North Carolina · U.S. House
North Carolina 3rd District
Murphy leads by 233 votes. Not called.
Our forecast: Gregory Murphy, 91% chance of winning. Projected finish Murphy +0.5. This isn't a race call.
In 2026, ballots counted after a place's first report ran about 27 points more Republican than that report, in the same places. An early Democratic lead here can shrink.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory Murphy R | 117,583 | 49.3% |
| Raymond Smith D | 117,350 | 49.3% |
| Daniel Cavender L | 3,341 | 1.4% |
| Total | 238,274 |
209 of 209 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 5:30 PM.
By county
| Place | Votes | Margin | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitt | 62,423 | D +16.9 | D +10.9 |
| Onslow | 48,111 | R +19.0 | D +16.8 |
| Wayne | 38,526 | R +2.7 | D +13.8 |
| Wilson | 29,359 | D +13.6 | D +13.2 |
| Lenoir | 19,527 | D +0.5 | D +7.4 |
| Duplin | 16,025 | R +18.6 | D +10.5 |
| Sampson | 14,135 | R +2.2 | D +16.2 |
| Greene | 6,249 | R +9.7 | D +8.4 |
| Jones | 3,919 | R +20.4 | D +5.5 |
Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.
Vote updates
| Time | Update | Total votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| +2,415 votes | 238,274 | R +0.1 | |
| +1,248 votes | 235,859 | R +0.3 | |
| +4,616 votes | 234,611 | R +0.1 | |
| +1,509 votes | 229,995 | R +0.2 | |
| +1,448 votes | 228,486 | D +0.2 | |
| +907 votes | 227,038 | D +0.3 | |
| +2,102 votes | 226,131 | D +0.4 | |
| +46,560 votes | 224,029 | D +0.5 | |
| +1,481 votes | 177,469 | D +6.2 | |
| +1,194 votes | 175,988 | D +6.5 | |
| +5,863 votes | 174,794 | D +6.9 | |
| +1,793 votes | 168,931 | D +7.3 |