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North Carolina 3rd District · House

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

Election Day · Nov 3, 2026

Score updated Oct 14, 2026

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281MONITOR

Safe for Murphy.

Forecasters: Safe R · Murphy is the incumbent · $74k vs $2.7M cash on hand

Your time and money will do more in these races: Michigan Senate, Iowa Senate and Ohio Senate.

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Candidates

Raymond Smith Jr.

Democrat

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Gregory F. Murphy

Republican· Incumbent

Progressive votes: 1.76%

Daniel Cavender

Libertarian

War Chest (FEC)

Smith

$74k

Murphy

$2.7M

Cash on hand, most recent FEC filing.

Expert Ratings

Cook PoliticalCookSafe R

Sabato's Crystal BallSabatoLikely R

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