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Butterfield's "October surprise" comes early in NC-1 GOP primary

Goranson, who was married to Smith from 2007 to 2010, said he has not received any money from the Roberson campaign to discuss his marriage to Smith but simply wants to make voters aware of her past. Goranson said that he has been contacted by multiple campaigns and media outlets since Smith decided to run.

CJ also spoke to Randy Auman, Smith’s husband from 1995 to 2001. Both men claim their marriages with Smith involved physical abuse and financial misdealings.

Auman told CJ in a phone interview that she would sometimes take swings at him, but none that caused him injury. The incident that did leave him more worried for his safety, though, was when he says she attempted to run him over with his Mustang.

Auman and Smith were divorced soon after and had serious disputes over custody of their children and property.

Goranson married Smith a few years later in 2007, and he said he very quickly had similar experiences, including an incident where both Smith and Goranson were arrested for domestic violence.