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2024Final results

2024 election for North Carolina's 1st District

U.S. House · North Carolina

Don Davis (D) won with 49.5% of the vote, defeating Laurie Buckhout (R) by 1.7 points.

Don DavisDemocrat · winner
49.5%186,330
Laurie BuckhoutRepublican
47.8%180,026
Tom BaileyLibertarian
2.6%9,949
376,305 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024

Races before and after

EvenD+39.72016D+39.72018D+8.42020D+4.72022D+1.72024D+3.32026

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Don DavisLaurie Buckhout
$6.1M
Raised by the campaign
$4.8M
$5.8M
Spent by the campaign
$4.8M
$270.8K
Cash on hand
$26.3K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2024.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2024

The candidates

Don Davis (D)Laurie Buckhout (R)

Also on the ballot: Tom Bailey (Libertarian), 2.6%