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2020 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2020 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election?

G K Butterfield won the 2020 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election. G K Butterfield received 188,870 popular votes (54.18%). The main challenger was Sandy Smith (45.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Butterfield and Smith

Butterfield +8.4 pts · won by 29,122 votes
G K ButterfieldDemocraticWINNER54.18%
188,870 votes
Sandy SmithRepublican45.82%
159,748 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.