Summary
The incumbent is Democrat G. K. Butterfield, who was re-elected with 54.2% of the vote in 2020.
The 1st district includes Vance, Warren, Franklin, Halifax, Northampton, Nash, Wilson, Edgecombe, Greene, Martin, Bertie, Hertford, Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Washington, and Tyrell counties. It also includes the majority of Pitt County.
Butterfield is retiring. Don Davis is the Democratic candidate and Sandy Smith is the Republican candidate.
Source: Wikipedia
OnAir Post: 2022 NC 01 – US House Race
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| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[33] | Lean D | April 20, 2022 |
| Inside Elections[34] | Lean D | March 18, 2022 |
| Sabato’s Crystal Ball[35] | Lean D | March 2, 2022 |
| Politico[36] | Likely D | May 23, 2022 |
| RCP[37] | Tossup | June 9, 2022 |
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Don Davis
Current Position: State Senator for District 5
Affiliation: Democrat
Candidate: 2022 US Representative for District 1
Donald G. Davis (born August 29, 1971) is an American educator and politician. He currently represents the 5th senate district in the North Carolina Senate. Davis was first elected to the post in 2008, representing Pitt, Wayne, and Greene counties. He was defeated for re-election in 2010, but ran and won a Senate seat for the newly redrawn 5th District in the 2012 election.
He is the Democratic nominee in the 2022 election for North Carolina’s 1st congressional district.
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Sandy Smith
Current Position: Business Executive
Affiliation: Republican
Candidate: 2022 US Representative for District 1
Sandy is a successful business executive who has started businesses, created jobs, and worked her way up the hard way. The high energy, can-do attitude Sandy brings is exactly what’s needed in D.C. to drain the swamp and make Congress work for the people of North Carolina.
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