Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Joseph Swartz

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · North Carolina District 3
Filing address
Swansboro, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
SWARTZ, JOSEPH
Next election
Primary May 17, 2022 · General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of North Carolina with the 2022 district highlighted

North Carolina, District 3

DemocraticU.S. House · North Carolina District 3Open seatLost primary

FEC candidate ID H2NC01230 · Principal campaign committee: JOE SWARTZ FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$26,858.23
Total spent$26,858.23
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$3,000.00

2021–2022 cycle totals through July 12, 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: $21,310.30Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $5,547.93
  • Individual contributions$21,310.3079%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$5,547.9321%

Self-funding: $5,547.93 (21% of money raised): $2,547.93 given and $3,000.00 lent by the candidate. $1,972.88 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

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

The race

North Carolina U.S. House, District 3, 2022 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Joseph Swartz (D)$26,858.23$0.002022-07-12
Gregory Francis Murphy (R)$1,993,505.57$809,512.872022-12-31
Anthony 'Tony' Cowden (R)$233,355.11$2,260.922022-12-31
Barbara D Gaskins (D)$95,646.62$683.602022-12-31
Maximillian Southworth-Beckwith (R)$18,237.44$0.002022-07-15

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RFebruary 23, 2022
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RMarch 18, 2022
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RMarch 2, 2022
  • PoliticoSolid RApril 5, 2022
  • RCPSafe RJune 9, 2022
  • Fox NewsSolid RJuly 11, 2022
  • DDHQSolid RJuly 20, 2022
  • 538Solid RJune 30, 2022
  • The EconomistSafe RSeptember 28, 2022

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

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: JOE SWARTZ FOR CONGRESS.
  • 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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