Raymond Smith Jr.
Last held office: North Carolina House of Representatives, District 21 (2018–2022). Ran for North Carolina's 3rd District in 2026; the count goes on.
Last office: North Carolina House of Representatives, District 21Born 1962
- Last margin
- +6.0
- Won 2020
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 6:27 AM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Smith was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Smith has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Smith won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina's 3rd District | General | Counting | Greg Murphy (R), Daniel Cavender (L) | 49.3% | R+0.1 | $366.6K | R+13.9 | |
| 2020 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Brent Heath (R) | 53% | D+6.0 | — | — | |
| 2018 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Robert E. Freeman (R) | 52.6% | D+5.3 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $366.6K
- Spent
- $322K
- Cash
- $44.3K
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| RAYMOND SMITH FOR NORTH CAROLINA FEC | Active |
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Seats Smith has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Smith has run against
- Greg Murphy (R) · 2026 general
- Brent Heath (R) · 2020 election, won
- Robert E. Freeman (R) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)
In the polls
Included in 1 poll; Smith’s best result was 41% (North Carolina's 3rd District).
Smith’s polls in the database →How we know Smith
One person, matched across every source we use.
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 6:27 AM ET