Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Ashley Nicole Russell

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · North Carolina District 1
Filing address
Raleigh, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
RUSSELL, ASHLEY NICOLE
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 2026 district highlighted

North Carolina, District 1

RepublicanU.S. House · North Carolina District 1ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6NC01140 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF ASHLEY-NICOLE RUSSELL

Total raised$221,697.85
Total spent$221,697.85
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$155,853.00
Loans from the candidate$155,953.00

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: $64,686.09Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $156,903.76Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $108.00
  • Individual contributions$64,686.0929%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$156,903.7671%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$108.000%

Self-funding: $156,903.76 (71% of money raised): $950.76 given and $155,953.00 lent by the candidate. $100.00 of loans repaid so far.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$2,378.703%
  • Contributions over $200$65,807.3997%
  • Itemized from inside North Carolina$64,911.4998%
  • Itemized from other states$1,000.002%

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

Raised and spent over time

$202K$0 YEAR-END: raised $201,740.00YEAR-END: spent $6,809.61PRE-PRIMARY: raised $10,159.95PRE-PRIMARY: spent $113,315.53APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $4,786.14APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $95,477.34JULY QUARTERLY: raised $5,011.76JULY QUARTERLY: spent $6,095.37OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $0.002025-122026-022026-032026-062026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Ashley Nicole Russell$17,338.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing Ashley Nicole Russell$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
Ashley Nicole Russell (R)$221,697.85$0.002026-09-30
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

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: FRIENDS OF ASHLEY-NICOLE RUSSELL.
  • 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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