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HD-44: Follow the money
Campaign finance in this race · NC State Board of Elections filings, this cycle (2025-26)
Smith (D) $13K cashNo Republican on the ballot
Smith (D) is unopposed by a Republican and holds $13K cash on hand. Raised this cycle: $13K. No Republican is on the November ballot here, so no committee reports on that side.
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Charles Smith
Democrat
Through 2026 Q2 · filed Jul 10, 2026
Raised
$13K
Spent
$7K
Cash
$13K
Where it comes from
Individuals 6%PACs 87%Other 8%
No Republican on the ballot
Republican
No Republican filed
No Republican is running in this district in November, so there is no committee to report. This is not a missing filing.
The details
| Metric | Smith (D) | No Republican (R) |
|---|---|---|
| Latest filing | 2026 Q2 (Jul 10) | |
| Total raised | $13,284 | - |
| Total spent | $7,372 | - |
| Cash on hand | $13,301 | - |
| Where the money comes from | ||
| Individuals | 6% | - |
| PACs | 87% | - |
| Candidate committees | 0% | - |
| Party | 0% | - |
| Small-dollar (<$100) | 0% | - |
| Itemized donors | 11 | - |
“Raised” is money brought in since this cycle began (Jan. 1, 2025). “Cash on hand” is the committee's own reported ending balance, which can include money carried over from an earlier cycle, or run negative if the committee has outstanding debt.
Charles Smith (D)
Top 11 of 11 itemized contributors
$5,000PAC
NC Realtors PAC
$3,000PAC
NC Home Builders Association PAC
$2,000PAC
Duke Energy Corporation PAC
$1,000Other
Catawba Indian Nation
$500Indiv
Parker Cheatham Lee
Attorney · Rebecca F Person Pllc
$500PAC
Mcguirewoods Federal PAC Fund
$500PAC
North Carolina Bank PAC
$250PAC
NC Merchants PAC INC
$250PAC
Csx Corporation Good Government Fund
$140Indiv
Charles Smith
Attorney · The Charleston Group
$100Indiv
Deno Hondros
Real Estate Agent · Franklin Johnson Commercial Real Estate
No Republican on the ballot (R)
Top 0 of 0 itemized contributors
No itemized contributors this cycle.
Total spent (D / R)
$7K / $0
Cash on hand
$13K / $0
Burn rate
56% / 0%
Charles Smith (D)
Top payees
$2,500
NC Democratic Party
no purpose stated
$1,500
Frances Vinell Jackson Campaign Committee
no purpose stated
$554
Aggregated Non-Media Expense
"website hosting"
$500
D.j. Haire Election Campaign
no purpose stated
$500
Kimberly Hardy For NC
no purpose stated
$420
United States Postal Service
"po box rental"
$386
Square Space INC
"website hosting - annual license"
$295
Michael Lewis Photography
"legislative photo"
$78
Canva
"graphic design"
No Republican on the ballot (R)
Top payees
No expenditures this cycle.
Source: NC State Board of Elections (cf.ncsbe.gov) · committee disclosure reports
Data as of October 29, 2026 · campaign finance last refreshed August 20, 2026
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Data as of October 29, 2026 · campaign finance last refreshed August 20, 2026
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