BUCKHOUT, LAURIE

R · house

FEC candidate id: H4NC01137
Internal id: b541265a-002d-49ca-a963-04961f624731
Status: challenger

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), NC-01. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	747,584
People	Median age	42
Income	Median household income	$56,285
Income	Per-capita income	$31,830
Income	In poverty	17.6%
Income	Unemployed	6.2%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.465
Race	White alone	48.4%
Race	Black alone	39.1%
Race	Asian alone	0.8%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	8.2%
Race	Two or more races	7.1%
Origin	Foreign-born	4.5%
Language	Speaks English only at home	91.7%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	6.8%
Education	High school or higher	53.8%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	20.3%
Education	Advanced degree	6.7%
Household	Family households	64.7%
Household	Avg household size	2.38
Household	Never married (15+)	33.5%
Housing	Median home value	$167,000
Housing	Median gross rent	$907
Housing	Single-family detached	65.1%
Housing	Built before 1940	4.0%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	2.4%
Housing	Vacant units	15.3%
Service	Veterans (18+)	8.7%
Health	With a disability	17.7%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	84.3%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	13.3%
Commute	Drove alone	79.5%
Commute	Public transit	0.3%
Commute	Worked from home	7.5%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2026	$2,743,029	$1,285,714	$1,483,619	$3,501,000	$212,372
2024	$4,795,622	$4,769,318	$26,304	$1,500,000	$1,933,890

Elections

2024 general house · NC-1 — lost_general
2026 general house · NC-1 — running

Committees

BUCKHOUT FOR CONGRESS-GTM NF NC01 — principal · type H
BUCKHOUT FOR NC-01 REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FUND 2026 — principal · type H
LAURIE BUCKHOUT FOR CONGRESS — principal · type H
LAURIE BUCKHOUT FOR CONGRESS-GTM NOMINEE FUND: NC-01 — principal · type H

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 25.1%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
R (major party)	+10.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Independent expenditures

Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).

Cycle	Support	Oppose	IEs
2026	$920,003	$47,771	28
2024	$378,491	$14,907,893	113

Recent (latest 25)

Date	Spender	For / against	Amount	Purpose
—	HMP	oppose	$1,638,684	Television Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$1,274,547	Television Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$59,204	Digital Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$14,249	Digital Production - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$1,521,595	Television Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$59,204	Digital Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$59,204	Digital Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$13,870	Media Production - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$424,280	Television Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$59,204	Digital Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$1,521,595	Television Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$13,950	Media Production - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$59,204	Digital Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$923,279	Television Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$13,870	Media Production - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$6,000	Digital Production - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$1,300	Digital Production - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$39,019	Direct Mail - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$46,214	Direct Mail - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$107,568	Television Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$43,488	Direct Mail - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$13,475	Media Production - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$42,022	Media Production - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$14,270	Media Production - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$246,200	Television Advertising - Estimate

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2026-03-31	ANTI-WOKE FUND	24K	$5,000
2026-03-31	CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP IN ELECTIONS PAC	24K	$3,500
2026-03-31	ULTRA MAGA PAC	24K	$4,000
2026-03-31	NC2DC LEADERSHIP PAC	24K	$3,500
2026-03-31	BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PAC	24K	$2,500
2026-03-30	VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC (VAF PAC)	24K	$5,000
2026-03-26	AMERICA'S BOLD ERA PAC	24K	$5,000
2026-03-26	ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESS	24K	$2,000
2026-03-26	BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PAC	24K	$2,500
2026-03-25	NRCC	24K	$5,000
2026-03-25	BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	24K	$5,000
2026-03-25	JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS	24K	$2,000
2026-03-23	RVFPAC	24K	$2,000
2026-03-23	TENNESSEE TOUGH PAC	24K	$2,500
2026-03-20	MNM PAC	24K	$2,000
2026-03-19	A NEW NATION PAC	24K	$2,000
2026-03-19	HAYSTACK PAC	24K	$2,500
2026-03-18	MIKE KENNEDY FOR UTAH	24K	$2,000
2026-03-18	MIKE KENNEDY FOR UTAH	24K	$1,500
2026-03-18	VIRGINIA FOXX FOR CONGRESS	24K	$2,000
2026-03-18	WORKING FOR OHIO	24K	$5,000
2026-03-17	AMERICAN DREAM DELIVERED	24K	$5,000
2026-03-16	ELECTING REPUBLICANS INDIANA PAC	24K	$1,500
2026-03-06	EMMER FOR CONGRESS	24K	$2,000
2026-03-06	THE GUARDIAN FUND	24K	$5,000

Connected on the graph

Inbound (100)

date	from	type	amount	source
—	NRDC ACTION VOTES	opposes_independently	$5,000	fec_ies
—	NRDC ACTION VOTES	opposes_independently	$245,000	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$1,638,684	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$500	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$13,950	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$14,270	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$1,300	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$43,771	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$14,249	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$59,204	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$59,204	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$43,771	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$39,019	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$13,870	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$6,000	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$13,475	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$59,204	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$1,521,595	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$246,200	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$1,521,595	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$59,204	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$42,022	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$545,802	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$107,568	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$46,214	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$424,280	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$59,204	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$13,870	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$59,204	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$43,772	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$6,000	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$43,488	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$13,870	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$1,274,547	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$59,204	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$923,279	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$107,568	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$500	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$1,300	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$86,832	fec_ies
2026-03-31	NC2DC LEADERSHIP PAC	contributed_to	$3,500	pas2
2026-03-31	ULTRA MAGA PAC	contributed_to	$4,000	pas2
2026-03-31	ANTI-WOKE FUND	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-03-31	BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2026-03-31	CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP IN ELECTIONS PAC	contributed_to	$3,500	pas2
2026-03-30	VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC (VAF PAC)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-03-26	AMERICA'S BOLD ERA PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-03-26	BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2026-03-26	ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2026-03-25	NRCC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-03-25	BUCKEYE LIBERTY PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-03-25	JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2026-03-23	RVFPAC	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2026-03-23	TENNESSEE TOUGH PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2026-03-20	MNM PAC	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2026-03-19	HAYSTACK PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2026-03-19	A NEW NATION PAC	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2026-03-18	MIKE KENNEDY FOR UTAH	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2026-03-18	WORKING FOR OHIO	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-03-18	VIRGINIA FOXX FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2026-03-18	MIKE KENNEDY FOR UTAH	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2026-03-17	AMERICAN DREAM DELIVERED	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-03-16	ELECTING REPUBLICANS INDIANA PAC	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2026-03-06	EMMER FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2026-03-06	GUARDIAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-03-04	1ST CONSERVATIVE FUND NC	opposes_independently	$4,363	fec_ies
2026-03-04	1ST CONSERVATIVE FUND NC	contributed_to	$4,362	pas2
2026-03-02	WFW ACTION FUND INC	supports_independently	$893	fec_ies
2026-03-02	WFW ACTION FUND INC	supports_independently	$365	fec_ies
2026-02-27	1ST CONSERVATIVE FUND NC	opposes_independently	$2,330	fec_ies
2026-02-27	1ST CONSERVATIVE FUND NC	opposes_independently	$1,703	fec_ies
2026-02-27	1ST CONSERVATIVE FUND NC	contributed_to	$2,329	pas2
2026-02-27	WFW ACTION FUND INC	contributed_to	$365	pas2
2026-02-27	FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-02-27	WFW ACTION FUND INC	supports_independently	$1,106	fec_ies
2026-02-27	1ST CONSERVATIVE FUND NC	contributed_to	$1,703	pas2
2026-02-27	WFW ACTION FUND INC	supports_independently	$365	fec_ies
2026-02-27	WFW ACTION FUND INC	contributed_to	$1,106	pas2
2026-02-26	1ST CONSERVATIVE FUND NC	opposes_independently	$5,655	fec_ies
2026-02-26	1ST CONSERVATIVE FUND NC	opposes_independently	$5,655	fec_ies
2026-02-26	WFW ACTION FUND INC	supports_independently	$1,106	fec_ies
2026-02-26	WFW ACTION FUND INC	contributed_to	$1,106	pas2
2026-02-26	1ST CONSERVATIVE FUND NC	contributed_to	$5,655	pas2
2026-02-26	FREEDOM'S DEFENSE FUND	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-02-25	AMERICA FIRST PAC	contributed_to	$4,000	pas2
2026-02-25	RANGER PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-02-23	WFW ACTION FUND INC	supports_independently	$18,254	fec_ies
2026-02-23	WFW ACTION FUND INC	contributed_to	$18,254	pas2
2026-02-19	1ST CONSERVATIVE FUND NC	opposes_independently	$2,337	fec_ies
2026-02-19	1ST CONSERVATIVE FUND NC	contributed_to	$2,336	pas2
2026-02-19	1ST CONSERVATIVE FUND NC	opposes_independently	$2,941	fec_ies
2026-02-19	1ST CONSERVATIVE FUND NC	contributed_to	$2,941	pas2
2026-02-18	EASTERN CAROLINA CONSERVATIVES FUND	supports_independently	$91,000	fec_ies
2026-02-18	THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER PAC	contributed_to	$82,500	pas2
2026-02-18	THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER PAC	contributed_to	$8,500	pas2
2026-02-18	THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER PAC	supports_independently	$82,500	fec_ies
2026-02-18	THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER PAC	supports_independently	$8,500	fec_ies
2026-02-17	WFW ACTION FUND INC	contributed_to	$20,923	pas2
2026-02-17	WFW ACTION FUND INC	supports_independently	$20,923	fec_ies
2026-02-17	THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER PAC	supports_independently	$62,600	fec_ies

Outbound (4)

date	type	to	amount	source
—	principal_candidate_of	LAURIE BUCKHOUT FOR CONGRESS	—	candidate_committees
—	principal_candidate_of	LAURIE BUCKHOUT FOR CONGRESS-GTM NOMINEE FUND: NC-01	—	candidate_committees
—	principal_candidate_of	BUCKHOUT FOR CONGRESS-GTM NF NC01	—	candidate_committees
—	principal_candidate_of	BUCKHOUT FOR NC-01 REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FUND 2026	—	candidate_committees

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