Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections.
Top political contributions made during week ending November 8
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens for a Better North Carolina | Good Government Coalition | Nonprofit | $300,000 | 2020-11-06 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Uaw V-CAP | Non-Party Comm | $200,000 | 2020-11-03 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $100,000 | 2020-11-05 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Phil Berger Committee | Non-Party Comm | $100,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| Friends of Jim O'Neill | NC REC State | Party Comm | $77,468 | 2020-11-02 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | NC Gop | Party Comm | $60,200 | 2020-11-02 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Citizens for Destin Hall | Non-Party Comm | $55,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Hunt for House | Non-Party Comm | $50,000 | 2020-11-06 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Lenny Peters | Individual | $50,000 | 2020-11-05 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Newton for Senate | Non-Party Comm | $50,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | NC Democratic Leadership Committee | Party Comm | $40,000 | 2020-11-05 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Daga Federal PAC | Non-Party Comm | $33,000 | 2020-11-03 |
| Chief Justice Beasley Committee | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $26,100 | 2020-11-02 |
| Holley for North Carolina | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $26,100 | 2020-11-02 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Citizens for Dan Blue | Non-Party Comm | $25,000 | 2020-11-06 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Committee to Elect Robert T. Reives II | Non-Party Comm | $25,000 | 2020-11-06 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Sauls for NC House | Non-Party Comm | $25,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| Citizens Supporting Raleigh | National Association of Realtors | Nonprofit | $22,500 | 2020-11-04 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | NC Gop | Party Comm | $22,038 | 2020-11-02 |
| Friends of Jim O'Neill | NC REC State | Party Comm | $22,038 | 2020-11-02 |
| Maria for Wake | Maria Cervania | Individual | $22,000 | 2020-11-06 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Friends of Kevin Corbin | Non-Party Comm | $20,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Lazzara for NC Senate | Non-Party Comm | $20,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| Vote Yes for Bonds Campaign | Trane Technologies | Outside Source | $20,000 | 2020-11-05 |
| Committee to Elect Jessica Holmes | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $16,100 | 2020-11-02 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Berger for Judge | Non-Party Comm | $14,400 | 2020-11-02 |
| Committee to Elect Amy Galey | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $11,700 | 2020-11-05 |
| Elect Bob Steinburg | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $11,700 | 2020-11-05 |
| Joyce Krawiec for North Carolina Senate | North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $11,700 | 2020-11-05 |
| Committee to Elect Lisa Barnes | North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $10,800 | 2020-11-05 |
| 9th Cong Dist Dec | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $10,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| Citizens Supporting Raleigh | WSP USA Inc. | Outside Source | $10,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| Sebastian King for North Carolina | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $9,900 | 2020-11-05 |
| Friends for Sydney Batch | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $9,458 | 2020-11-02 |
| Friends for Sydney Batch | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $9,373 | 2020-11-02 |
| Friends for Sydney Batch | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $9,288 | 2020-11-02 |
| Elect Nicole Quick for North Carolina | NC Democratic Party (House Caucus) | Party Comm | $9,054 | 2020-11-02 |
| Committee to Elect Michael Lee | North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $9,000 | 2020-11-05 |
| Committee to Elect Thomas S Hester North Carolina Senator | NC Senate Majority Fund | Non-Party Comm | $9,000 | 2020-11-05 |
| Jim Perry Committee | NC Senate Majority Fund | Non-Party Comm | $9,000 | 2020-11-05 |
| North Carolina Leadership Committee | McKenna Media | Outside Source | $9,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | JM Family Enterprises | Non-Party Comm | $8,700 | 2020-11-02 |
| Terence Everitt for North Carolina House | NC DEC | Party Comm | $8,539 | 2020-11-02 |
| Terence Everitt for North Carolina House | NC DEC | Party Comm | $8,454 | 2020-11-02 |
| Chuck Edwards for North Carolina Senate Committee | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $8,100 | 2020-11-05 |
| Mcinnis for State Senate | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $8,100 | 2020-11-05 |
| Wesley Meredith for Senate | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $8,100 | 2020-11-05 |
| Terence Everitt for North Carolina House | NC DEC | Party Comm | $7,839 | 2020-11-02 |
| Hunt for House | North Carolina Democratic Party House Caucus | Party Comm | $7,531 | 2020-11-02 |
| North Carolina Republican Party Building Fund | Republican Attorney Generals Association | Individual | $7,500 | 2020-11-06 |
| Hunt for House | North Carolina Democratic Party House Caucus | Party Comm | $7,446 | 2020-11-02 |
| Terence Everitt for North Carolina House | NC DEC | Party Comm | $7,446 | 2020-11-02 |
| Terence Everitt for North Carolina House | NC DEC | Party Comm | $7,361 | 2020-11-02 |
| Friends for Sydney Batch | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $7,148 | 2020-11-02 |
| Franklin Democratic Party | Franklin Democratic Women | Party Comm | $7,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Citizens to Elect Kathy Harrington | Non-Party Comm | $6,500 | 2020-11-05 |
| Danny Britt for North Carolina Senate | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $6,300 | 2020-11-05 |
| Elect Nicole Quick for North Carolina | NC Democratic Party (House Caucus) | Party Comm | $6,188 | 2020-11-02 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Rogers for House | Non-Party Comm | $6,100 | 2020-11-02 |
| Hunt for House | North Carolina Democratic Party House Caucus | Party Comm | $6,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| Garrett for North Carolina | NC Democratic Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $5,910 | 2020-11-02 |
| Chaudhuri for New North Carolina | Ratna Sekhar Garimella | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-11-02 |
| Citizens for Tamara Barringer | Huck PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-11-05 |
| Committee to Elect Billy Richardson | Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | Nonprofit | $5,400 | 2020-11-02 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Roy H. Hinman | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-11-06 |
| Committee to Elect Vickie Sawyer | Lowe'S Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-11-06 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Haynes Glenn Griffin | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-11-02 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Wally Fayssoux | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-11-03 |
| Folwell Committee | Blue Cross & Blue Shield of NC Employee PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-11-02 |
| Jackson for North Carolina | University Development Coalition | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-11-02 |
| Jason Saine Committee | NC Health Care Facilities Association | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-11-04 |
| Jason Saine Committee | Truist North Carolina PAC (Formerly BB & T. Company NC PAC) | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-11-04 |
| Larry W Potts North Carolina House of Representatives | Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | Nonprofit | $5,400 | 2020-11-05 |
| North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Conservation PAC | Louis Bacon | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-11-02 |
| North Carolina Merchants PAC Inc. | Lowes Co. Inc. PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-11-04 |
| Philip E. Berger Committee | Lowe'S Companies, Inc. PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-11-05 |
| Way to Lead North Carolina | Stephen Sundquist | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-11-04 |
| Citizens Supporting Raleigh | Cisco Systems Inc. | Outside Source | $5,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | North Carolina Democratic Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $5,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| Donna Lake for North Carolina | Anna Grant | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| Goodwin Committee | Communications Workers of America Cope PCC | Non-Party Comm | $5,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| Jen Mangrum for North Carolina | Communications Workers of America Cope PCC | Non-Party Comm | $5,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| Jenna Wadsworth Committee | Communications Workers of America Cope PCC | Non-Party Comm | $5,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Committee to Elect Gladys A. Robinson | Outside Source | $5,000 | 2020-11-06 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | The Committee to Elect Christy Clark | Non-Party Comm | $5,000 | 2020-11-05 |
| North Carolina Medical Society State Pol Edu and Action Committee | Wake Emergency Physicians PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Committee to Elect Wayne Sasser | Non-Party Comm | $5,000 | 2020-11-06 |
| Ronnie for North Carolina | Communications Workers of America Cope PCC | Non-Party Comm | $5,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| Steve Troxler for North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture | Butterball, LLC PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| Vote Yes for Bonds Campaign | Fritz Nauck | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-11-05 |
| Vote Yes for Bonds Campaign | Rodgers Builders | Outside Source | $5,000 | 2020-11-04 |
| Elect Shelley Dickerson | Shelley Dickerson | Individual | $4,945 | 2020-11-03 |
| Citizens for JD Wooten | Michael Mavrovouniotis | Individual | $4,900 | 2020-11-04 |
| Terence Everitt for North Carolina House | NC DEC | Party Comm | $4,559 | 2020-11-02 |
| Newton for Senate | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $4,500 | 2020-11-05 |
| Friends for Sydney Batch | END Citizens United | Non-Party Comm | $4,400 | 2020-11-02 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Hugh Blackwell for NC House | Non-Party Comm | $4,150 | 2020-11-04 |
| North Carolina House Republican Campaign Committee Building Fund | Wayne Farms LLC | Outside Source | $4,000 | 2020-11-02 |
| Committee to Elect Stobbs | Emmett Eugene 'Jay' Stobbs Jr. | Individual | $3,507 | 2020-11-08 |
| Nash Democratic Party | Pat Dougan | Individual | $3,186 | 2020-11-06 |
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