Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · North Carolina's 1st District

3 candidates on the ballot.1,2,3

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Don Davis
Democratic Party · Incumbent
Currently represents North Carolina's 1st District in the U.S. House.
Laurie Buckhout
Republican Party · Challenger
Tom Bailey
Libertarian Party · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Don DavisLaurie BuckhoutTom Bailey
Party on the ballotDemocratic Party1,2,3Republican Party1,2,3Libertarian Party1,2,3
StatusIncumbent4ChallengerChallenger
Raised$5,805,482 through October 14, 20265$4,787,737 through October 14, 20266Not found in the public sources we checked
Cash on hand$825,8185$1,437,9016Not found in the public sources we checked
Outside spending$4,073,923 for · $4,762,659 against7$2,341,250 for · $14,829,982 against8Not found in the public sources we checked

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Don Davis — 4 issues
  • State K-12 school funding
    His campaign website's About page lists funding rural schools among the aims of the 90 bills it says he passed in the North Carolina Senate.9
  • Child care costs
    His campaign website's priorities page says he is fighting in Congress to expand early childhood education.10
  • Social Security benefit levels
    His campaign website's About page says that in Congress he has worked with both parties on efforts to protect Social Security, along with support for veterans and wider access to schools, jobs, infrastructure and health care.9
  • High-speed internet access
    His campaign website's priorities page says he is working to bring dependable high-speed internet to more of eastern North Carolina so families, students and businesses throughout the region can succeed.10
Laurie Buckhout — 4 issues
  • Cryptocurrency rules
    Her campaign Issues page says she backs clear rules for digital assets that support growth, protect consumers and keep innovation in the United States.11
  • Military spending
    Her campaign Issues page says she is committed to investing in the nation's military so the U.S. can protect itself from countries such as China, Iran and Russia and defend allies such as Israel.11
  • Federal income tax rates
    Her campaign Issues page says she will fight to cut taxes so that working families can get ahead.11
  • Rules for artificial intelligence
    Her campaign Issues page says the U.S. needs to cut back regulations that she says hold back American innovation and use American energy to power the technology sector, so that the U.S. leads China in artificial intelligence.11

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.