§1Candidates
Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.
§2Side by side
Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.
| Fact | Daniel Cavender | Raymond Smith | Greg Murphy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Libertarian Party1, | Democratic Party1, | Republican Party1, |
| Status | Challenger | Challenger | Incumbent4 |
| Raised | Not found in the public sources we checked | $366,581 through October 14, 20265 | $2,897,749 through October 14, 20266 |
| Cash on hand | Not found in the public sources we checked | $44,2825 | $2,255,6916 |
| Outside spending | Not found in the public sources we checked | $18,581 for · $0 against7 | $847,948 for · $326,560 against8 |
Issues only one candidate has addressed
By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.
Raymond Smith — 6 issues
- US Department of EducationHis campaign platform page says his time as an educator and county school board member showed him the value of local control of schools, but that the federal government still has a key part to play in overall school funding, special education and civil rights protections.9
- Campaign finance rulesLimit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens UnitedHis campaign platform page says it is time to push major campaign finance reform and bring an end to Citizens United.9
- Stock trading by members of CongressBan members themselves from trading individual stocksHis campaign platform page says members of Congress should be banned from trading stocks.9
- Child care costsHis campaign platform page says that in Congress he will work to expand child care access for the families of service members.9
- Medicaid expansionHis campaign About page says that as a state legislator he introduced legislation to expand Medicaid to more than 600,000 North Carolinians.10
- High-speed internet accessHis campaign platform page lists broadband internet access, along with investments in floodwater resilience and prevention, among the infrastructure investments Eastern North Carolina needs.9
Greg Murphy — 5 issues
- Visas for farmworkersMake the program easier and cheaper for farms, including for year-round work like dairyHis campaign farmers page says he advocates for fair H-2A labor rates and for cutting red tape to cut down on the labor costs that raise farm expenses.11
- Child tax creditHis campaign economy page says the Working Families Tax Cut he helped write and pass enhanced the child tax credit and the standard deduction.12
- Military spendingHis campaign troops page says the armed forces need enough resources to deter enemies, and lists federal money for construction on bases and pay raises for troops among his accomplishments.13
- Immigration enforcement inside the countryDeport as many people here without legal permission as possible, with or without criminal recordsHis campaign border page says he supports President Trump's actions to secure the border and that immigration laws must be enforced with a crackdown on abuses, and that people who came here illegally must not be allowed to take benefits, jobs, housing and public safety from Americans or to live in the United States.14
- Taxes on tips and overtimeHis campaign economy page says he helped write and pass the Working Families Tax Cut, which it says included no tax on tips and no tax on overtime pay.12
Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.