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2026 North Carolina District 3 House Election

Greg Murphy (R)

About this race

This district usually votes Republican. Greg Murphy, a Republican, has taken $105,617 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Raymond Smith Jr., a Democrat, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.

Key issues in North Carolina

Major issues facing North Carolina, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Greg Murphy Republican Nominee

AIPAC-linked $105,617FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, career 2022-2026. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
Conduit routed $2Kindividual donors via conduit
2026 fundraising (FEC)$2,819,076 raised · $1,988,714 spent · $2,413,825 cash on hand through Sep 30, 2026
Focus: A physician serving as the voice of Eastern North Carolina, championing its values and needs.

Raymond Smith Jr. Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
ActBlue conduit routed $28K88 donors via conduit
2026 fundraising (FEC)$343,849 raised · $262,265 spent · $81,165 cash on hand through Sep 30, 2026
Focus: Fight for working families: rural healthcare, strong public schools, and lower costs for working people.

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Sep 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Greg Murphy RRaymond Smith Jr. D
Raised$2.8M$344K
Individuals$1.1M41%$300K87%
PACs & parties$1.2M43%$34K10%
Self-funded$0$1000%
Other$454K16%$10K3%
AIPAC-linked*$106K—
Outside spending†——

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Greg Murphy 961 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$2.8M
Campaign spent$2.0M
Cash on hand$2.4M
FEC 2026 through 09/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals41%
PACs / committees43%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
Total routed through conduits$2K
Share of individual giving0.1%
Individuals gave through these conduits. Conduit is routing layer, not legal donor. General platforms (ActBlue, WinRed) are payment processors, not networks. How conduits work →
  • Individual$21K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Cooperative PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • AIPAC's PAC$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Corporate PAC$9K
  • PAC$9K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Membership PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K

Showing the 50 biggest of 961 donors. The other 911 gave $1.5M combined.

Plus $31K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Greg Murphy’s full FEC filings →

Raymond Smith Jr. 190 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$344K
Campaign spent$262K
Cash on hand$81K
FEC 2026 through 09/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals87%
PACs / committees10%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
Total routed through conduits$28K
Share of individual giving9.2%
ActBlue general platform$28K
Individuals gave through these conduits. Conduit is routing layer, not legal donor. General platforms (ActBlue, WinRed) are payment processors, not networks. How conduits work →
  • PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Individual$6K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$2K
  • Leadership PAC$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Leadership PAC$2K
  • Leadership PAC$2K
  • Leadership PAC$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Candidate committee$1K
  • Candidate committee$1K
  • Organization$875
  • Individual$800

Showing the 50 biggest of 190 donors. The other 140 gave $51K combined.

Plus $79K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Raymond Smith Jr.’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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