Tom Bailey (North Carolina)
Tom Bailey (Libertarian Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 1st Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. The Libertarian Party primary for this office on March 3, 2026, was canceled.
Bailey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Tom Bailey served in the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1971. He earned a high school diploma from South Bakersfield High School and graduated from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington in 1993. His career experience includes being retired.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: North Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 1
Incumbent Donald Davis (D), Laurie Buckhout (R), 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) | |
 | Laurie Buckhout (R) | |
 | 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
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 1
Laurie Buckhout (R) defeated Asa Buck (R), Robert Hanig (R), Eric Rouse (R), and Ashley-Nicole Russell (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 1 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laurie Buckhout | 39.5 | 26,536 |
 | Asa Buck | 34.5 | 23,138 | |
 | Robert Hanig | 16.2 | 10,904 | |
 | Eric Rouse | 5.4 | 3,616 | |
 | Ashley-Nicole Russell | 4.4 | 2,969 | |
| Total votes: 67,163 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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.
Endorsements
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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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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
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tom Bailey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bailey's responses.
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He previously served as a member of the Libertarian Party of North Carolina Executive Committee and as Chairman of the LPNC Legal Action Committee. In that role, he helped lead the federal lawsuit McLoughlin v. Marsh, which sought to expand ballot access and protect fair election processes.
His campaign focuses on protecting individual liberty, ensuring transparent government, and defending the rights of voters. Drawing on military service and years of political leadership, he seeks to bring an independent voice to Congress committed to constitutional principles and electoral fairness.- Restore the voting rights of citizens to put control of their government back in the hands of the people.
- Major federal tax reform limiting the federal government to tax only state governments, removing the federal government from the lives of individual people.
- Restoring the Bill of Rights with an emphasis on due process.
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2024
Tom Bailey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 15, 2026
