Smith faces a [[conservative]] primary challenge in June 2022 from Mike Crispi. National Committeeman Bill Palatucci said that the [[Republican National Committee]] is dispatching teams and sending funds to help Smith beat Crispi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4055911/posts|title=New Jersey Establishment Republicans in Panic Mode as Vulnerable Chris Smith Seeks Re-Election|publisher=[[Free Republic]]|accessdate=April 19, 2022}}</ref> Near the end of the campaign, Crispin appeared on Fox News' ''[[Tucker Carlson|Tucker Carlson Tonight]]'' to stress Smith's undermining of the [[Second Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]]. | Smith faces a [[conservative]] primary challenge in June 2022 from Mike Crispi. National Committeeman Bill Palatucci said that the [[Republican National Committee]] is dispatching teams and sending funds to help Smith beat Crispi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4055911/posts|title=New Jersey Establishment Republicans in Panic Mode as Vulnerable Chris Smith Seeks Re-Election|publisher=[[Free Republic]]|accessdate=April 19, 2022}}</ref> Near the end of the campaign, Crispin appeared on Fox News' ''[[Tucker Carlson|Tucker Carlson Tonight]]'' to stress Smith's undermining of the [[Second Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]]. |