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Politics● LowOct 29 · Oct 29, 2026, 2:58 PM

NC’s redrawn 1st District is most expensive race in US

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District has become the most expensive House race on record, according to new ad spending data shared this week.  Democratic Rep. Don Davis (N.C.) is fighting for reelection in the newly redrawn district against GOP challenger Laurie Buckhout, a retired Army colonel. A striking $52.9 million has been spent on the…

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