2004Final results
2004 election for North Carolina's 1st District
U.S. House · North Carolina
G. K. Butterfield (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Greg Dority (R) by 28.0 points.
G. K. ButterfieldDemocrat · winner
64.0%137,667
Greg DorityRepublican
36.0%77,508
215,175 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
G. K. ButterfieldGreg Dority
$429.4K
Raised by the campaign
$42K
$404.1K
Spent by the campaign
$46K
$25.4K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004; FEC, through Dec 3, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004