Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Donald G. Davis

Official portrait of Donald G. Davis
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for North Carolina’s 1st district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
Snow Hill, NC
Born
1971
In Congress
House since 2023 · 3 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
DAVIS, DON
Next election
Primary March 3, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of North Carolina with the current district highlighted

North Carolina, District 1

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · North Carolina District 1IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H2NC02287 · Principal campaign committee: DON DAVIS FOR NC

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · North Carolina District 1$5,572,578.37General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · North Carolina District 1$6,061,265.18Won the general election (49.5%)
2021–2022U.S. House · North Carolina District 1$1,876,018.87Won the general election (52.4%)
Total raised$5,572,578.37
Total spent$3,815,709.68
Cash on hand$2,027,710.43
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $3,148,924.42PACs and other committees: $1,861,818.54Party committees: $5,719.65Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $547,284.19Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $8,831.57
  • Individual contributions$3,148,924.4257%
  • PACs and other committees$1,861,818.5433%
  • Party committees$5,719.650%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$547,284.1910%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$8,831.570%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$582,780.0720%
  • Contributions over $200$2,334,316.0780%
  • Itemized from inside North Carolina$163,764.227%
  • Itemized from other states$2,219,371.3393%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: New York $557,548.21 · California $514,739.88 · Massachusetts $222,840.37 · Florida $106,735.48 · Texas $105,349.60. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$3.6M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $327,828.47APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $70,227.41JULY QUARTERLY: raised $689,333.37JULY QUARTERLY: spent $105,379.46OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $556,512.26OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $112,218.58YEAR-END: raised $516,476.99YEAR-END: spent $139,614.39PRE-PRIMARY: raised $114,534.68PRE-PRIMARY: spent $91,912.58APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $1,027,399.92APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $103,504.09JULY QUARTERLY: raised $1,055,300.09JULY QUARTERLY: spent $365,005.05OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $1,285,192.59OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $2,827,848.122025-032025-092026-022026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea416
Voted nay244
Voted present2
Did not vote12 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored31
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored686

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 10732 No Betting on Your Own Race Act
    Introduced Oct 5, 2026 · Latest action Oct 5, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  • H.R. 10085 Lifelong Learning Act
    Introduced Aug 13, 2026 · Latest action Aug 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  • H.R. 9668 STOP Senior Fraud Act
    Introduced Jul 14, 2026 · Latest action Jul 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 2026
    Introduced Feb 12, 2026 · Latest action Mar 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
  • H.R. 6433 Rural Uplift and Revitalization Assistance Act
    Introduced Dec 4, 2025 · Latest action Jan 13, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
  • H.R. 6385 Farm Transitions Act of 2025
    Introduced Dec 3, 2025 · Latest action Jan 13, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  • H.R. 6295 The Working for Tips Tax Relief Act of 2025
    Introduced Nov 25, 2025 · Latest action Nov 25, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • H.R. 5939 USMC Helicopter Support in Vietnam Congressional Gold Medal Act
    Introduced Nov 7, 2025 · Latest action Nov 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.R. 5837 Restoring Electoral Stability to Enhance Trust (RESET) Act of 2025
    Introduced Oct 28, 2025 · Latest action Oct 28, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

419 committees reported giving $1,638,940.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

Show all 419 committees

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Don Davis$427,371.77
  • Independent expenditures opposing Don Davis$0.00

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

North Carolina U.S. House, District 1, 2026 · 8 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Don Davis (D)$5,572,578.37$2,027,710.432026-09-30
Laurie Buckhout (R)$4,787,737.24$1,437,900.532026-10-14
Sandy Roberson (R)$3,539,477.44$16,017.712026-09-30
Bobby Hanig (R)$361,095.99$237.082026-09-30
Asa Bryant Buck III (R)$339,405.00$0.002026-07-15
Ashley Nicole Russell (R)$221,697.85$0.002026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
co/efficient (R)October 6–8, 2026623 (LV)± 3.91%Don Davis 42% · Laurie Buckhout 43% · Tom Bailey 2%
Neighborhood Research (R)October 1–6, 2026303 (LV)± 5.6%Don Davis 51% · Laurie Buckhout 41%
GQR (D)September 29 – October 4, 2026500 (LV)Don Davis 47% · Laurie Buckhout 39% · Tom Bailey 8%
GBAO (D)September 8–11, 2026500 (LV)Don Davis 50% · Laurie Buckhout 43%
GQR (D)June 22–28, 2026500 (LV)–Don Davis 45% · Laurie Buckhout 41% · Tom Bailey 8%
co/efficient (R)April 25–29, 2026842 (LV)± 3.4%Don Davis 41% · Laurie Buckhout 41%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: DON DAVIS FOR NC.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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