Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Sandy Smith
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · North Carolina District 1
- Filing address
- Rocky Mount, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- SMITH, SANDY
- Next election
- Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
North Carolina, District 1
FEC candidate ID H0NC03149 · Principal campaign committee: SANDY SMITH FOR CONGRESS, INC.
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · North Carolina District 1 | $948,026.71 | Lost primary |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · North Carolina District 1 | $2,187,047.47 | Lost the general election (47.6%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · North Carolina District 1 | $1,703,668.95 | Lost the general election (45.8%) |
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$487,161.2151%
- PACs and other committees$5,000.001%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$450,000.0047%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$5,865.501%
Self-funding: $450,000.00 (47% of money raised): $0.00 given and $450,000.00 lent by the candidate. $446,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
1 committee reported giving $5,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- GATORPACPAC$5,000.00
The race
North Carolina U.S. House, District 1, 2024 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Smith (R) | $948,026.71 | $144.86 | 2024-12-31 |
| Don Davis (D) | $6,061,265.18 | $270,841.74 | 2024-12-31 |
| Laurie Buckhout (R) | $4,795,621.51 | $26,303.55 | 2024-12-31 |
| Christine Villaverde (R) | $44,225.00 | $0.00 | 2023-12-07 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GQR (D) | October 9–13, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Don Davis 50% · Laurie Buckhout 39% · Tom Bailey 6% |
| Noble Predictive Insights | September 24–30, 2024 | 404 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Don Davis 42% · Laurie Buckhout 34% · Tom Bailey 3% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: SANDY SMITH FOR CONGRESS, INC..
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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