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Raymond Smith Jr.

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Raymond Smith
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 21st district
In office
January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byLarry Bell
Succeeded byJohn Bell (redistricted)
Personal details
Born (1961-10-15) October 15, 1961 (age 64)
Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseCortrina
EducationNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (BA)
North Carolina Central University (MPA)
Fayetteville State University (EdD)
WebsiteState House website

Raymond Edward Smith Jr. (born October 15, 1961) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, who represented the 21st district (including portions of Wayne and Sampson counties) from 2019 to 2023.[1][2] He is the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House from North Carolina's 3rd congressional district in the 2026 election. [3]

Career

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Smith served in the United States Army during the Persian Gulf War, and then worked in local and state government, and served on the Wayne County Board of Education before he won the election to the state legislature on November 6, 2018 as the nominee of the Democratic Party. [4] He secured fifty-three percent of the vote while Republican Robert Freeman Sr. secured forty-seven percent.[5] He was re-elected in 2020.

In 2022, Smith challenged incumbent state senator Toby Fitch in the Democratic primary for North Carolina's 4th Senate district. Smith lost the primary, winning 45.5% of the vote to Fitch's 54.5%.[6][7]

Committee assignments

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2021–2022 session

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  • Education - Community Colleges
  • Local Government
  • Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs
  • Finance
  • Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
  • LGBTQ+ Rights and Restrictions

2019–2020 session

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  • House Appropriations on Health and Human Services
  • Appropriations
  • Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
  • Transportation

Electoral history

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2026

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North Carolina's 3rd congressional district Democratic primary election, 2026[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raymond Smith Jr. 23,552 56.65%
Democratic Allison Jaslow 18,020 43.35%
Total votes 41,572 100%

2024

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North Carolina Senate 4th district general election, 2024[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Buck Newton (incumbent) 55,389 55.12%
Democratic Raymond Smith Jr. 45,096 44.88%
Total votes 100,485 100%
Republican hold

2023

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Goldsboro mayoral election, 2023[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Charles Gaylor 2,076 49.94%
Nonpartisan Raymond Smith Jr. 2,070 49.80%
Write-in 11 0.26%
Total votes 4,157 100%

2022

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North Carolina Senate 4th district Democratic primary election, 2022[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toby Fitch (incumbent) 6,994 54.48%
Democratic Raymond Smith Jr. 5,843 45.52%
Total votes 12,837 100%

2020

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North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2020[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raymond Smith Jr. (incumbent) 17,632 53.00%
Republican Brent Heath 15,633 47.00%
Total votes 33,265 100%
Democratic hold

2018

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North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district Democratic primary election, 2018[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raymond Smith Jr. 1,511 53.17%
Democratic Eugene Pearsall 1,331 46.83%
Total votes 2,842 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2018[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raymond Smith Jr. 12,041 52.65%
Republican Robert E. Freeman 10,829 47.35%
Total votes 22,870 100%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Raymond Smith Jr". Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ ABC 11
  4. ↑ About Raymond Smith
  5. ↑ "North Carolina Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Several incumbents lose N.C. legislative primaries". Spectrum News 1 North Carolina. Associated Press. May 18, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ "NC SBE Election Contest Details". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  8. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  13. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  14. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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