North Carolina District 3, U.S. House
District lines changed for 2026. North Carolina Session Law 2025-95
Candidates on the certified ballot
| Candidate | Grade | Party | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Cavender | Libertarian | Challenger | |
| Gregory F. Murphy | F | Republican | Incumbent |
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| Raymond Smith | Democratic | Challenger | |
Alphabetical by surname.
Money
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | From individuals | Organizations & tribes | From PACs | Outside spending (for / against) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Cavender | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gregory F. Murphy | $2.3M | $2.7Mas of June 30, 2026 | $1.2M | $10K | $1.1M | $131K / $348K |
| Raymond Smith | $220K | $74Kas of June 30, 2026 | $177K | $9K | $34K | $19K / $0 |
2026 cycle, per FEC filings. The thin bars compare candidates within this race. Raised covers the 2026 cycle. Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier campaigns. “—”: no FEC financial report on file for this candidate.
Sources
- FEC bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball), candidate-committee linkages (ccl), committees (cm), candidates (cn), individual contributions (indiv), committee contributions (pas2), independent expenditures (schedule_e). Files dated October 4, 2026 to October 14, 2026. Money is computed with the same functions as member pages. FEC bulk data
- Grades and member records: Congress.gov roll-call votes, YourRepRecord grades computed October 16, 2026. Congress.gov
- Candidate list: North Carolina State Board of Elections, fetched October 6, 2026. official list
- District lines: North Carolina Session Law 2025-95.
- State election office websites: the USA.gov state election office directory, fetched October 9, 2026. USA.gov