2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

U.S. House, North Carolina District 1

3 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Tom Bailey

Libertarian

Tom Bailey is described in Wikipedia's coverage of this race as: contractor, former chair of the Guilford County Libertarian Party.

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2026 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Laurie Buckhout

Republican

Laurie Buckhout is an American politician and retired military officer. She served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy in 2025.

Campaign website

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Laurie Buckhout (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Don Davis

DemocraticIncumbent

Current office: U.S. Representative, North Carolina District 1

Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing North Carolina's 1st congressional district, serving since 2023. House committee assignments: Committee on Agriculture; Committee on Armed Services.

Campaign website

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House Member Data (MemberData.xml) (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain (U.S. government work))
congress-legislators: legislators-current.json (service dates) (@unitedstates project, CC0 1.0)
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (U.S. Congress, Public domain (U.S. government work))
Don Davis (North Carolina politician) (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Candidate List Grouped by Contest, 11/03/2026 general election (federal and state) (North Carolina State Board of Elections, Public record)
2026 United States House of Representatives elections (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
2026 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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