
- Published: 2026-11-06T17:14:31+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16271549/democrat-congresswoman-elect-stealing-rental-car-lakesha-womack.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Womack is due in court on a felony charge a week after her election win.
- The charge concerns an allegation that she failed to return a rental car.
- She defeated Tim Moore despite his campaign raising far more money.

## Summary

LaKesha Womack is due in court on a felony charge one week after defeating Republican incumbent Tim Moore in North Carolina’s 14th Congressional District. The case has drawn attention during the campaign, with Moore’s team using the charge in attack ads; Womack says it should be addressed through due process.

A summons alleges Womack failed to return a 2019 Toyota Corolla in October 2019, and charges her with failing to return a motor vehicle worth more than $4,000. First issued in January 2020 and returned unserved, it was reissued and served at a campaign event in October. Womack won 51.1 per cent of the vote despite Moore raising $3 million to her $59,000; she has said a severe hospitalisation disrupted her finances.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Newly-elected Democrat congresswoman-elect up in court on charge of stealing a rental car days after her surprise midterms win](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16271549/democrat-congresswoman-elect-stealing-rental-car-lakesha-womack.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [Fox News: Democrat who toppled GOP incumbent will head to court on felony charge just days after election upset](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrat-who-toppled-gop-incumbent-head-court-felony-charge-just-days-after-election-upset)

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