Race

U.S. House, North Carolina 3rd District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.8

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Gregory F. Murphy1RepublicanIncumbent$2.4M$1.2M$2.7M$523K$327K
Allison Jaslow2DemocratChallenger$274K$274K$0$0$0
Raymond Edward Smith Jr.3DemocratChallenger$223K$137K$74K$19K$0
Chris Schulte4DemocratChallenger$54K$54K$0$0$0
Austin Jay Ayers5RepublicanChallenger$21$2$19$0$0
George J Papastrat6DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Daniel Cavender7LibertarianChallenger$0$0$0$0$0

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Gregory Francis Murphyhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0NC03172/
    H0NC03172
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Allison Jaslowhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NC03211/
    H6NC03211
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Raymond Edward Smith Jr.https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NC03229/
    H6NC03229
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Chris Schultehttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NC03187/
    H6NC03187
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Austin Jay Ayershttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NC03195/
    H6NC03195
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: George J Papastrathttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2NC03137/
    H2NC03137
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Daniel Cavenderhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NC03237/
    H6NC03237
  8. 8
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record