Raymond Smith Jr.

Raymond Smith
Raymond Smith
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives; from the 21st district
	In office; January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023
Preceded by	Larry Bell
Succeeded by	John Bell (Redistricting)
Personal details
Born	October 15, 1961 (age 63); Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Cortrina
Education	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (BA); North Carolina Central University (MPA); Fayetteville State University (EdD)
Website	Official 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]

Career

Smith won the election on November 6, 2018 from the platform of Democratic Party. He secured fifty-three percent of the vote while his closest rival Republican Robert Freeman Sr. secured forty-seven percent.^[3] 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 only 45.5% of the vote to Fitch's 54.5%.^[4]^[5]

Smith currently plans to run for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in the 2024 election.^[6]

Electoral history

2022

North Carolina Senate 4th district Democratic primary election, 2022^[7]
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

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2020^[8]
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

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district Democratic primary election, 2018^[9]
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^[10]
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

Committee assignments

2021-2022 session

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

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

References

^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
^ "Raymond Smith Jr". Retrieved October 19, 2021.
^ "North Carolina Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
^ "Several incumbents lose N.C. legislative primaries". Spectrum News 1 North Carolina. Associated Press. May 18, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
^ "NC SBE Election Contest Details". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
^ "Travis Fain on Twitter: "Spoke to @RayESmithJr tonight, and he's running for Lt. Governor in 2024. That's the first announcement I've heard in that race. Democrat representing Wayne and Sampson counties in the House. #ncga #ncpol"". Twitter. June 27, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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Preceded by Larry Bell	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 21st district 2019–2023	Succeeded by Ya Liu

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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] "North Carolina Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2018.

[4] "Several incumbents lose N.C. legislative primaries". Spectrum News 1 North Carolina. Associated Press. May 18, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.

[5] "NC SBE Election Contest Details". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved August 10, 2022.

[6] "Travis Fain on Twitter: "Spoke to @RayESmithJr tonight, and he's running for Lt. Governor in 2024. That's the first announcement I've heard in that race. Democrat representing Wayne and Sampson counties in the House. #ncga #ncpol"". Twitter. June 27, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.

[7] [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[8] [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[9] [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[10] [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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