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North Carolina House District 3 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

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Greg Murphy (Republican) and Raymond Smith Jr. (Democrat) are the nominees for North Carolina's 3rd congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Greg Murphy is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Greg Murphy's campaign had raised $2.9 million (through October 14, 2026) and Raymond Smith Jr.'s campaign $367,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $918,000 for Greg Murphy and $337,000 against; $28,000 for Raymond Smith Jr. and $0 against.

Greg Murphy (REP, incumbent), Raymond Smith Jr. (DEM). 2 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Greg Murphy (REP, incumbent)

Raised: $2.9M through 2026-10-14 individuals $1.2M · PACs $1.3M · from the candidate's other committees $374K · cash on hand $2.3M
Outside spending: $337K opposing Murphy · $918K supporting Murphy · latest reported 2026-11-01
Largest outside spenders: AMERICAN MAJORITY ACTION PAC — $698K supporting Murphy Largest donors: RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $6.8M (100%) AB PAC — $327K opposing Murphy Largest donors: AB FOUNDATION $13.0M (30%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); DEMOCRACY MATTERS $5.6M (13%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Deborah Simon $5.0M (11%), Retired; DEMOCRACY PAC $4.0M (9%); Lynn S Stern $1.0M (2%), Self Employed, Photographer CENTER FORWARD INITIATIVE INC (CFI) — $181K supporting Murphy Largest donors: CENTER FORWARD $925K (72%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) $225K (17%); POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAO $120K (9%) HEALTHCARE FREEDOM SUPER PAC — $24K supporting Murphy CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICA PAC — $15K supporting Murphy Largest donors: OCCIDENTIAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION $500K (27%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICA $423K (23%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $250K (14%); S Robson Walton $200K (11%), Retired, Retired; DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, INC. $200K (11%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) and 2 more

Bundled through PACs: $35K through 2 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $35K from 28 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $50 from 1 gift Lobbyist/registrant PAC

286 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

ABRAHAM LINCOLN PAC $2,500
ACA PAC $1,500
ACSPA- SURGEONS PAC $7,500
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDIT COALITION PAC (AFFORDABLE HOUSING PAC $4,000
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) $5,000
AICPA PAC $7,500
AIRBUS AMERICAS PAC $1,000
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC) $750
AKSM UROLOGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 'AKSM UROLOGY PAC' $6,000
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC. PAC $4,000
ALLERGY ASSOCIATES PA PAC $2,175
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC $2,500
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) $2,500
AMERICA RELOADED $5,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $10K
AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE PAC - OKLAHOMA $1,000
AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN PAC $3,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) $8,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AAEM PAC $4,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC $7,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC) $5,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY ENT PAC $10K
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS PAC (NEUROSURGERYPAC) $10K
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $10K
AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AMERICAN BEVERAGE PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) $2,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC PAC; AKA ACP SERVICES PAC $10K
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE (ACRO PAC) $10K
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN DREAM DELIVERED $500
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER PAC $1,000
AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION PAC $3,500
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $5,500
AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC') $5,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $9,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
AMERICAN ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY PAC (PT-PAC) $6,000
AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $5,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY PAC (''ASTRO-PAC'') $4,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) $10K
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL PAIN PHYSICIANS PAC $5,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS PLASTYPAC $2,500
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AUAPAC) $5,000
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMHP HOLDINGS CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMERIHEALTH CARITAS PAC) $500
ANESTHESIA SERVICE MEDICAL GROUP ADVOCACY FUND $1,000
ARDELYX INC PAC $1,000
ARKEMA INC PAC $1,000
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) $2,500
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
ASTELLAS US LLC PAC (ASTELLAS PAC) $3,000
AT&T INC./WARNERMEDIA LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T/WARNERMEDIA FEDERAL PAC) $1,000
AVIENT CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PAC $1,000
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC $1,000
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY PAC $1,000
BGR PAC $4,524
BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PAC (BICE) $2,000
BIOGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE A.K.A. 'BIOGEN PAC' $3,000
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION PAC (BIO PAC) $3,000
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP PAC $3,000
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BMS PAC) $3,500
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) $5,000
BUILDING A REPUBLIC AMERICA DESERVES $5,000
BULLDOG PAC $2,500
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION ASSOCIATES POLITICAL FUND $1,000
CENCORA, INC. PAC $9,000
CENTER FOR SPORTFISHING POLICY PAC $1,000
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) $2,500
CINTAS CORPORATION PARTNERS PAC $2,000
COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,500
COMMERCIAL SEMI-TRAILER ADVOCACY PAC (NATIONAL TRAILER DEALERS ASSOCIATION) $1,000
COMMITTEE ORGANIZED FOR THE TRADING OF COTTON PAC OF THE AMERICAN COTTON SHIPPERS ASSOCIAT $10K
COMMITTEE TO ELECT DONNY LAMBETH $1,000
COMMITTEE TO ELECT KRISTIN BAKER $2,000
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. PAC (CHS) $2,000
CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC. PAC $2,000
CONQUERING CANCER PAC $10K
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION PAC $1,000
COOK GROUP INC PAC $1,000
CRH AMERICAS INC PAC $5,000
CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC $3,500
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000
DECIDING CRITICAL RACES PAC $5,000
DEFEND & UPHOLD OUR NATION NOW $1,500
DO RIGHT BAYOU PAC $500
DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS PAC) $1,000
DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC $2,500
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC $7,500
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. EDWARDS PAC) $3,000
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
EMD SERONO, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
EMERGEORTHO P.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
EMMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
EMPLOYEE OWNED S CORPORATIONS OF AMERICA PAC (ESCA PAC) $1,000
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORPORATION PAC $1,500
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE PAC (ENPAC) $1,000
ENVISION HEALTHCARE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION PAC $1,000
FEDERATION OF EXCHANGE ACCOMODATORS 1031 $5,000
FEDEX CORPORATION PAC $1,000
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC PAC 2001 $5,000
FINSECA PAC $3,500
FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC $5,000
FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
FOLEY & LARDNER POLITICAL FUND, INC. $6,500
FOOD SOLUTIONS ACTION PAC (FSA PAC) $1,000
FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
FRIENDS OF COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY PAC $10K
FROGMAN PAC $2,500
GARRET GRAVES FOR CONGRESS $2,000
GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC $1,000
GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC $5,000
GLAUKOS IPAC $4,000
GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC PAC (GSK PAC) $1,000
GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
GLOBE LIFE INC. PAC $1,000
GRIDIRON-PAC $5,000
HANGER INC. PAC $1,000
HARDWOOD FEDERATION PAC, INC. $1,000
HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC $1,000
HEALTH & FITNESS ASSOCIATION PAC (FITPAC) $1,000
HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
HEALTHCARE FREEDOM FUND $5,000
HELP ELECT REPUBLICANS NOW (HERN) $5,000
HIGHWATER PAC $5,000
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $1,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC $3,000
HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND $3,000
INCUBATE PAC $1,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) $1,000
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE PAC (IRI PAC) $1,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $1,000
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICSC PAC) $1,000
INTERNATIONAL PAPER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IP-PAC) $1,000
INTUIT INC. 21ST CENTURY LEADERSHIP FUND $1,500
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC) $1,000
JACKSON HOLDINGS LLC AND JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (JACKSON N $1,000
JASON SMITH FOR CONGRESS $2,000
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC $2,500
JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PAC $5,000
KAH HOSPICE COMPANY, INC. (DBA GENTIVA) PAC $5,000
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
KING & SPALDING NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT $5,000
KNIGHT HEALTH HOLDINGS, LLC SCIONHEALTH PAC $2,000
KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PAC $1,000
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE $2,500
LANTHEUS HOLDINGS INC PAC $1,000
LIVANOVA USA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LIVANOVA PAC) $1,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
LUNDBECK LLC EMPLOYEE PAC $2,000
MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY ASSOCIATION PAC (MPL PAC) $1,000
MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MERCK PAC) $5,000
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $2,000
MN8 ENERGY LLC PAC (MN8 PAC) $5,000
MNM $2,500
MONUMENT STRATEGIES PAC $250
MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
MR SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $10K
MUTUAL OF OMAHA COMPANIES PAC $2,500
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION PAC (NAPA-PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS PAC $3,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM $10K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC $2,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PAC $10K
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $10K
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NECAPAC) $2,500
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHY $5,000
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NFIB) $2,000
NATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE (FISHPAC) $1,000
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC $5,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER PAC (NM... $10K
NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC $10K
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. PAC (NSSF PAC) $2,000
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC $2,500
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH $2,000
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NOVARTIS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
NOVO NORDISK INC. PAC (NOVO NORDISK PAC) $2,500
NRA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $2,000
NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PAC $2,500
ONSLOW COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY $100
OPTION CARE HEALTH INC PAC $2,000
OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OTSUKA US PAC) $4,000
OUTPATIENT ENDOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL SOCIETY PAC (OEIS PAC) $2,500
PAM HEALTH PAC $5,000
PATRIOTS IN ACTION $5,000
PFIZER INC. PAC $4,000
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE $4,000
PINE GATE RENEWABLES LLC POWER PAC $2,000
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS $5,000
POLSINELLI PAC $1,000
PREMIER INC. EMPLOYEES' CIVIC ACTION FUND $2,000
PROVIDENCE ANESTHESIOLOGY ASSOCIATES PA FED PAC $3,500
PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC. $1,000
PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PTC-PAC) $1,000
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. PAC $2,500
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED PAC $1,000
RADIOLOGY PARTNERS, INC. PAC $10K
RAPTOR PAC $5,000
REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC $4,000
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC (RUDY PAC) $2,000
RESTORING OUR NATION PAC (RON PAC) $2,500
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; RAI PAC $5,500
RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
RVFPAC $2,000
SANDLER TRAVIS AND ROSENBERG P.A. PAC $1,000
SANOFI US SERVICES INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
SAZERAC COMPANY, INC. PAC (SAZERACPAC) $2,500
SBA PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND $2,500
SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
SEABOARD CORPORATION PAC $10K
SEAL PAC $10K
SELECT MEDICAL CORPORATION PAC $6,000
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. PAC (S+N PAC) $1,000
SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR ANGIOGRAPHY AND INTERVENTIONS ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC $1,000
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $3,000
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA $500
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA INC. PAC $5,000
TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM) $1,000
TD BANK US HOLDING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
TEAMHEALTH HOLDINGS INC PAC (TEAMHEALTH PROVIDERS PAC) $5,000
TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION PAC $4,500
TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTON $2,000
THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOTPAC) $2,000
THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (AMER $3,000
THOROUGHBRED PAC $5,000
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS PAC $2,000
TODOS CON JENNIFFER INC. DBA JENNIFFER FOR CONGRESS $3,500
TOGETHER HOLDING OUR MAJORITY PAC $10K
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $4,000
TRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE PAC $5,000
U.S. ANESTHESIA PARTNERS, INC. PAC D/B/A/ USAP PAC $5,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) $5,000
UCB INC PAC $1,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC) $10K
UNITED STATES BEET SUGAR ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
US ONCOLOGY INC. NETWORK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
US RENAL CARE PAC $3,000
USA RICE FEDERATION PAC $2,000
USACS PAC $5,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC) $3,000
VERN BUCHANAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
VIZIENT INC PAC $1,000
WAKE EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, PA PAC $2,500
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $1,000
WARD AND SMITH. P.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
WAYNE FARMS LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE WAYNE-SANDERSON PAC $1,000
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $8,500
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
ZENECA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,500
ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'ZIMMER BIOMET PAC') $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Raymond Smith Jr. (DEM)

Raised: $367K through 2026-10-14 individuals $320K · PACs $36K · party $1,000 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $100 · from the candidate's other committees $9,508 · cash on hand $44K
Outside spending: $28K supporting Smith · latest reported 2026-10-29
Largest outside spenders: AB PAC — $12K supporting Smith Largest donors: AB FOUNDATION $13.0M (30%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); DEMOCRACY MATTERS $5.6M (13%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Deborah Simon $5.0M (11%), Retired; DEMOCRACY PAC $4.0M (9%); Lynn S Stern $1.0M (2%), Self Employed, Photographer BUILDING TOGETHER — $9,310 supporting Smith ADVANCE NORTH CAROLINA — $6,642 supporting Smith RED WINE AND BLUE — $126 supporting Smith SCIENCE VICTORY FUND — $24 supporting Smith

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

7 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

ALSTON FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER $250
BRIDGE PAC $5,000
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC $10K
FAIR SHOT PAC $2,000
MACHINIST'S NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE MULTI CANDIDATE COMMITTEE $5,000
NEW SOUTH LEADERSHIP PAC $1,000
SD PAC $10K

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