US Midterms 2026
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Laurie Buckhout, a Republican and retired Army colonel who served as acting assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy in 2025, faces Democratic incumbent Don Davis for North Carolina's 1st congressional district in 2026.
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Don Davis vs. Laurie Buckhout: NC-1 rematch. In the first week of early voting, former 2024 opponent Laurie Buckhout challenges Don Davis again in North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District as Trump holds a rally in…
Laurie Buckhout held a political rally in New Bern on Thursday, as part of her activities related to NC-01 House campaigning. The article covers the event details and Buckhout’s engagement in the district.
Laurie Buckhout, the Republican nominee for North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District (NC-01), held a rally in New Bern with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson endorsing her as early voting begins.
Focus: Don Davis, the incumbent Democrat in North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District (NC-01), and his stance on healthcare policy and hospital stability.
DavisTopic: Political spending in Colorado’s 5th District (CO-05) as part of the broader report “Political Money Wire: New Spending in Alaska and Eight Other Races.”
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Laurie Buckhout was born in 1961 and raised in the Shenandoah region of Virginia. She earned a bachelor's degree from James Madison University and later a master's degree in information management from Webster University. She is married to Paul Buckhout, has two children, and lives in Edenton, North Carolina.
Laurie Buckhout served in the U.S. Army for 26 years, including service in the Gulf War, and in 2003 she commanded an 800-person battalion task force in Iraq.
After retiring as a colonel in 2010, she founded Corvus Consulting, a Virginia-based company specializing in electronic warfare and cyberspace operations, which she sold in 2019 for $9 million. She moved to North Carolina in 2021.
As the Republican nominee for North Carolina's 1st congressional district in 2024, Buckhout narrowly lost to Democratic incumbent Don Davis.
From March to September 2025 she served in the second Trump administration as acting assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy in the U.S. Department of Defense.
Laurie Buckhout announced a second campaign for North Carolina's 1st congressional district in December 2025, after redistricting made the district more favorable to Republicans.
The district was redrawn on October 22, 2025, and its incumbent, Democrat Don Davis, was re-elected with 49.5% of the vote in 2024. In the March 2026 Republican primary, Buckhout won with 39.5% of the vote, ahead of Carteret County sheriff Asa Buck with 34.5% and state senator Bobby Hanig with 16.2%.
She faces Davis and Libertarian Tom Bailey, a contractor and perennial candidate, in the general election on November 3, 2026.
