Elections Intelligence

North Carolina 3rd District

DEFENDED SEAT
LIKELY R
Raymond Smith Democratic · Challenger
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
14¢REPUBLICAN 93.4¢
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Gregory F. Murphy Republican · Incumbent
Also on the ballot: Daniel Cavender (L).
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market is less sure of this seat than its history is — a 55-point Republican hold in 2024, priced at 93.4¢ today.

Likely R
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Fundraising · Lean RR 10.57-to-1 in receipts. Market · Likely RR 93.4¢ — traders' price for a Republican hold. Prior result · Safe RR+54.77 in 2024.
Signal clarityHighas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
R 93.4¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above

No qualifying general-election poll has been retrieved for this race.

PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
R+54.77

Greg Murphy (R)

77.38 — 22.62 · 2024 general election

def. Gheorghe Cormos (L). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
R 10.57 to 1
Raymond Smith$223.1K
Gregory F. Murphy$2.36M

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 03-03 · HELDRunoff 05-12 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 R settled · D settled · L settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄