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Tom Bailey

Holds no public office. Libertarian nominee for this seat in 2024. Campaign affiliation: Libertarian.

Voter guide

Background, stated goals, record, and money

Goals come from the campaign's own platform. Record lines are official actions.

How this guide is built

Background comes from official records, and from the campaign's own biography where the bullet says so; goals are summarized from the campaign's own platform and stay attributed; the record lines are official actions with the government source attached; money is shown as filed, with the filings it covers in the note under the table, and is not evidence of why any position was taken.

Tom Bailey

Background

  • Has never held elected office. He was the Libertarian nominee for this seat in 2024, with 2.6%, and for the 13th District in 2018.
  • He says he served in the Army from 1968 to 1971 and is a Vietnam veteran.
  • He says he served on the Libertarian Party of North Carolina's executive committee and chaired its legal action committee.

What they say they want to do

  • Restore citizens' voting rights.
  • Rewrite federal taxes so Washington taxes only state governments, not individual people.
  • Restore the Bill of Rights, especially due process.

What the official record shows

He has held no elected office, so there are no votes or bills to list.

Campaign money from other committees, by type

No table: he has no 2026 campaign committee with the FEC. The FEC lists him as not yet a candidate this cycle, and his only committee filed for 2018.

Issues in this record

Follow the evidence by issue.

Costs and taxesHealth careImmigration and the borderMilitary and veteransFarms, fishing and rural communitiesEducationGovernment and elections

Evidence timeline

Dated records, with sources attached.

  1. race event

    General election

    Davis, Buckhout and Bailey are on the ballot.

  2. race event

    Ballot order drawn

    The State Board's drawing puts Davis first, Buckhout second and Bailey third.

  3. race event

    Legislature redraws the district

    North Carolina enacts a new congressional map, Session Law 2025-95. This race is run on it.

  4. race event

    Davis beats Buckhout

    Davis wins the old 1st District with 49.5% to Buckhout's 47.8%. Bailey, the Libertarian, gets 2.6%.

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Sources10 source records

How we use sources

  1. 2024 Candidate List Spreadsheet (document)

    North Carolina State Board of Elections · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The November 5, 2024 field for US House District 01: Davis (DEM), Buckhout (REP), Bailey (LIB).

    official election record

    For: Current role; Background, goals, record and campaign money

  2. November 5, 2024 general election results, statewide contests (document)

    North Carolina State Board of Elections · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The results feed behind er.ncsbe.gov. District 01: Davis 186,341 (49.52%), Buckhout 180,034 (47.84%), Bailey 9,949 (2.64%), all 281 precincts. Matches the precinct file results_pct_20241105.zip.

    official election record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Davis beats Buckhout

  3. 2018 Candidate List Spreadsheet (document)

    North Carolina State Board of Elections · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Lists Tom Bailey (LIB) for US House District 13 on November 6, 2018.

    official election record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  4. Tom Bailey (North Carolina)https://ballotpedia.org/Tom_Bailey_(North_Carolina)

    Ballotpedia · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Carries his own answers to Ballotpedia's 2026 candidate survey, submitted February 15, 2026. Lists a campaign Facebook page (tombaileyforushouse) and no campaign website. Used only for his own words. The Facebook page loads only up to a login wall.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  5. 2026 House candidates, North Carolina District 01https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/NC/01/2026/

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read from OpenFEC on 2026-10-01. Lists Davis (H2NC02287) and Buckhout (H4NC01137) as 2026 candidates. Bailey (H8NC13075) is listed with status N, not yet a candidate this cycle, and has no 2026 committee.

    fec filing

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  6. COMMITTEE TO ELECT TOM BAILEY (C00686212)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00686212/

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Bailey's only FEC committee. It filed for the 2018 cycle and lists tombaileyushousenc.com, which did not resolve on October 1, 2026.

    fec filing

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  7. 2026 General Candidate List by Contest, Federal and State Only (document)

    North Carolina State Board of Elections · Published Sep 21, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Report stamped September 21, 2026. Lists Don Davis (DEM), Laurie Buckhout (REP) and Tom Bailey (LIB) for US House District 01, and no one else.

    official election record

    For: General election

  8. Sample ballot, November 3, 2026 general election (document)

    Currituck County Board of Elections · Published Aug 27, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The county's own ballot, PDF created August 27, 2026. An image with no text layer, read by OCR and by eye. Prints Don Davis (Democratic Party), Laurie Buckhout (Republican Party), Tom Bailey (Libertarian Party) for US House District 1.

    official election record

    For: General election

  9. State Board Randomly Determines Ballot Order for 2026 Electionshttps://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2025/12/19/state-board-randomly-determines-ballot-order-2026-elections

    North Carolina State Board of Elections · Published Dec 19, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The drawing put last names starting with F first, then reverse alphabetical order. That gives Davis, Buckhout, Bailey.

    official election record

    For: Ballot order drawn

  10. Senate Bill 249 (2025), Realign Congressional Districts 2025https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S249

    North Carolina General Assembly · Published Oct 22, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Became Session Law 2025-95 on October 22, 2025. The new map this race is run on.

    official legislative record

    For: Legislature redraws the district