John Schaffer

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John Schaffer

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Independent

John Schaffer (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 1st Congressional District. Schaffer did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: North Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

North Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

North Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 1

Incumbent Donald Davis defeated Laurie Buckhout and Tom Bailey in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donald Davis (D)	49.5	186,341
		Laurie Buckhout (R)	47.8	180,034
		Tom Bailey (L)	2.6	9,949

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 376,324
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Schaffer (Independent)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Donald Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 1.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brian Moutoux (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 1

Laurie Buckhout defeated Sandy Smith in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 1 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laurie Buckhout	53.5	33,893
		Sandy Smith	46.5	29,471

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63,364
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Christine Villaverde (R)
• Fred Von Canon (R)

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Tom Bailey advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 1.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Schaffer in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Footnotes

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North Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ted Budd (R)

Thom Tillis (R)

Representatives

District 1

Donald Davis (D)

District 2

Deborah Ross (D)

District 3

Gregory Murphy (R)

District 4

Valerie Foushee (D)

District 5

Virginia Foxx (R)

District 6

Addison McDowell (R)

District 7

David Rouzer (R)

District 8

Mark Harris (R)

District 9

Richard Hudson (R)

District 10

Pat Harrigan (R)

District 11

Chuck Edwards (R)

District 12

Alma Adams (D)

District 13

Brad Knott (R)

District 14

Timothy Moore (R)

Republican Party (12)

Democratic Party (4)