NC’s 1st Congressional District heads for rematch
A rematch is set in NC’s 1st Congressional District as Republican Laurie Buckhout defeats GOP challengers and will face Rep. Don Davis again in November.
As of the close of filing, the 2026 roster includes familiar incumbents and competitive open seats, setting the stage for a busy election year.
Candidate filing for most of the North Carolina 2026 elections opened at noon on Monday, December 1, with key candidates for Congress, NC Supreme Court, and the state legislature officially throwing their hats in the ring.
The longest US government shutdown ended as the House passed a clean CR 222-209, signed by Trump. Six Democrats, including Rep. Don Davis, joined GOP.
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses the North Carolina General Assembly’s plans to redraw the state’s congressional election map. King offered these comments during the Oct. 17, 2025, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
The General Assembly is scheduled to reconvene on Monday, with the Senate's standing Committee on Elections expected to vote on the proposed map at 10am.
A third Republican candidate has announced plans to challenge Democrat Don Davis for his seat in North Carolina’s First Congressional District.
Republican State Senator Bobby Hanig has declared his candidacy for North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, setting up a high-profile race against Democratic incumbent Don Davis in 2026.
NC-1, which covers many counties in northeastern North Carolina, is the only swing district — not only in the state but the Southeast.
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If the GOP ends up hanging onto the US House by a handful of seats, NC moving from a 7-7 state to a 10-4 state will certainly be a major part of the equation.
On the final campaign day of election 2024, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-LA, spoke to a packed Elks Lodge in Nashville, North Carolina in support of First Congressional District candidate, Republican Laurie Buckhout.