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Republican
Laurie Buckhout
Republican candidate for U.S. House in North Carolina
NC-01 Republican nominee?
$45.2K
MAR 10, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Live Odds
Current prediction-market probability for the candidate, updated as market prices change.
Laurie Buckhout is trading at 99% to win the NC-01 Republican nominee? on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleU.S. Army officer (retired colonel)
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderFemale
LocationNorth Carolina
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BackgroundU.S. Army officer (retired colonel)
EducationJames Madison University (B.S.)
Notable personal detailsLaurie Buckhout is a retired U.S. Army colonel and a cybersecurity and electronic warfare policy professional. She previously performed the duties of Assistant Secretary of War for Cyber Policy and served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Cyber Policy, and later founded Corvus Consulting, a strategic consulting firm focused on electronic warfare and cyberspace operations. She was the Republican nominee for North Carolina's 1st congressional district in 2024 and ran again in 2026, winning the Republican primary.
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Political Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports limited government, fiscal responsibility, reducing regulations that she says burden businesses, and policies to spur job growth and American energy production. Emphasizes helping small businesses and lowering costs for working families rather than tax increases or large-scale redistribution.
Healthcare
Supports maintaining Medicare and Medicaid but opposes new taxpayer-funded universal healthcare programs; favors limited government involvement in health coverage and requiring fully approved vaccines for public health threats. Emphasizes improving veterans’ access to care without endorsing broad government expansion of health insurance.
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Immigration & Border
Supports stronger border enforcement and conservative, Trump-era measures to reduce illegal crossings while endorsing policies like the "Remain in Mexico" approach; frames closing the border and backing Republican border legislation as priorities. Public statements indicate support for closing the border and backing House Republican border bills rather than advocating expanded asylum pathways or broad regularization.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate identifies as pro‑life and supports limits on abortion while endorsing exceptions (including for the mother’s life) and “reasonable” exceptions for late‑term abortions. She has said the Supreme Court was correct to overturn Roe v. Wade and that a national ban should be discussed, but her campaign statements cite exceptions rather than calling for a detailed federal ban.
Climate & Energy
The candidate favors limited government and opposes regulatory mandates like forced production of electric vehicles, and emphasizes pro‑U.S. energy and deregulation over aggressive climate mandates. Policy statements stress realistic approaches rather than large federal mandates or spending to force transitions in energy or transportation.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate advocates protecting the Second Amendment and opposes additional regulations on law‑abiding gun owners. Campaign materials say she will stand against policies that add “red tape” for gun owners, and she has expressed support for constitutional carry and opposition to gun‑control legislation.
Latest News
AINews Summary
Last updatedSep 2, 2026
Laurie Buckhout is being mentioned in broader coverage of the 2026 House landscape, where redistricting, fundraising, and polling are shaping the race environment. Recent reports say Republicans still have a cash advantage overall, but Democrats have been outraising GOP incumbents in many competitive districts and have been gaining ground in some battleground analyses. The coverage does not give any specific new development about Buckhout herself, so her news appears tied to the wider election picture rather than a distinct personal event.
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Articles
NNNBC News3 months ago
Where the redistricting fight stands heading into the midterms
Positive
PPOLITICO5 months ago
Democratic candidates have overperformed in nearly every special election in 2025 and 2026
Negative
NNewsweek2 months ago
Map Shows Where Democrats Massively Outraising Republican Incumbents
Neutral
FNFox News2 months ago
Redistricting gives GOP a dozen House seats in key midterm forecast
Positive
Latest Polls
Recent polling results and the candidate's current average in the race.
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Campaign Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
Total raisedCash on hand
$4.8M
$3.6M
$2.4M
$1.2M
$0
2024
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2024
$4.8M
$26.3K
$4.8M
$198.7K
Cycle 2026
$3.8M
$1.8M
$2.0M
$110.5K
Source: FEC
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