Republican primary · March 3, 2026
North Carolina house Republican primary
Laurie Buckhout won the Republican primary on March 3, 2026, advancing to the general election on November 3, 2026.
Caution · early warning
Editorial raters moved while polling has gone quiet
The last rating change here was 6d ago, but only 0 polls have landed in the last 60 days. When raters move and pollsters don't, the rating shift may be running ahead of the data. Watch for a late-cycle correction in either direction.
Where this race stands
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Primary result · Republican primary
Official outcome · March 3, 2026 · forecast shown for reference1Laurie BuckhoutLaurie Moe Buckhout is an American retired military officer. She served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy in 2025. Buckout …
2Asa Buck
3Bobby Hanig
4Eric Rouse
Polling average
Weighted, plus each pollster's measured bias subtracted before averaging.
All polls · 1 results
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| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | Buckhout | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7 | Emerson College | 500 · LV | 26 | — |
Endorsements · Republican primary · 7 total
Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yetLaurie Buckhout · 7
RLaurie Buckhout7 endorsers
Most notable · Donald Trump · president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)
Elected officials5
Federal 5State 0Local 0
Elected officials · 5
- Donald Trump · president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)
- Jack Bergman · MI-01 (2017–present)
- John McGuire · VA-05 (2025–present)
- Richard Hudson · NC-09 (2013–present)
- Ryan Zinke · MT-01 (2015–2017, 2023–present)
Organizations2
Organizations · 2
- Maggie's List
- NRCC · MAGA Majority
Money in this primary
FEC · per-candidate committees · last filing 2026-03-05In the news
16 shown · last 30d · Google NewsNews volume · 30d
16 articles · building history
News volume · last 30d
Articles16
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Net favorability
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Coverage lean (D−R) · shift −0.88 wk
Net favorability
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Week-over-weekshift −0.88 wk
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Coverage tilt
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Coverage tilt · by outlet lean
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Press Release: Don Davis Cites North Carolina Budget Investment for Martin General Hospital Reopening Effort
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Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 1deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested2 platformsupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2026-03-05
Endorsements42 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage16 / 30dGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks