Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Erica Danette Smith
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · North Carolina District 1
- Filing address
- Gaston, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- SMITH, ERICA DANETTE
- 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 H2NC02238 · Principal campaign committee: ERICA FOR US
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$773,544.5981%
- PACs and other committees$39,756.004%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$35,611.704%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$10,580.641%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$100,979.9811%
Self-funding: $35,611.70 (4% of money raised): $611.70 given and $35,000.00 lent by the candidate. $11,283.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
16 committees reported giving $38,329.00 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.
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACPAC$5,000.00
- MEDICARE FOR ALLLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- WAY TO LEAD PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- THE SIX PACPAC$5,000.00
- TRUTH TO POWERLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HIGHER HEIGHTS FOR AMERICA PACPAC$2,500.00
- THE COLLECTIVE PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICAPAC$1,959.00
- HER BOLD MOVE ACTIONHybrid PAC$1,600.00
- NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- REPAIR THE WORLD PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN MOSAIC PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ELECT BLACK WOMEN PACPAC$1,000.00
- ELECT EDUCATORS EVERYWHEREHybrid PAC$360.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHANGE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEConnected PAC$250.00
- NEIGHBORS FOR CANO COMMITTEECandidate committee$160.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Erica Danette Smith$661,146.05
- Independent expenditures opposing Erica Danette Smith$711,878.57
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.
- WFP NATIONAL PACSupporting$604,108.00
- DMFI PACOpposing$376,466.00
- UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT (UDP)Opposing$335,411.00
- J STREETSupporting$49,840.00
- SUNRISE PACSupporting$5,596.00
- BLUE AMERICA PAC INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEESupporting$1,579.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
North Carolina U.S. House, District 1, 2022 · 9 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erica Danette Smith (D) | $960,472.91 | $22,203.07 | 2022-12-31 |
| 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 |
| 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: ERICA FOR US.
- 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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