This district usually votes Republican. Greg Murphy, a Republican, has taken $105,617 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Raymond Smith Jr., a Democrat, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.
Key issues in North Carolina
Major issues facing North Carolina, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
Rising prices and affordability — Affordability tops voter concerns across age groups, from groceries and gas to health care costs.
Electric rate hikes — Duke Energy seeks large rate increases while voters worry data centers will push bills even higher.
Hurricane Helene recovery — Two years after Helene, housing rebuilding lags badly while water and infrastructure projects continue.
Immigration enforcement — A 2025 law requires sheriffs to cooperate with federal agents, fueling lawsuits and community tension.
Social Security and Medicare — Older voters rank the future of Social Security and Medicare among their most pressing election concerns.
Candidates & funding
Greg Murphy RepublicanNominee
AIPAC-linked $105,617FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, career 2022-2026. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
Routed contributions $2Kindividual donors via conduits
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$2,357,956 raised · $1,243,599 spent · $2,697,820 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: A physician serving as the voice of Eastern North Carolina, championing its values and needs.
ActBlue routed $28Kgeneral platform — payment processor, not network
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$223,119 raised · $137,467 spent · $73,711 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Fight for working families: rural healthcare, strong public schools, and lower costs for working people.
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Greg Murphy R
Raymond Smith Jr. D
Raised
$2.4M
$223K
Individuals
$1M43%
$186K83%
PACs & parties
$1M44%
$27K12%
Self-funded
$0
$1000%
Other
$309K13%
$10K4%
AIPAC-linked*
$106K
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Outside spending†
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* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Greg Murphy961 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$2.4M
Campaign spent$1.2M
Cash on hand$2.7M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals43%
PACs / committees44%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
Total routed through conduits$2K
Share of individual giving0.2%
Individuals gave through these conduits. Conduit is routing layer, not legal donor. General platforms (ActBlue, WinRed) are payment processors, not networks. How conduits work →
Individual$21K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Cooperative PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
AIPAC's PAC$10K
Individual$10K
Corporate PAC$9K
PAC$9K
Trade association PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Individual$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Trade association PAC$8K
Trade association PAC$8K
Trade association PAC$8K
Membership PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Showing the 50 biggest of 961 donors. The other 911 gave $1.5M combined.
Plus $31K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Individuals gave through these conduits. Conduit is routing layer, not legal donor. General platforms (ActBlue, WinRed) are payment processors, not networks. How conduits work →
PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Individual$6K
Labor PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$3K
Individual$2K
Leadership PAC$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Leadership PAC$2K
Leadership PAC$2K
Leadership PAC$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Individual$1K
Candidate committee$1K
Candidate committee$1K
Organization$875
Individual$800
Showing the 50 biggest of 190 donors. The other 140 gave $51K combined.
Plus $79K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.