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North Carolina District 1 · U.S. House · 2026

Seat U.S. House, North Carolina District 1

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U.S. House, North Carolina District 1 · Incumbent running
DEMNominee
Don Davis incumbent
43%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
LIBOn the ballot
Tom Bailey
—Not published for this candidate
REPNominee
Laurie Buckhout
57%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
IncumbentDon Davis

Hume Outlook

hume-2026.10-r1 · Forecast as of Oct 28, 2026
57% Laurie Buckhout · RepublicanChance to win, between the two named candidates
REP Laurie Buckhout 57%
DEM Don Davis 43%
  • Hume model estimate · built on polls, fundamentals, and markets
Latest poll Davis 51.0% · Buckhout 41.0% Neighborhood Research and Media · 2026-10-06
Seat lean (Hume PVI) Not available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Prior result, this seat Not available District redrawn; not comparable.

Side by side

3 candidates · 5 measures
FEC summary through 2026-10-14
MeasureDEMDavisLIBBaileyREPBuckhout
Total receiptsUSD, cycle to date, all authorized committees
Don Davis$5,805,482.43
Tom BaileyNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Laurie Buckhout$4,787,737.24
Total disbursementsUSD, cycle to date
Don Davis$5,250,506.44
Tom BaileyNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Laurie Buckhout$3,376,140.26
Cash on handUSD, close of the covered period
Don Davis$825,817.73
Tom BaileyNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Laurie Buckhout$1,437,900.53
Latest pollpercent, as stored
Don Davis51.0%Neighborhood Research and Media · 2026-10-06
Tom BaileyNot available Not named in the newest listed poll (2026-10-06)
Laurie Buckhout41.0%Neighborhood Research and Media · 2026-10-06
Seat lean (Hume PVI)identical for every candidate
Don DavisNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Tom BaileyNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Laurie BuckhoutNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Money is each candidate's FEC summary: every committee the candidate has authorized, combined, as filed through the coverage date shown.

Polling

1 listed · newest first
Newest field end 2026-10-06
Pollster / sponsorField datesSampleDavisBaileyBuckhoutOthers
Neighborhood Research and Media2026-10-01 to 2026-10-06LV · n=30351.0%not named41.0%none
Polling data CC BY 4.0 (FiveThirtyEight / VoteHub).

    Seat lean · Hume PVI

    not available

    Not available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.

    Prior result, this seat

    not available

    Not available District redrawn; not comparable.

    Sources: FEC filings (through Oct 14, 2026) · Polls: FiveThirtyEight / VoteHub (CC BY 4.0) · Hume PVI and Hume Outlook: Hidden Levers estimates.

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