Tom Bailey
Tom Bailey (Libertarian Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 1st Congressional District. The Libertarian Party primary for this office on March 3, 2026, was canceled.
Elections
2026
See also: North Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 1
Incumbent Donald Davis (D) and Tom Bailey (L) are running in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 1 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Donald Davis (D) | |
 | Tom Bailey (L) | |
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled. Incumbent Donald Davis (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 1 without appearing on the ballot.
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 1
Asa Buck (R), Laurie Buckhout (R), Robert Hanig (R), Eric Rouse (R), and Ashley-Nicole Russell (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 1 on March 3, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sandy Roberson (R)
Libertarian Party primary
The Libertarian Party primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled. Tom Bailey (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 1 without appearing on the ballot.
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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 | |
| 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 | |
| Total votes: 63,364 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
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 Bailey in this election.
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13
Incumbent Ted Budd defeated Kathy Manning, Tom Bailey, and Robert Corriher in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ted Budd (R) | 51.5 | 147,570 |
 | Kathy Manning (D) | 45.5 | 130,402 | |
| Tom Bailey (L) | 1.9 | 5,513 | |
 | Robert Corriher (G) | 1.0 | 2,831 | |
| Total votes: 286,316 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13
Kathy Manning defeated Adam Coker in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathy Manning | 70.1 | 19,554 |
 | Adam Coker | 29.9 | 8,324 | |
| Total votes: 27,878 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Beniah McMiller (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13
Incumbent Ted Budd advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on May 8, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Ted Budd |
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Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Tom Bailey advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13.
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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See also
2026 Elections
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