Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Chris Schulte

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · North Carolina District 3
Filing address
Sneads Ferry, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
SCHULTE, CHRIS
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 H6NC03187 · Principal campaign committee: CHRIS SCHULTE FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$54,170.25
Total spent$54,176.25
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, 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: $54,150.25Party committees: $20.00
  • Individual contributions$54,150.25100%
  • Party committees$20.000%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$36,850.2568%
  • Contributions over $200$17,300.0032%
  • Itemized from inside North Carolina$22,974.2594%
  • Itemized from other states$1,475.006%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$21K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $20,934.25APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $14,483.55JULY QUARTERLY: raised $14,995.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $17,481.97OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $11,893.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $10,293.38YEAR-END: raised $6,348.00YEAR-END: spent $8,940.88APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $0.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $1,022.00JULY QUARTERLY: raised $0.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $1,954.47OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $0.002025-032025-092026-032026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

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

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Chris Schulte (D)$54,170.25$0.002026-09-30
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
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: CHRIS SCHULTE FOR CONGRESS.
  • 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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