North Carolina 3rd District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

R★Greg MurphyIncumbent
$2.36M
+$0 for · $62K against
DRaymond Smith Jr.
$223K
+$7K for

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Greg Murphy	R	$2,357,956	$0	$62,138	50%
Raymond Smith Jr.	D	$223,119	$6,642	$0	5%

$2.58M

Raised by candidates

$1.38M

Spent by candidates

$69K

Outside spending

2 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Greg Murphy (R)	$2.36M	$1.01M	$1.04M	50%	50%	$1.24M	858
Raymond Smith Jr. (D)	$223K	$186K	$26K	5%	76%	$137K	185

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
AB PAC C00492140	Greg Murphy	Oppose	$62K 3 filings		—
ADVANCE NORTH CAROLINA C90016783	Raymond Smith Jr.	Support	$7K 1 filing		$821K

Candidates

Greg Murphy

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $2.36M
Small-dollar: 50%
In-state: 50%
Outside for / against: $0 / $62K

Backed by Stephen Schwarzman Backed by AIPAC Backed by the NRA Health care industry money Realtors PAC money Traded stocks in office Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Raymond Smith Jr.

D Democrat

Raised: $223K
Small-dollar: 5%
In-state: 76%
Outside for / against: $7K / $0

Dark money spent on their behalf

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.