Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Erica Danette Smith
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · North Carolina
- Filing address
- Henrico, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- SMITH, ERICA DANETTE
- Next election
- Primary March 8, 2022 · General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
North Carolina
FEC candidate ID S0NC00343 · Principal campaign committee: ERICA FOR US
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | U.S. Senate · North Carolina | $960,472.91 | Withdrawn |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. Senate · North Carolina | $239,739.84 | Lost primary |
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$773,544.5981%
- PACs and other committees$39,756.004%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$35,611.704%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$10,580.641%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$100,979.9811%
Self-funding: $35,611.70 (4% of money raised): $611.70 given and $35,000.00 lent by the candidate. $11,283.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Erica Danette Smith$2,500.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Erica Danette Smith$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.
- WFP NATIONAL PACSupporting$2,500.00
The race
North Carolina U.S. Senate, 2022 · 33 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erica Danette Smith (D) | $960,472.91 | $22,203.07 | 2022-12-31 |
| Cheri Beasley (D) | $38,948,343.76 | $47,367.79 | 2022-12-31 |
| Theodore P Budd (R) | $14,904,162.55 | $272,187.73 | 2022-12-31 |
| Jeff Jackson (D) | $5,707,177.36 | $80,065.83 | 2022-12-31 |
| Patrick Lloyd McCrory (R) | $4,646,398.58 | $58,782.03 | 2022-12-31 |
| Majorie K Eastman (R) | $855,054.67 | $0.00 | 2022-11-17 |
| Bradley Mark Walker (R) | $835,232.16 | $22,642.68 | 2022-12-31 |
| Everette (rett) S. Newton (D) | $216,484.27 | $0.00 | 2022-12-31 |
| Matthew Patrick Hoh (G) | $193,242.25 | $9,985.41 | 2022-12-31 |
| Richard M Burr (R) | $154,374.00 | $0.69 | 2022-11-15 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
Polling average: Ted Budd 50.3% · Cheri Beasley 45.2% (Budd +5.1). Averages listed on Wikipedia from Real Clear Politics, FiveThirtyEight, 270toWin.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Trafalgar Group (R) | November 4–6, 2022 | 1,098 (LV) | ± 2.9% | Ted Budd 51% · Cheri Beasley 45% |
| Data for Progress (D) | November 2–6, 2022 | 1,322 (LV) | ± 2.0% | Ted Budd 51% · Cheri Beasley 45% |
| East Carolina University | November 1–3, 2022 | 1,183 (LV) | ± 3.3% | Ted Budd 52% · Cheri Beasley 47% |
| ActiVote | August 5 – November 3, 2022 | 250 (LV) | ± 6.0% | Ted Budd 48% · Cheri Beasley 47% |
| Remington Research Group (R) | November 1–2, 2022 | 1,140 (LV) | ± 2.9% | Ted Budd 50% · Cheri Beasley 43% |
| Civiqs | October 29 – November 2, 2022 | 674 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Ted Budd 49% · Cheri Beasley 49% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States Senate election 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: ERICA FOR US.
- 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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