2026 results · North Carolina · North Carolina 1st District
Don Davis, the Democrat, wins re-election in North Carolina's 1st District
Donald Trump carried the district by 11.4 points in 2024; this year's count is a 14.7-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
 Don DavisDemocrat, incumbent | 156,572 | 50.1% | |
 Laurie BuckhoutRepublican | 146,287 | 46.8% | |
| Tom BaileyLibertarian | 9,881 | 3.2% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 11:46 PM EST · 97% counted.
About 97% of the expected vote counted312,740 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:07 PM ESTSource: North Carolina State Board of Elections2,169 votes counted in ONSLOW are in the totals but not on the map: our district map does not include that part of the county.
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About the seat
North Carolina's 1st District takes in all or part of 24 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went R+11.4 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 14.7 points toward the Democrats, ranks 12 of 14 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+11.4
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 12 of 14
- Craven County13%
- Nash County13%
- Carteret County11%
- Beaufort County6%
- Dare County6%
- Edgecombe County6%
- Halifax County6%
- Pasquotank County5%
- 16 more33%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The district was redrawn for 2026 or had no contest in 2024, so no 2024 House race compares like for like.
What the count shows
Added together, the 24 counties compared moved 14.9 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 73% as many votes as in 2024, from 79% in Warren County to 62% in Granville County.
Granville County moved most: D+15.8 for president in 2024, D+39.4 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Carteret County added 9,430 net votes for Davis against the 2024 margin, 16% of the district's change
Across the 24 counties compared, the margin moved by 59,170 votes toward Davis: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Carteret County+9,430 Davis
- Craven County+9,379 Davis
- Nash County+6,854 Davis
- Beaufort County+4,731 Davis
- Currituck County+4,488 Davis
- Dare County+4,126 Davis
- Pasquotank County+2,916 Davis
- Martin County+2,054 Davis
3 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Davis this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Nash CountyR+2.1D+14.2
- Pasquotank CountyR+5.0D+12.6
- Martin CountyR+10.4D+8.5
How the vote came in
Davis did best among mail ballots (D+38.9) and Buckhout among provisional ballots(R+54.1).
- Early Voting199,848 votes, 64% of the countD+12.6
- Election Day107,671 votes, 34% of the countR+15.8
- Absentee by Mail5,184 votes, 2% of the countD+38.9
- Provisional37 votes, 0% of the countR+54.1
The office’s own categories, as it reports them. Margins are within each kind of vote.
North Carolina’s ballot
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The seats that changed party
Statewide
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 10–4, now D 10–4, counting the leaders in 4 uncalled seats
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes. Photos: Don Davis, by U.S. House of Representatives, public domain, via the GPO Member Guide, cropped, background removed; Laurie Buckhout, by U.S. Department of Defense, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed.
