Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

George J Papastrat

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · North Carolina District 3
Filing address
Jacksonville, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
PAPASTRAT, GEORGE J
Next election
Primary March 3, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of North Carolina with the 2026 district highlighted

North Carolina, District 3

DemocraticU.S. House · North Carolina District 3ChallengerDid not qualify for the ballot

FEC candidate ID H2NC03137 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF GEORGE PAPASTRAT

No financial reports filed yet. This candidate has registered with the FEC but has not filed a report with money totals for the 2025–2026 cycle.

The FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

The race

North Carolina U.S. House, District 3, 2026 · 7 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Gregory Francis Murphy (R)$2,897,749.02$2,255,691.002026-10-14
Raymond Edward Smith Jr. (D)$366,580.83$44,282.092026-10-14
Allison Jaslow (D)$273,730.75$0.002026-03-31
Chris Schulte (D)$54,170.25$0.002026-09-30
Austin Jay Ayers (R)$20.86$19.042026-04-14

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid ROctober 22, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely RSeptember 29, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Tulchin Research (D)July 27 – August 2, 2026600 (LV)± 4.0%Greg Murphy 44% · Raymond Smith Jr. 41%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina (retrieved October 22, 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: FRIENDS OF GEORGE PAPASTRAT.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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