Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Raymond Edward Smith Jr.
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · North Carolina District 3
- Filing address
- Goldsboro, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- SMITH, RAYMOND EDWARD DR. JR.
- Next election
- Primary March 3, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
North Carolina, District 3
FEC candidate ID H6NC03229 · Principal campaign committee: RAYMOND SMITH FOR NORTH CAROLINA
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 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$319,614.8487%
- PACs and other committees$36,250.0010%
- Party committees$1,000.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$100.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$9,508.003%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$107.990%
Self-funding: $100.00 (0% of money raised): $100.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$119,755.5154%
- Contributions over $200$101,621.6246%
- Itemized from inside North Carolina$80,995.0075%
- Itemized from other states$26,645.6225%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Maryland $3,669.11. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
16 committees reported giving $57,550.00 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 BLACK CAUCUS PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- SD PACHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC (BRIDGE PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
- VOTEVETSHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MARCH ON PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- MONROE STREET PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- NEW SOUTH LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- CAROLINA VICTORY FUNDLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- PRICE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ALMA ADAMS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LONGLEAF PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS TRANSFORM ELECTIONS (PIRATE) PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$50.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Raymond Edward Smith Jr.$125.69
- Independent expenditures opposing Raymond Edward Smith Jr.$0.00
FEC totals for the 2026 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.
- RED WINE AND BLUESupporting$125.00
The race
North Carolina U.S. House, District 3, 2026 · 7 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Edward Smith Jr. (D) | $366,580.83 | $44,282.09 | 2026-10-14 |
| Gregory Francis Murphy (R) | $2,897,749.02 | $2,255,691.00 | 2026-10-14 |
| Allison Jaslow (D) | $273,730.75 | $0.00 | 2026-03-31 |
| Chris Schulte (D) | $54,170.25 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Austin Jay Ayers (R) | $20.86 | $19.04 | 2026-04-14 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulchin Research (D) | July 27 – August 2, 2026 | 600 (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: RAYMOND SMITH FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
- 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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