North Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)

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Filing deadline: March 4, 2022
Primary: May 17, 2022
Primary runoff: July 5, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
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Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): D+2
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Donald Davis defeated Erica Smith and two other candidates in the Democratic primary for North Carolina's 1st Congressional District on May 17, 2022. Incumbent G.K. Butterfield (D) did not file to run for re-election.

Davis has held a seat in the state Senate since 2013. Davis was first elected to the state Senate in 2008 but lost his re-election bid in the 2010 general election to Republican Louis Pate. Davis ran unopposed in the 2012 state Senate primary and general elections. Davis said, "As a veteran, a minister, and a state senator, I’ve rolled up my sleeves and gone to work for our neighbors and families. When I am sworn in as our next congressman, we will focus on the fight ahead — transforming the future of our region and rural America.”[1] He has campaigned on rebuilding the rural economy and has said he will "continue to fight for affordable healthcare, voting rights and protect a woman’s right to choose" in Congress.[2][3]

Smith served in the North Carolina Senate from 2015 to 2020. Smith filed to run for U.S. Senate in 2022, but switched her candidacy to the U.S. House following Butterfield's retirement announcement in November 2021.[4] Smith has campaigned on what she calls a platform for progress, which she says includes raising the minimum wage, strengthening unions, supporting small, family farms, and investing in fisheries and wind energy.[5][6] Smith said, "For three terms as a State Senator I fought for a more progressive, democratic North Carolina. I fought to raise the minimum wage, legalize marijuana, make it easier to vote, secure a woman’s right to choose, provide rural broadband, expand Medicaid, and more. Now I’m running for Congress, because I’ve seen enough of the state and the country to know that the problems I originally identified in my own rural county are everywhere."[7]

Jullian Bishop Sr. and Jason Spriggs are also running in the election.

Jullian Bishop Sr. (D) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Click on a candidate's name to view that candidate's responses.

This page focuses on North Carolina's 1st Congressional District Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results

Democratic primary election

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

Donald Davis defeated Erica Smith, Jason Spriggs, and Jullian Bishop Sr. in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 1 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Donald Davis
Donald Davis
 
63.2
 
42,693
Image of Erica Smith
Erica Smith
 
31.1
 
21,012
Image of Jason Spriggs
Jason Spriggs
 
3.1
 
2,123
Image of Jullian Bishop Sr.
Jullian Bishop Sr. Candidate Connection
 
2.6
 
1,752

Total votes: 67,580
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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography "At each stage of in my professional career, I have never forgotten that military servicemembers and public servants are here to serve the people. I have lived this purpose as a police officer, a teacher, a community volunteer, an organizer, and coordinator in every assignment from 1989 to present day. I know firsthand the importance of giving our police officers and first responders the tools they need. I know the importance of having good teachers and mentors who can make a positive difference in the lives of our children. As a father and a husband, I know what it is like to work multiple jobs to pay the bills and make ends meet. "


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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

  •  North Carolina State Senate, District 5 (Assumed office: 2013)
  • North Carolina State Senate, District 5 (2009-2011)
  • Mayor, Snow Hill (2001-2008)

Biography:  In 1994, Davis earned a bachelor's in social sciences from the United States Air Force Academy. He earned a master's in administration from Central Michigan University. Additionally, he earned a master's in sociology from East Carolina University and a doctor of education in educational leadership from East Carolina University. His professional experience includes serving in the U.S. Air Force, working as a college instructor and admissions. He also served as a lay minister.



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Davis said he will "take action to bring back good-paying manufacturing jobs, support our small businesses, and strengthen North Carolina’s agriculture—especially as farmers face increasingly unpredictable weather patterns due to global climate change."


Davis said "No one should lose or be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition, and no one fighting a serious illness should face the fear of lifetime coverage caps" and that he would work "to ensure that every person has accessible, quality healthcare."


David said "right now, unemployment, homelessness, and suicide rates among our nation’s veterans are unacceptably high" and that he would work to "make the process of transitioning from active duty to civilian life a positive one for our veterans."


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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

  •  North Carolina State Senate (2015-2020)

Biography:  Smith graduated from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. She also earned a master's degree in religious studies from Howard University. Her professional experience includes working as an engineer at Boeing for seven years. She also worked in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and as a minister.



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Smith said she would support "protecting and strengthening unions and standing up to corporate abusers to protect workers’ rights" and "work to strengthen overtime pay protections and ensure paid family leave is guaranteed."


Smith said she supports what she calls a Blue New Deal and that "investing in climate-friendly fisheries and wind energy will create hundreds of thousands of jobs."


Smith has made agriculture a focus of her campaign, saying "encouraging big retailers to purchase from small farms, investing in regenerative agriculture, by providing capital for farmers markets, and re-writing the farm bill to invest in family farms rather than subsidize corporations we can change farming across the country."


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Jullian Bishop Sr.

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Jason Spriggs

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Race ratings

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  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[9]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[10][11][12]

Race ratings: North Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
Race trackerRace ratings
November 8, 2022November 1, 2022October 25, 2022October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLean Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLean Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallLean DemocraticLean DemocraticLean DemocraticLean Democratic
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Election spending

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[13] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[14] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report Close of books Filing deadline
Year-end 2021 12/31/2021 1/31/2022
April quarterly 3/31/2022 4/15/2022
July quarterly 6/30/2022 7/15/2022
October quarterly 9/30/2022 10/15/2022
Pre-general 10/19/2022 10/27/2022
Post-general 11/28/2022 12/08/2022
Year-end 2022 12/31/2022 1/31/2023


Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Jullian Bishop Sr. Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Donald Davis Democratic Party $1,876,019 $1,858,046 $17,973 As of December 31, 2022
Erica Smith Democratic Party $960,173 $955,530 $53,944 As of September 30, 2022
Jason Spriggs Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.


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Election context

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in North Carolina in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in North Carolina, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
North Carolina U.S. House Ballot-qualified party N/A $1,740.00 3/4/2022 Source
North Carolina U.S. House Unaffiliated 1.5% of the total number of registered voters in the district $1,740.00 5/17/2022 Source

District history

2020

See also: North Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

North Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

North Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

General election

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

Incumbent G.K. Butterfield defeated Sandy Smith in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of G.K. Butterfield
G.K. Butterfield (D)
 
54.2
 
188,870
Image of Sandy Smith
Sandy Smith (R) Candidate Connection
 
45.8
 
159,748

Total votes: 348,618
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent G.K. Butterfield advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 1.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

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

Sandy Smith defeated Michele Nix, James Glisson (Unofficially withdrew), and Ethan Baca in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 1 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sandy Smith
Sandy Smith Candidate Connection
 
77.3
 
31,490
Image of Michele Nix
Michele Nix
 
9.9
 
4,030
James Glisson (Unofficially withdrew)
 
7.4
 
3,031
Image of Ethan Baca
Ethan Baca Candidate Connection
 
5.4
 
2,206

Total votes: 40,757
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2018

See also: North Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

General election

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

Incumbent G.K. Butterfield defeated Roger Allison in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of G.K. Butterfield
G.K. Butterfield (D)
 
69.8
 
190,457
Image of Roger Allison
Roger Allison (R) Candidate Connection
 
30.2
 
82,218

Total votes: 272,675
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

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

Incumbent G.K. Butterfield advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 1 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
Image of G.K. Butterfield
G.K. Butterfield

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Republican primary election

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

Roger Allison advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 1 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
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2016

See also: North Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent G.K. Butterfield (D) defeated H. Powell Dew Jr. (R) and J. J. Summerell (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent on June 7, 2016.[18]

U.S. House, North Carolina District 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngG.K. Butterfield Incumbent 68.6% 240,661
     Republican H. Powell Dew Jr. 29% 101,567
     Libertarian J. J. Summerell 2.4% 8,471
Total Votes 350,699
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections


Primary candidates:[19]

Democratic

G.K. Butterfield - Incumbent[20][21] Approveda

Republican

H. Powell Dew Jr.[18] Approveda

Third Party/Other

J. J. Summerell (Libertarian)[18] Approveda

2014

See also: North Carolina's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent G.K. Butterfield (D) defeated Arthur Rich (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 1 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngG.K. Butterfield Incumbent 73.4% 154,333
     Republican Arthur Rich 26.6% 55,990
Total Votes 210,323
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections
U.S. House, North Carolina District 1 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngG.K. Butterfield Incumbent 81.1% 60,847
Dan Whittacre 18.9% 14,147
Total Votes 74,994
Source: Results via the North Carolina State Board of Elections
U.S. House, North Carolina District 1 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngArthur Rich 51.3% 5,519
Brent Shypulefski 48.7% 5,232
Total Votes 10,751
Source: Results via the North Carolina State Board of Elections

2022 battleground elections

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Footnotes

  1. WITN, "Senator Don Davis files for U.S. Congress," February 28, 2022
  2. Don Davis 2022 campaign website, "Message for NC Voters," accessed April 10, 2022
  3. Don Davis 2022 campaign website, "Priorities," accessed April 10, 2022
  4. U.S. News and World Report, "US Senate Hopeful Erica Smith Files Papers for House Switch," November 19, 2021
  5. Erica Smith 2022 campaign website, " Platform for Progress," accessed April 13, 2022
  6. Erica Smith 2022 campaign website, "Agriculture," accessed April 13, 2022
  7. Democracy for America, "Erica Smith," accessed April 13, 2022
  8. In battleground primaries, Ballotpedia based its selection of noteworthy candidates on polling, fundraising, and noteworthy endorsements. In battleground general elections, all major party candidates and any other candidates with the potential to impact the outcome of the race were included.
  9. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  10. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  11. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  12. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  13. Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
  14. Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  15. OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
  16. OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
  17. National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "June Primary Candidates," accessed March 27, 2016
  19. Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
  20. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate_Listing_20160315," December 29, 2015
  21. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate_Listing_20161108," accessed January 12, 2016


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