Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Eric Rouse

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · North Carolina District 1
Filing address
Kinston, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
ROUSE, ERIC
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 H6NC01157 · No principal campaign committee on file

No financial reports filed yet. This candidate has registered with the FEC but has not filed a report with money totals for the 2025–2026 cycle.

The FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

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.
  • 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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