# NC-01 — 2026 U.S. House Race %% midterms-pin:start — remove or reword after the election cycle wraps %% > [!danger] 🔴 Live now: the 2026 Midterms Election Results War Room > **Democrats will control both the House and the Senate**, NBC News and Decision Desk HQ project. Race calls, every seat that has flipped, and every court ruling, federal action and polling-place problem around the vote and the count, newest first, with a source on every entry: **[[2026 Midterms Live - Election Results War Room]]** > > **Background on every race:** [[2026 Midterms Hub]] · [[2026 Senate Races Hub]] · [[2026 House Races Hub]] · [[2026 Governor Races Hub]] · [[2026 Ballot Measures Hub]] · [[How a Ballot Is Counted]] · [[How a Midterm Election Is Certified]] %% midterms-pin:end %% > [!note] Stub > This is a short entry that hasn't been fully written yet. Democratic Rep. **Don Davis** faces Republican **Laurie Buckhout**, whom he beat 49.5 to 47.8 percent in 2024, plus Libertarian Tom Bailey. North Carolina's legislature redrew the map in October 2025: under the new lines, Trump would have carried the district 55.4 to 43.8 percent, roughly 12 points, up from about 3 under the old ones. Newsweek calls it a test of whether an incumbent can survive the new lines and whether Democrats can win back rural Southern voters. **Ratings:** Cook Political Report rated it a Toss Up; Inside Elections Tilt Democratic; Sabato's Crystal Ball and Decision Desk HQ Lean Democratic (per Ballotpedia). **Election night:** North Carolina extended voting at five polling places that opened late, so statewide results are held until about 8:15 p.m. ## Result > [!success] Called: Don Davis (D) wins, a Democratic hold > Decision Desk HQ projected at 12:16 a.m. on November 4, 2026, and NBC News also projected, that Democratic Rep. [[Don Davis]] defeated Republican [[Laurie Buckhout]] in their rematch, on lines redrawn so that Trump would have carried the district by about 12 points. Buckhout conceded on election night. As of 11:23 p.m. on November 3, with about 97% of precincts reporting, Davis had 49.5% to Buckhout's 47.4%; these totals are unofficial until North Carolina certifies the result. Sources: [Townhall (DDHQ call)](https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/11/04/incumbent-don-davis-defeats-laurie-buckhout-in-north-carolina-n2685886), [WVEC 13News Now](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/laurie-buckhout-concedes-nc-01-041617572.html), [Carolina Journal](https://www.carolinajournal.com/davis-holds-seat-buckhout-concedes-in-nc-1/). Live coverage: [[2026 Midterms Live - Election Results War Room]]. ## Sources - [Ballotpedia: North Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2026](https://ballotpedia.org/North_Carolina's_1st_Congressional_District_election,_2026) - [Newsweek: five key House races to watch](https://www.newsweek.com/house-election-tracker-5-key-races-to-watch-on-midterm-election-night-12626922) ## Connections - [[2026 House Races Hub]] - [[2026 Midterms Live - Election Results War Room]]