‘A dumb mistake’: NC congressional candidate banned and fined for prediction market bet

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: August 31, 2026

Words: 385

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Every political candidate likes to believe they’re a winner, and Laurie Buckhout is no different. But the Republican nominee for North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District took things a little too far when she placed a bet on herself on the prediction market Kalshi to win November’s midterm election.

Buckhout is in a rematch with incumbent Democrat U.S. Rep. Don Davis, rated by some as the most vulnerable House Democrat in the country.

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