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Laurie Buckhout

Candidate for U.S. House, North Carolina District 1 (2026)

Laurie Buckhout is a retired U.S. Army colonel who sold a Virginia-based military consulting company and held cyber policy posts in the Trump administration. She is the Republican nominee for North Carolina's 1st Congressional District in 2026 after winning the March 3, 2026 primary, and faces Democratic incumbent Don Davis on November 3 in a rematch of 2024.

Background

Biography

Laurie Buckhout retired from the U.S. Army as a colonel in 2010, according to WITN. The Assembly reports she sold a Virginia-based military consulting company and, as of March 2026, had lived in North Carolina for five years. She was the Republican nominee for North Carolina's 1st Congressional District in 2024 and lost to Democratic Rep. Don Davis by 5,826 votes, per WITN. She then held cyber policy posts in the Trump administration: the Washington Sun says she was White House assistant national cyber director for policy until October 2025, while WITN reported she was recently appointed acting Assistant Secretary of War for cyber policy. In the March 3, 2026 Republican primary, held under redrawn district lines, she defeated Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck, state Sen. Bobby Hanig, Lenoir County Commissioner Eric Rouse and attorney Ashley-Nicole Russell; the election-night count was 23,531 votes to 20,974 for Buck. Davis was unopposed in the Democratic primary, per Ballotpedia. The two meet on November 3, 2026.

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Candidate · North Carolina · Republican

Laurie Buckhout

Candidate for U.S. House, North Carolina District 1 (2026)

Background

Biography

Voting record

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The Baseline desk

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Biography

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Published claim checks

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Biography

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Published claim checks

Also from North Carolina