Federal candidate · 2021–2022 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 May 17, 2022 · General November 8, 2022 (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%) |
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, 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$1,353,810.5962%
- PACs and other committees$97,680.424%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$652,000.0030%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$13,081.831%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$70,474.633%
Self-funding: $652,000.00 (30% of money raised): $0.00 given and $652,000.00 lent by the candidate. $609,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
34 committees reported giving $79,500.00 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.
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- NRCCParty committee$5,000.00
- NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HOUSE FREEDOM FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- E-PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC (VAF PAC)Leadership PAC$3,000.00
- SAVE AMERICA NOW PACConnected PAC$3,000.00
- FIRST IN FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- VA CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP FUNDLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CHESAPEAKE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- FREEDOM FIRST PACPAC$2,000.00
- RVFPACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- GOOD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- WE THE PEOPLE LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DECIDING CRITICAL RACES PAC (DCR PAC)Leadership PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- HEARTDOCPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FIRST CAPITAL PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- OLD NORTH STATE PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
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- FRIENDS TO ELECT DR. GREG MURPHY TO CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- VICTORY EASTLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TAR HEEL PROSPERITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN GRIT PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BE VICTORIOUS OVER DEMOCRATS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HELLFIRE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC (RUDY PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- INVEST IN A STRONG AND SECURE AMERICALeadership PAC$500.00
- NORTH CAROLINA SOYBEAN PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION NC SOYPAC Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Sandy Smith$45,253.51
- Independent expenditures opposing Sandy Smith$5,201,918.91
FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- DCCCOpposing$2,250,758.00
- HOUSE MAJORITY PACOpposing$2,092,380.00
- VOTEVETSOpposing$157,214.00
- MAINSTREAM DEMOCRATS PACOpposing$71,921.00
- NRDC ACTION VOTESOpposing$40,000.00
- BLACK AMERICANS MAKING AMERICA FIRSTSupporting$27,953.00
- CLUB FOR GROWTH PACSupporting$7,144.00
- HOUSE FREEDOM FUNDSupporting$3,467.00
- NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUNDSupporting$3,338.00
- WOMEN SPEAK OUT PACSupporting$1,970.00
- DEFENDING THE REPUBLIC PAC INC.Supporting$750.00
- STAND AMERICA PACSupporting$619.00
The race
North Carolina U.S. House, District 1, 2022 · 9 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Smith (R) | $2,187,047.47 | $12,791.01 | 2022-12-31 |
| Don Davis (D) | $1,876,018.87 | $17,973.08 | 2022-12-31 |
| Sandy Roberson (R) | $1,183,531.84 | $5,507.92 | 2022-12-31 |
| Erica Danette Smith (D) | $960,472.91 | $22,203.07 | 2022-12-31 |
| Billy Joel Strickland II (R) | $422,382.00 | $2,500.92 | 2022-12-31 |
| George Kenneth Butterfield (D) | $244,911.87 | $258,790.19 | 2022-12-31 |
| Brad Allen Murphy (R) | $195,133.42 | $0.00 | 2022-07-14 |
| Charles Brent Roberson (R) | $91,985.00 | $0.00 | 2022-11-15 |
| William Aiken (R) | $6,887.39 | $1,653.98 | 2022-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GQR Research (D) | October 10–13, 2022 | 402 (LV) | – | Don Davis 54% · Sandy Smith 39% |
| RMG Research | June 4–6, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.5% | Don Davis 45% · Sandy Smith 39% |
| GQR Research (D) | October 10–13, 2022 | 402 (LV) | – | Generic Democrat 52% · Generic Republican 43% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 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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