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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.
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Election field for 2026 is set in North Carolina
As of the close of filing, the 2026 roster includes familiar incumbents and competitive open seats, setting the stage for a busy election year.
News
Candidate filing for 2026 primary gets underway
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.
News
Federal government reopens after record-breaking shutdown
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.
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Carolina Journal’s Donna King analyzes NC congressional redistricting plans
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.”
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Draft NC map shifts districts creating new political battlegrounds
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.
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Lenoir County commissioner enters NC-1 GOP primary
A third Republican candidate has announced plans to challenge Democrat Don Davis for his seat in North Carolina’s First Congressional District.
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Hanig to challenge Democrat Don Davis for Congress
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.
Opinion
NC’s other big 2026 race taking shape
NC-1, which covers many counties in northeastern North Carolina, is the only swing district — not only in the state but the Southeast.
Opinion
Senator Tillis speaks truth on Ukraine
There is room for reasonable debate about how the United States should respond to the current Russo-Ukrainian War and other challenges to our longstanding interests and alliances in Europe, the Middle East, East Asia, and elsewhere. Our leaders must allocate scarce resources across multiple priorities. But no defensible foreign policy, no coherent strategy for advancing...
Opinion
Despite 1st District loss, NC seats may make the difference for GOP US House majority
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.
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US House speaker makes last minute push to elect GOP’s Buckhout in CD1
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.
