Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Sandy Smith

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · North Carolina District 1
Filing address
Greenville, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
SMITH, SANDY
Next election
General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of North Carolina with the 2020 district highlighted

North Carolina, District 1

RepublicanU.S. House · North Carolina District 1ChallengerLost the general election (45.8%)

FEC candidate ID H0NC03149 · Principal campaign committee: SANDY SMITH FOR CONGRESS, INC.

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2023–2024U.S. House · North Carolina District 1$948,026.71Lost primary
2021–2022U.S. House · North Carolina District 1$2,187,047.47Lost the general election (47.6%)
2019–2020U.S. House · North Carolina District 1$1,703,668.95Lost the general election (45.8%)
Total raised$1,703,668.95
Total spent$1,683,098.91
Cash on hand$20,570.04
Debts owed by the campaign$110,473.86
Loans from the candidate$325,000.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, 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: $1,357,172.01PACs and other committees: $9,650.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $325,001.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $11,845.94
  • Individual contributions$1,357,172.0180%
  • PACs and other committees$9,650.001%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$325,001.0019%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$11,845.941%

Self-funding: $325,001.00 (19% of money raised): $1.00 given and $325,000.00 lent by the candidate. $234,565.00 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

4 committees reported giving $8,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

North Carolina U.S. House, District 1, 2020 · 3 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Sandy Smith (R)$1,703,668.95$20,570.042020-12-31
G. K. Butterfield (D)$1,040,201.15$663,956.672020-12-31
Michele Ann Nix (R)$59,694.50$0.002019-11-19

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 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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