NC-1

Name: NC-1 Election 2026
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: North Carolina

North Carolina — U.S. House District 1

Nov 3, 2026North Carolina3 candidates

Incumbent

Donald Davis

(D)Incumbent

In office since 2023 · 2 terms

Participation

98%

Party Unity

77%

Bipartisan

23%

Coverage Scorecard

Net +813 votes

Good Look (7)Bad Look (6)

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Donald Davis

(D)Incumbent

Since 2023

Participation

98%

Party Unity

77%

Bipartisan

23%

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Challengers

Laurie Buckhout

(R)

Republican candidate for North Carolina's 1st congressional district; former acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy.

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Tom Bailey

(L)

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Campaign finance data not yet available for this race.

Recent Coverage

North Carolina Democrats Are Outraising Republicans in Key Races to Start the Year

NOTUSApr 16, 2026

positive

Republican Women Surge To Flip NC Seat, Boost GOP Control

Liberty One NewsMar 15, 2026

mixed

Election History

2024

2022

2020

2018

2026

Laurie Buckhout(R)N/A

Tom Bailey(L)N/A

Donald Davis(D)N/A

2024

Donald G. Davis(D)49.5%

Laurie Buckhout(R)47.8%

Tom Bailey(L)2.6%

2022

Donald Davis(D)52.4%

Adam Smith(R)47.6%

2020

G K Butterfield(D)54.2%

Adam Smith(R)45.8%

2018

G K Butterfield(D)69.8%

Roger W Allison(R)30.2%

Campaign finance data sourced from FEC filings. Election results from MIT Election Lab. ChamberLight is not an official government source.

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