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Portrait of Raymond Edward Smith Jr.
NC General Assembly · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Raymond Edward Smith Jr.

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Raymond Edward Smith Jr. is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in NC-03 in the 2026 election.

American politician from North Carolina

U.S. House — NC-03DemocraticRunning nowVugol ID VM-RJM-EN9F FEC H6NC03229

Running for U.S. House, NC-03, 2026

Link: vugol.me/p/raymond-edward-smith-jr

Roster source: FEC filing (2026-08-26)

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Races

  • 2026 · U.S. House, NC-03 · General · Democratic · on the ballot
  • 2024 · State Senate, NC District 4 · General · Democratic · result not on file · source
  • 2023 · Mayor, Goldsboro NC · General · lost · 2,070 votes (49.9%) · source
  • 2023 · Mayor, Goldsboro NC · Primary · won · 1,203 votes (41.7%) · source
  • 2018 · State House / Assembly, NC District 21 · General · Democratic · won · 12,041 votes (52.6%) · source

Background

Raymond Edward Smith Jr. is an American politician and Army veteran who served in the North Carolina House of Representatives for the 21st district from 2019 to 2023.

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He is the Democratic nominee for North Carolina's 3rd congressional district in the 2026 election.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-09 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Smith_Jr.

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  • Roll Call on the Road: Courting the CarolinasRoll Call · Oct 19
  • At the Races: Debate demands and dodgesRoll Call · Oct 1

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$343,849total raised (2026 cycle)
$262,265total spent (2026 cycle)
$81,165cash on hand (2026 cycle)

As of 2026-09-30 · Source: FEC

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  • Portrait — NC General Assembly · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons (file page)
  • Background — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-09 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Smith_Jr.
  • Roster — FEC filing — https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NC03229/
  • Name re-derived from FEC filing

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