2020Final results
2020 election for North Carolina's 1st District
U.S. House · North Carolina
G. K. Butterfield (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Sandy Smith (R) by 8.4 points.
G. K. ButterfieldDemocrat · winner
54.2%377,916
Sandy SmithRepublican
45.8%319,581
697,497 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
G. K. ButterfieldSandy Smith
$1M
Raised by the campaign
$1.7M
$887.8K
Spent by the campaign
$1.7M
$664K
Cash on hand
$20.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020