Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

George Kenneth Butterfield

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · North Carolina District 1
Filing address
Raleigh, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BUTTERFIELD, GEORGE KENNETH
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 1

DemocraticU.S. House · North Carolina District 1IncumbentNot running (declined to run)

FEC candidate ID H4NC01046 · Principal campaign committee: BUTTERFIELD FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2021–2022U.S. House · North Carolina District 1$244,911.87Not running (declined to run)
2019–2020U.S. House · North Carolina District 1$1,040,201.15Won the general election (54.2%)
Total raised$244,911.87
Total spent$650,078.35
Cash on hand$258,790.19
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

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: $38,115.00PACs and other committees: $197,750.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $9,046.87
  • Individual contributions$38,115.0016%
  • PACs and other committees$197,750.0081%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$9,046.874%

Raised and spent over time

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

PAC and committee contributors

95 committees reported giving $186,750.00 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.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting George Kenneth Butterfield$8.68
  • Independent expenditures opposing George Kenneth Butterfield$0.00

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.

The race

North Carolina U.S. House, District 1, 2022 · 9 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
George Kenneth Butterfield (D)$244,911.87$258,790.192022-12-31
Sandy Smith (R)$2,187,047.47$12,791.012022-12-31
Don Davis (D)$1,876,018.87$17,973.082022-12-31
Sandy Roberson (R)$1,183,531.84$5,507.922022-12-31
Erica Danette Smith (D)$960,472.91$22,203.072022-12-31
Billy Joel Strickland II (R)$422,382.00$2,500.922022-12-31
Brad Allen Murphy (R)$195,133.42$0.002022-07-14
Charles Brent Roberson (R)$91,985.00$0.002022-11-15
William Aiken (R)$6,887.39$1,653.982022-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
GQR Research (D)October 10–13, 2022402 (LV)–Don Davis 54% · Sandy Smith 39%
RMG ResearchJune 4–6, 2022500 (LV)± 4.5%Don Davis 45% · Sandy Smith 39%
GQR Research (D)October 10–13, 2022402 (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: BUTTERFIELD 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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