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North Carolina house — Score 215 | Tip the Scale Blue

North Carolina 3rd District · House

Raymond Smith Jr. (D)vsGregory F. Murphy (R)+1 other

Election Day · Nov 3, 2026

Score updated Aug 29, 2026

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215MONITOR

Priority Score Breakdown

Candidates

Raymond Smith Jr.

Democrat

Gregory F. Murphy

Republican· Incumbent

Progressive votes: 1.83%

Daniel Cavender

Libertarian

War Chest (FEC)

Smith

$2k

Murphy

$2.7M

Cash on hand, most recent FEC filing.

Expert Ratings

Cook PoliticalCookSafe R