Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, NC-01
Don Davis
American politician (born 1971)
- Over
- Laurie Buckhout (Republican), 46.7%
- Votes
- 157,506 (10,810 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. 100% reporting. Source: State results feed · read 2026-11-11
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +8.5, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Donald Gene Davis is an American politician and former Air Force officer serving as the United States representative for North Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2023.
More
A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the North Carolina Senate, representing the 5th district from 2009 to 2011 and again from 2013 to 2023.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-08 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- August 29, 1971 (age 55)
- Education
- MacArthur High School, 1989
- United States Air Force Academy, Bachelor of Science, 1994
- Central Michigan University, Master of Science, 1997
- East Carolina University, Master of Arts, 2001
- East Carolina University College of Education, Doctor of Education, 2007
- Occupation
- military officer, university teacher
- In Congress
- 2 House terms, since January 3, 2023
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, NC-01. Won with 50.1%, 3.4 points ahead over Laurie Buckhout.
- Don Davis Democratic · winner50.1%
- Don Davis Democratic · winner50.1%
- Laurie Buckhout Republican46.7%
- Laurie Buckhout Republican46.7%
- Tom Bailey Libertarian3.2%
- Tom Bailey L3.1%
Source: State results feed · retrieved 2026-11-11 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +8.5, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- D +3.4
- Difference
- 5.1 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: DON DAVIS FOR NC. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
17.3% of the $3,322,934 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)9.9%$573,801
- Individuals, itemized47.4%$2,749,133
- Other political committees (PACs)32.6%$1,894,819
- Party committees0.1%$5,720
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts10.0%$582,010
Employers donors listed
- JANE STREET CAPITAL$24,5008 contributions
- NOT EMPLOYER$17,5005 contributions
- CHARLES AND LYNN SCHUSTERMAN FAMILY PH$14,0006 contributions
- COINBASE$14,0006 contributions
- ANTHROPIC$10,5003 contributions
- BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS$10,5004 contributions
- INSIGHT PARTNERS$10,5004 contributions
- JANE STREET$10,5003 contributions
- GOOGLE$8,8837 contributions
- CROWNE PARTNERS INC$8,5005 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-14 · filings can be amended · response hash bb1b726bc21c
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Agriculture
3 subcommittees
- General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit
- Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
- Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development (Ranking Member)
- House Committee on Armed Services
2 subcommittees
- Tactical Air and Land Forces
- Readiness
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 31 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 693 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10732: No Betting on Your Own Race ActIntroduced October 5, 2026. Latest action October 5, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- H.R. 10085: Lifelong Learning ActIntroduced August 13, 2026. Latest action August 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 9668: STOP Senior Fraud ActIntroduced July 14, 2026. Latest action July 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- H.Res. 1293: Recognizing and celebrating "National Salvation Army Week" on May 11 through May 17, 2026.Introduced May 15, 2026. Latest action May 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- H.R. 7530: Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act of 2026Introduced February 12, 2026. Latest action March 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
- H.R. 6433: Rural Uplift and Revitalization Assistance ActIntroduced December 4, 2025. Latest action January 13, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-15 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash b7143401ee37
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- dondavis.house.gov via Wikidata
- Office phone
- 202-225-3101
- Washington office
- 1123 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3301
- Campaign email
- info@votedondavis.com · source
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 10:01 AM ET
- 2024U.S. House, NC-01 · primary · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2023 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2022U.S. House, NC-01 · General · won · 134,996 votes (52.4%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018State Senate, NC District 5 · General · won · 36,321 votes (55.3%) Vugol.Me record
- 2013 to 2023member of the North Carolina Senate Wikidata
- 2009 to 2011member of the North Carolina Senate Wikidata
- 2001 to 2008Mayor of Snow Hill, North Carolina Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q5294403). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
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- Republicans redrew maps in effort to secure midterm victories. It backfired
Headlines from outlets across the political spectrum, linked to the publisher. Vugol.me doesn’t write or endorse them. How we choose them · News about this race
All sources
- Result: State results feed, https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_11_03/results_pct_20261103.zip
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 10:01 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Davis_(North_Carolina_politician)
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5294403
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2NC02287/
- photo_headshot https://dondavis.house.gov/about
- photo_full_body https://dondavis.house.gov
- photo_action https://dondavis.house.gov
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