North Carolina's 1st congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in North Carolina's 1st congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Donald G. Davis (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

North Carolina's 1st congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Don Davis	Democratic	49.5%	1.7
2022	Don Davis	Democratic	52.4%	4.7
2020	G.K. Butterfield	Democratic	54.2%	8.4
2018	G.K. Butterfield	Democratic	69.8%	39.7
2016	G.K. Butterfield	Democratic	68.6%	39.7
2014	G.K. Butterfield	Democratic	73.4%	46.8
2012	G.K. Butterfield	Democratic	75.3%	52.5
2010	G.K. Butterfield	Democratic	59.3%	18.6
2008	G.K. Butterfield	Democratic	70.3%	40.6
2006	G.K. Butterfield	Democratic	100.0%	—
2004	G.K. Butterfield	Democratic	100.0%	—
2004 special	Gregory Dority	Republican	100.0%	—
2002	Frank W. Ballance	Democratic	63.7%	28.9
2000	Eva M. Clayton	Democratic	65.6%	32.8
1998	Eva M. Clayton	Democratic	62.3%	25.3
1980	Walter B. Jones	Democratic	100.0%	—
1978	Walter B. Jones	Democratic	80.1%	60.2
1976	Walter B. Jones	Democratic	75.9%	53.3

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Don Davis Won	DEM	186,341	49.52%
Laurie Buckhout	REP	180,034	47.84%
Thomas Aaron Bailey	LIB	9,949	2.64%
Total		376,324

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Don Davis Won	DEM	134,996	52.37%
Sandy Smith	REP	122,780	47.63%
Total		257,776

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
G.K. Butterfield Won	DEM	188,870	54.18%
Sandy Smith	REP	159,748	45.82%
Total		348,618

Questions and answers

Who represents North Carolina's 1st congressional district?

Donald G. Davis (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in North Carolina's 1st congressional district?

Don Davis won in 2024 by 1.7 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.