U.S. House, District 1: who gets your vote?
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U.S. representatives work with the Senate on U.S. laws and spending.
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Laurie Buckhout
Running for U.S. House · North Carolina District 1
NationalRepublican
Don Davis
U.S. House · North Carolina District 1
NationalDemocrat
Job fit
Top issues
Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)
Laurie Buckhout
- Health care costs
Medicaid and Medicare are already funded and should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded health programs are necessary; illegal aliens should not access taxpayer-paid healthcare. 3 - Cost of living & jobs
Laurie will fight to cut taxes so hardworking families can get ahead, and is committed to cutting unnecessary regulations that burden farmers, fishermen, and small businesses. 4 - Guns
As a combat veteran, Laurie understands the vital importance of the right to keep and bear arms and will stand against extremists who'd punish law-abiding gun owners with more red tape. 4
Don Davis
No stated positions on file yet.
How they voted on top issues
We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.
Who pays them
Laurie Buckhout
Where the campaign money came from5
Checks
Laurie Buckhout
No voting record to check yet
Don Davis
No stock-trade or missed-vote records on file yet. That is not a zero.
Based on current data. May change in a future update.
Sources
- Laurie Buckhout For Congress | North Carolina's First District · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
- About | Representative Davis · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
- ivoterguide.com used in: Top issues
- lauriebuckhoutforcongress.com used in: Top issues
- FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
- FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Laurie Buckhout
RepublicanShown above🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $910K raised, 52% from large donors, 38% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $346,703.74 (38% of $910,490.51 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $298,345.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source 2
Says they are for: lower taxes and fewer rules on business, protecting the right to own and carry guns, a tighter border and stricter enforcement. 345
Sources
1 Background: Laurie Buckhout For Congress | North Carolina's First District · checked 2026-10-19
2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle
3 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement
4 protecting the right to own and carry guns: Candidate statement
5 a tighter border and stricter enforcement: Candidate statement
Don Davis
DemocratShown above🚩 $3.7M raised, 49% from large donors, 41% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $1,524,568.54 (41% of $3,741,822.19 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $1,507,342.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source 2
Tom Bailey
LibertarianWe don't have campaign money records for this race yet.
Sources
1 Background: Tom Bailey - North Carolina Health News · checked 2026-10-19