Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Matthew Grooms

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · North Carolina District 4
Filing address
Butner, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
GROOMS, MATTHEW
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 4

DemocraticU.S. House · North Carolina District 4Open seatLost primary

FEC candidate ID H2NC04143 · Principal campaign committee: MATT GROOMS FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$3,018.00
Total spent$8,547.10
Cash on hand$70.90
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2021–2022 cycle totals through April 27, 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

Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $3,018.00
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$3,018.00100%

Self-funding: $3,018.00 (100% of money raised): $3,018.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

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

The race

North Carolina U.S. House, District 4, 2022 · 15 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Matthew Grooms (D)$3,018.00$70.902022-04-27
Valerie Foushee (D)$1,253,021.19$127,711.252022-12-31
Courtney Joele Geels (R)$409,981.20$0.002022-12-31
Alan D Swain (R)$269,128.20$1,996.672022-12-31
David Price (D)$213,752.00$69,061.242022-12-31
John David Szoka (R)$186,403.22$2,550.062022-12-31
Robert Benjamin Clark III (D)$171,779.93$7,909.032022-12-31
Ashley Ward (D)$88,271.22$0.002022-06-30
Stephen James Valentine (D)$61,597.51$0.002022-06-30
Richard Lee Watkins (D)$57,989.10$28,252.912022-04-27

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DFebruary 23, 2022
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 18, 2022
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DMarch 2, 2022
  • PoliticoSolid DApril 5, 2022
  • RCPSafe DJune 9, 2022
  • Fox NewsSolid DJuly 11, 2022
  • DDHQSolid DJuly 20, 2022
  • 538Solid DJune 30, 2022
  • The EconomistSafe DSeptember 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: MATT GROOMS 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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