Federal candidate · 2019–2020 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
- General November 3, 2020 (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| 2021–2022 | U.S. Senate · North Carolina | $960,472.91 | Withdrawn |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 |
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, 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$230,239.8496%
- PACs and other committees$5,000.002%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$4,500.002%
Self-funding: $4,500.00 (2% of money raised): $0.00 given and $4,500.00 lent by the candidate. $206.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
6 committees reported giving $15,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HIGHER HEIGHTS FOR AMERICA PACPAC$2,500.00
- BUTTERFIELD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- NEW SOUTH LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- CAPITOL HEEL PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- LINDA COLEMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Erica Danette Smith$2,678,277.69
- Independent expenditures opposing Erica Danette Smith$0.00
FEC totals for the 2020 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.
- FAITH AND POWER PACSupporting$2,678,276.00
The race
North Carolina U.S. Senate, 2020 · 9 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erica Danette Smith (D) | $239,739.84 | $19,331.07 | 2020-12-31 |
| Cal Cunningham (D) | $52,569,133.75 | $173,703.97 | 2020-12-31 |
| Thom R. Sen. Tillis (R) | $23,280,646.68 | $834,908.56 | 2020-12-31 |
| Garland S Tucker III (R) | $2,218,719.06 | $0.00 | 2019-12-31 |
| Sandy Smith (R) | $1,703,668.95 | $20,570.04 | 2020-12-31 |
| Eric Mansfield (D) | $258,505.90 | $1,227.30 | 2019-09-30 |
| Trevor Michael Fuller (D) | $31,597.95 | $457.73 | 2019-09-30 |
| Larry Holmquist (R) | $4,385.00 | −$124.51 | 2020-03-19 |
| Steve Swenson (D) | $2,500.00 | $535.00 | 2019-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Research/CNBC | October 29 – November 1, 2020 | 473 (LV) | ± 4.51% | Thom Tillis 46% · Cal Cunningham 50% |
| Swayable | October 27 – November 1, 2020 | 619 (LV) | ± 5.6% | Thom Tillis 47% · Cal Cunningham 53% |
| Ipsos/Reuters | October 27 – November 1, 2020 | 707 (LV) | ± 4.2% | Thom Tillis 46% · Cal Cunningham 48% |
| Data for Progress | October 27 – November 1, 2020 | 908 (LV) | ± 3.3% | Thom Tillis 46% · Cal Cunningham 51% · Shannon Bray 1% |
| Frederick Polls | October 30–31, 2020 | 676 (LV) | ± 3.7% | Thom Tillis 46% · Cal Cunningham 50% · Shannon Bray 3% |
| Emerson College | October 29–31, 2020 | 855 (LV) | ± 3.3% | Thom Tillis 47% · Cal Cunningham 50% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 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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