Incumbent Davis to seek re-election in newly drawn First Congressional District

Congressman Don Davis

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Don Davis has announced that he is seeking re-election in the First Congressional District that was recently redrawn by the North Carolina legislature to make it more likely for a Republican to win.

Four Republicans—NC State Senator Bobby Hanig, Rocky Mount Mayor Sandy Roberson, Eric Rouse, Vice-Chair of the Lenoir County Board of Commissioners, and Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck—have announced their intention to run for the new District 1 seat. Hanig has already filed to run with the NC Board of Elections.

The new map moves Dare and Hyde counties, which had been in the Third Congressional District, into the First Congressional District.

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