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Published Oct 19, 2026, 7:00 AM Central · This version Oct 19, 2026, 7:00 AM Central · As of 2026-10-19
Buckhout’s new NC-01 notice lists two $3,500 contributions
Laurie Buckhout’s campaign filed an October 17 notice listing two $3,500 entries from Hamilton Sloan, both dated October 16. An earlier Don Davis notice lists five entries totaling $8,500 for October 15. These limited notices cover different days and cannot rank total fundraising. Tom Bailey is also on the official NC-01 ballot. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Understand the late-donation notices →North Carolina 1st Congressional District, November 3, 2026 U.S. House election. A new October 17 Buckhout notice and an October 16 Davis notice report different receipt dates. The complete state-listed ballot field has three candidates. This is not a full fundraising comparison or a policy scorecard.
- 9 source records
- Laurie Buckhout for Congress
- Federal Election Commission
- Don Davis for NC
- +2 more
Still open: No common-period financial ranking, full donation universe, donor motive, election allocation or contribution-limit finding is established. All open questions ↓
Reporting question · As of 2026-10-19
The question: What do the newly filed late-donation records show about NC-01, and what do they leave out?
North Carolina 1st Congressional District, November 3, 2026 U.S. House election. A new October 17 Buckhout notice and an October 16 Davis notice report different receipt dates. The complete state-listed ballot field has three candidates. This is not a full fundraising comparison or a policy scorecard.
Buckhout record
Filed October 17; two October 16 receipts of $3,500 each. Same named donor, distinct lines.
[1]Bailey record
On the official ballot; no report in the bounded search of the listed historical committee. Finances remain unestablished.
[4]Read the next report
The $1,000 late-notice threshold excludes smaller receipts. Regular reports are needed for a common-period comparison.
[3]North Carolina 1st Congressional District, November 3, 2026 U.S. House election. A new October 17 Buckhout notice and an October 16 Davis notice report different receipt dates. The complete state-listed ballot field has three candidates. This is not a full fundraising comparison or a policy scorecard. Cards group different kinds of evidence; no shared numerical scale, inferred sequence or measured outcome.
Read the process as a table
| Component | Meaning | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buckhout record | Filed October 17; two October 16 receipts of $3,500 each. Same named donor, distinct lines. | [1] |
| Davis record | Filed October 16; five October 15 receipts totaling $8,500. A different day. | [2] |
| Bailey record | On the official ballot; no report in the bounded search of the listed historical committee. Finances remain unestablished. | [4] |
| Read the next report | The $1,000 late-notice threshold excludes smaller receipts. Regular reports are needed for a common-period comparison. | [3] |
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Understand the story.
What was newly disclosed
Buckhout’s October 17 filing contains two $3,500 entries under the same name, with separate transaction identifiers. Both carry October 16 receipt dates. The document supplies no election-allocation detail sufficient for us to draw a contribution-limit conclusion. [1]
Apply the same test
Davis’s preceding notice lists $8,500 across five October 15 receipts. The dates and entries differ, so the two notices cannot tell you who raised more over a common period. Neither is a complete picture of campaign money. The FEC requires these large late receipts to be included again in the next regular report. [2] [3]
The field includes Bailey
The official roster lists three ballot candidates, including Libertarian Tom Bailey. Our bounded search of his FEC-listed historical committee returned no October 1–19 filing. That is a missing financial account, not proof of no donations or no campaign. The donor notices also supply no fair comparison of the candidates’ policy choices. [4]
Follow the next record
The winner will help decide federal tax and other legislation, subject to House, Senate and presidential decisions. Use the FEC notice guide to understand the threshold, then check the regular reports before comparing totals. Disclosure tells you about reported money; it does not establish a purchased vote or predict the result. [3] [5]
How we know5 scoped claims · 9 source recordsView evidence
Each claim keeps its full assertion, date, source passage and limits. Source counts describe records, not independent corroboration.
1.The new Buckhout noticeAttributed
Laurie Buckhout for Congress’s new October 17 Form 6 lists two entries of $3,500 under Hamilton Sloan, each received October 16, totaling $7,000 across the listed lines.
- Scope
- North Carolina 1st Congressional District, November 3, 2026 U.S. House election. A new October 17 Buckhout notice and an October 16 Davis notice report different receipt dates. The complete state-listed ballot field has three candidates. This is not a full fundraising comparison or a policy scorecard.
- Evidence passage
- Form 6 page 1, rows A and B, amount/date/name and distinct transaction IDs; filing index file_number 2029513, receipt October 17, is_amended false.
- As of
- 2026-10-19
- Limit
- Two lines do not establish election allocation, legality, motive or whether later corrections exist. Do not call these two different donors.
Retrieved 2026-10-19T10:05:14.749Z · Laurie Buckhout for Congress · original FEC Form 6
Interested committee disclosure; two lines under one name, no independent contribution-limit conclusion.
Retrieved 2026-10-19T10:04:35.886Z · Federal Election Commission · Buckhout filing index
Bounded current filing index used to check receipt date and amendment status.
2.The same notice type for DavisAttributed
Don Davis for NC’s October 16 Form 6 lists five October 15 contributions: $1,000, $1,000, $1,000, $2,000 and $3,500, totaling $8,500.
- Scope
- North Carolina 1st Congressional District, November 3, 2026 U.S. House election. A new October 17 Buckhout notice and an October 16 Davis notice report different receipt dates. The complete state-listed ballot field has three candidates. This is not a full fundraising comparison or a policy scorecard.
- Evidence passage
- Form 6 page 1 rows A–E and October 16 signature; index file_number 2028902. Sum of the five visible amounts is $8,500.
- As of
- 2026-10-19
- Limit
- Different contribution and filing dates from Buckhout. This is neither a like-period fundraising contest nor all campaign receipts.
Retrieved 2026-10-19T10:05:15.000Z · Don Davis for NC · original FEC Form 6
Earlier context with different receipt dates, not renewed as fresh news.
Retrieved 2026-10-19T10:04:36.647Z · Federal Election Commission · Davis filing index
Bounded current filing index; no absence inference about all campaign money.
3.The threshold and next reportSupported
The FEC says candidate committees must disclose contributions of $1,000 or more received less than 20 days but more than 48 hours before their election, within 48 hours of receipt. Those receipts also appear in the next regular report.
- Scope
- North Carolina 1st Congressional District, November 3, 2026 U.S. House election. A new October 17 Buckhout notice and an October 16 Davis notice report different receipt dates. The complete state-listed ballot field has three candidates. This is not a full fundraising comparison or a policy scorecard.
- Evidence passage
- FEC 48-Hour Notices: opening reporting window, $1,000 threshold, due within 48 hours, next regular report paragraph.
- As of
- 2026-10-19
- Limit
- A notice is not a full-period financial statement. Missing notices cannot prove zero receipts, nonparticipation or a filing violation.
Retrieved 2026-10-19T10:07:16.337Z · Federal Election Commission · 48-hour notices
General reporting guidance, not an audit or enforcement finding.
4.Three ballot candidates, unequal recordsSupported
The North Carolina State Board of Elections list names Don Davis (Democratic), Laurie Buckhout (Republican) and Tom Bailey (Libertarian) for NC-01. The FEC candidate index associates their names with principal committee records; the inspected October 1–19 search returned no report for Bailey’s listed committee C00686212.
- Scope
- North Carolina 1st Congressional District, November 3, 2026 U.S. House election. A new October 17 Buckhout notice and an October 16 Davis notice report different receipt dates. The complete state-listed ballot field has three candidates. This is not a full fundraising comparison or a policy scorecard.
- Evidence passage
- NCSBE PDF page 1, NC-01 rows, generated October 13; FEC candidate H8NC13075 committee C00686212; committee-specific filings pagination count 0 for October 1–19.
- As of
- 2026-10-19
- Limit
- FEC registration is not ballot eligibility. The Bailey committee record is historical; this bounded search does not establish his full campaign finances or reporting obligations. The general roster does not claim to list all possible write-ins.
Retrieved 2026-10-19T10:03:58.134Z · North Carolina State Board of Elections · general-election roster
Page 1 official ballot candidate list; statewide data and October 13 generation date, rechecked October 19. Not a complete write-in determination.
Retrieved 2026-10-19T10:03:57.663Z · Federal Election Commission · NC-01 candidate records
Includes primary filers and historical committee information, not a general-election roster.
Retrieved 2026-10-19T10:04:37.362Z · Federal Election Commission · bounded Bailey committee search
No October 1–19 results for this historical listed committee; no statement about all finances or obligations.
5.Federal power requires further votesSupported
A House member can propose and vote on federal legislation; tax and revenue bills originate in the House. Ordinary enactment requires matching decisions by both chambers and presidential consideration.
- Scope
- North Carolina 1st Congressional District, November 3, 2026 U.S. House election. A new October 17 Buckhout notice and an October 16 Davis notice report different receipt dates. The complete state-listed ballot field has three candidates. This is not a full fundraising comparison or a policy scorecard.
- Evidence passage
- USAGov How a bill becomes a law; House/Senate procedural differences.
- As of
- 2026-10-19
- Limit
- No candidate platform, vote commitment or chamber-control forecast is established by a contribution filing.
Retrieved 2026-10-19T10:08:19.484Z · USAGov · how laws are made
Institutional background only.
What remains open.
- No common-period financial ranking, full donation universe, donor motive, election allocation or contribution-limit finding is established.
- Bailey’s historical FEC committee record and no-result bounded search leave his campaign finances unknown. His official ballot status remains visible.
- No candidate policy comparison is supplied by these forms. Equal questions on household costs, health and federal powers require additional original records.
- The state general list was rechecked against its current election page; a distinct qualified-write-in determination was not obtained. We describe named ballot candidates, not every way to cast a write-in.
A corrected original, material new disclosure, amended filing, changed access rule or price, verified outcome evidence or changed photo rights would reopen the affected claims and require an immutable revision.
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