In the 2026 North Carolina 3rd District general election, 2 outside groups spent $458K: $131K supporting Gregory Murphy (R) and $327K opposing Gregory Murphy.
outside money
- supporting Gregory Murphy (R)
- $131K
- opposing Gregory Murphy (R)
- $327K
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Election day is 3 Nov 2026.
Gregory Murphy
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Outside money supporting and opposing each candidate
Both sides on one scaleGregory Murphy Republican
$327K$131K$131K supporting Gregory Murphy · $327K opposing Gregory Murphy
The candidates
What each candidate’s own campaign raised, beside what outside groups spent supporting and opposing them.
Gregory Murphy
Republican
- Own campaign raised
- $2.4M
- Outside money supporting
- $131K
- Outside money opposing
- $327K
Raymond Smith
Democrat
- Own campaign raised
- $223K
- Campaign money to 30 Jun 2026
Week by week
Outside money each week, supporting and opposing the candidates, all candidates combined.
Week of 21 Sep 2026
Supporting $131K
The groups on each side
The biggest outside groups in this race, by what they spent supporting or opposing each candidate.
Spent supporting a candidate
- Center Forward Initiativesupporting Gregory Murphy$131K
Spent opposing a candidate
- AB PACopposing Gregory Murphy$327K
Who’s connected to whom
The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.
- AB PAC spent opposing Gregory Murphy · $327K
- Center Forward Initiative spent supporting Gregory Murphy · $131K
- AB Foundation gave to AB PAC · $13.0M
- Democracy Matters gave to AB PAC · $5.6M
- Center Forward gave to Center Forward Initiative · $925K
- Unitedhealth Group (MN) gave to Center Forward Initiative · $15,735
Group
- AB PAC spent $327K opposing Gregory Murphy$327K
- AB Foundation gave $13.0M to AB PAC$13.0M
- Democracy Matters gave $5.6M to AB PAC$5.6M
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