Candidates › NC-03 race › 2025–2026

Raymond Smith Jr.

D Democratic nominee for U.S. House, NC-03

Has not served in Congress

On the ballot: On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · North Carolina US House 3
The race: Everyone running for NC-03 · Compare Smith with them
Where to vote: Find your polling place (opens in a new tab) · More ways to vote

SummaryAt a glance

Top priorities: Lower Costs for Working Families
Fighting Corruption and Promoting Good Government
Quality, Accessible Healthcare
Infrastructure for the 21st Century
Protecting our Veterans and Military Families
Read all 6 in their words
Money: $366.6K raised, $322K spent, $44.3K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives: 38% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 77% from North Carolina · largest committee giver CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC, $10K
Outside groups: $18.9K supporting Smith
Backed by: Advance Carolina · Congressional Black Caucus PAC · Red Wine & Blue and 16 more. As the campaign lists them

Their wordsWhat does Smith say they will do?

6 priorities from raymondsmithfornc.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.

6 priorities · 6 quoted statements

Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report	Raised in the period	Spent in the period	Cash on hand at its close
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through Feb 11, 2026	$61,007	$34,912	$19,730
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026	$54,660	$33,549	$41,091
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026	$107,452	$69,007	$73,711
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026	$120,731	$124,797	$81,165
PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026	$22,731	$59,714	$44,282

Top donor states
Name		Amount
North Carolina home216 contributions · 77%		$81,131
District of Columbia4 contributions · 5.4%		$5,750
Maryland11 contributions · 3.5%		$3,669
New York1 contribution · 3.3%		$3,500
Georgia6 contributions · 2.8%		$2,950
Michigan3 contributions · 2.4%		$2,567
California3 contributions · 1.5%		$1,550
Virginia1 contribution · 0.9%		$1,000

Top donor states

Name

Amount

North Carolina home216 contributions · 77%

$81,131

District of Columbia4 contributions · 5.4%

$5,750

Maryland11 contributions · 3.5%

$3,669

New York1 contribution · 3.3%

$3,500

Georgia6 contributions · 2.8%

$2,950

Michigan3 contributions · 2.4%

$2,567

California3 contributions · 1.5%

$1,550

Virginia1 contribution · 0.9%

$1,000

Donors’ employers
Employer as filed		Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 152 contributions · 46% of ranked		$45,173
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 14 contributions · 6.5% of ranked		$6,400
Dejas MGNT2 contributions · 6.1% of ranked		$6,000
U S Senate1 contribution · 3.6% of ranked		$3,500
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 6 contributions · 3% of ranked		$2,950
Tencarva Machinery Company2 contributions · 2% of ranked		$2,000
Baddour Parker Hone & Hale2 contributions · 1% of ranked		$1,000
Carteret Health Care1 contribution · 1% of ranked		$1,000

Donors’ employers

Employer as filed

Amount

Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 152 contributions · 46% of ranked

$45,173

Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 14 contributions · 6.5% of ranked

$6,400

Dejas MGNT2 contributions · 6.1% of ranked

$6,000

U S Senate1 contribution · 3.6% of ranked

$3,500

RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 6 contributions · 3% of ranked

$2,950

Tencarva Machinery Company2 contributions · 2% of ranked

$2,000

Baddour Parker Hone & Hale2 contributions · 1% of ranked

$1,000

Carteret Health Care1 contribution · 1% of ranked

$1,000

Name		Amount
Mission Control, Inc.4 payments · 8.8% of all spending		$28,375
The DMJ Group of NC, LLC9 payments · 7.3% of all spending		$23,585
DMJ Group of NC, LLC8 payments · 5.9% of all spending		$19,121
Grassroots Analytics3 payments · 5.7% of all spending		$18,421
Reflex Strategy Group11 payments · 4.9% of all spending		$15,875
T. Booker Strategies1 payment · 4% of all spending		$12,873
Express Lane Strategies, LLC3 payments · 3.5% of all spending		$11,375
Gusto12 payments · 2.3% of all spending		$7,376

Occupation as filed		Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 150 contributions · 43% of ranked		$44,454
Self-employedWritten instead of an occupation · 4 contributions · 7% of ranked		$7,250
Physician12 contributions · 5.3% of ranked		$5,500
Lawyer8 contributions · 4.6% of ranked		$4,750
Analyst1 contribution · 3.4% of ranked		$3,500
Businessman1 contribution · 3.4% of ranked		$3,500
Attorney7 contributions · 2.5% of ranked		$2,550
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 6 contributions · 2.3% of ranked		$2,369

Raymond Smith Jr.

SummaryAt a glance

Their wordsWhat does Smith say they will do?

1Priority 1: Lower Costs for Working Families 1 statement

2Priority 2: Fighting Corruption and Promoting Good Government 1 statement

3Priority 3: Quality, Accessible Healthcare 1 statement

4Priority 4: Infrastructure for the 21st Century 1 statement

5Priority 5: Protecting our Veterans and Military Families 1 statement

6Priority 6: Strong Public Education 1 statement

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

Where the money came from $366,581 reported receipts

Largest donors

EndorsementsWho does Smith’s campaign say backs them?

Officials 14

Organizations 5

BallotWhen is Smith on the ballot?

AboutWhere does this page come from?

Earlier cycles

Federal records

Campaign pages read 2 pages

Committees that gave

Where the donors live $105,893 placed by state

Home state and away

Top states

Donors’ employers as filed

Outside spending $1,053,506 across this race

What the payments were for $195,676 itemized

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