Political ads · 2026 · NC

North Carolina House District 6 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Cyril Jefferson won · 51.1% to 48.9% · Called by AP on Nov 5

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Cyril Jefferson (Democrat) and Addison McDowell (Republican) are the nominees for North Carolina's 6th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Addison McDowell is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Cyril Jefferson's campaign had raised $232,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Addison McDowell's campaign $1.5 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $36,000 for Addison McDowell and $0 against.

Cyril Jefferson (DEM), Addison McDowell (REP, incumbent). 4 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Registration	Register by Fri, Oct 9 (5 p.m.; a mailed form must be received or postmarked by Oct 9; online only through NCDMV for license/ID holders). Same-day registration: at any early voting site in the voter's county Oct 15-31; not available on Election Day (passed)Source: ncsbe.gov ↗
Early voting in person	Thu, Oct 15 to Sat, Oct 31 (ends 3 p.m.) (passed)Source: ncsbe.gov ↗
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From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Cyril Jefferson (DEM)

Raised: $232K through 2026-10-14 individuals $213K · PACs $5,700 · party $2,500 · cash on hand $7,859
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

2 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF DAVIDSON COUNTY $400
PAC TO THE FUTURE $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Addison McDowell (REP, incumbent)

Raised: $1.5M through 2026-10-14 individuals $658K · PACs $671K · from the candidate's other committees $89K · cash on hand $153K
Outside spending: $36K supporting McDowell · latest reported 2026-10-20
Largest outside spenders: SAVE AMERICAN FREEDOM — $36K supporting McDowell Largest donors: COMMONSENSE POLICY IN ACTION $790K (81%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Konstantin Sokolov $100K (10%), US Investments LLC, Executive

Bundled through PACs: $18K through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $18K from 19 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC

191 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

AAR CORP. PAC $1,000
ACRON AVIATION COPILOT $1,500
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) $1,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL-NORTH AMERICA PAC $1,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
ALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY PAC $2,000
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. PAC (ALTRIAPAC) $1,000
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY PAC $1,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $1,000
AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN PAC $8,500
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC) $2,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $3,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC $5,000
AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I. FEDERAL PAC (AMFAM PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $3,500
AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC') $1,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN PILOTS' ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC) $6,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $5,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) $2,000
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC. PAC $3,000
ARDA-ROC PAC $5,000
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) $6,000
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RAILPAC) $1,000
BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PAC $3,500
BIOGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE A.K.A 'BIOGEN PAC' $2,500
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION PAC (BIO PAC) $500
BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) $5,000
BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PAC $2,000
BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
BUILD PAC OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS $3,500
BULLDOG PAC $2,500
CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS PAC $2,000
CATERPILLAR INC. PAC $5,000
CENTENE CORPORATION PAC $1,000
CENTER FOR SPORTFISHING POLICY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA CENTER PAC $4,500
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
COINBASE, INC. INNOVATION PAC $1,000
COMMITTEE TO ELECT VICKIE SAWYER $1,000
COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC. $2,500
CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC $9,500
CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000
CVS HEALTH PAC $2,500
DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
DECIDING CRITICAL RACES PAC $2,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
DELTA AIR LINES PAC $1,000
DEPENDABLE CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP PAC $2,500
DOUBLE L PAC $1,000
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC) $3,000
ECOLAB INC. PAC $1,000
ELECTING REPUBLICANS INDIANA PAC $2,000
ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC $1,000
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,500
EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC. EMPLOYEES PAC $1,000
EMMER FOR CONGRESS $4,000
EMMER PAC $10K
ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS PAC $1,000
ERNST & YOUNG PAC $5,000
EYE OF THE TIGER PAC $10K
FAA MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INC. PAC $2,000
FEDEX CORPORATION PAC $2,000
FINSECA PAC $1,500
FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC $2,500
FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION PAC $2,000
GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC $1,000
GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC PAC (GSK PAC) $1,000
GUIDEWELL PAC $1,000
HARDWOOD FEDERATION PAC, INC. $1,000
HELP ELECT REPUBLICANS NOW $1,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND $1,000
IHEARTMEDIA, INC. PAC $2,500
IN THE ARENA PAC $2,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) $6,000
INDEPENDENT PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC $3,500
IWLA PAC $1,000
JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
JM FAMILY ENTERPRISES, INC PAC $7,500
JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL PAC $1,000
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. PAC $1,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) $2,000
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE $2,000
LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PAC $2,000
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION PAC $2,500
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION STATE AND FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA LINCOLN FINANCIAL STATE AND FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) $5,000
LIVE OAK BANK PAC $2,500
MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC $10K
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
MAYNARD NEXSEN PAC $1,000
MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MERCK PAC) $1,000
METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A - FEDERAL ONLY $1,000
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC $1,000
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC $1,000
MORTGAGE GUARANTY INSURANCE CORPORATION PAC $1,000
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $5,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $3,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION PAC $4,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC $3,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,000
NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL PAC $1,000
NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $5,000
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEXTILE ORGANIZATIONS PAC $1,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC $5,000
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $2,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $4,000
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) $2,000
NATIONAL STONE SAND AND GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC $4,000
NATSO INC. PAC $1,000
NC COTTON PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE $1,000
NC PEANUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
NC SOYBEAN PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION NC SOYPAC $1,000
NC TRUCKING ASSN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT $1,000
NETJETS INC. PAC $2,000
NEXT GENERATION PAC $1,000
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. PAC $1,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,000
NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OLD DOMINION PAC) $2,500
ON WISCONSIN PAC, INC. $5,000
ONEMAIN HOLDINGS, INC. PAC $2,500
PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
PFIZER INC. PAC $5,000
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE $1,000
PLAINS COTTON GROWERS INC. PAC $1,000
POWERS, PYLES, SUTTER & VERVILLE PC PAC $500
PRIME THERAPEUTICS LLC PAC $1,000
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC $2,500
RAPTOR PAC $5,000
RAY PICKETT CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT $500
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $1,000
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; RAI PAC $3,000
RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PAC $1,000
SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $4,000
SEAL PAC $1,000
SECC COTTON GROWERS INC./SE COTTON GINNERS ASSN $1,000
SPACE COAST LEADERSHIP PAC $3,500
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATE OF FLORIDA (PAC) $500
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNCPAC) $2,500
SYNGENTA CORPORATION PAC $2,500
TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION PAC $2,500
TEACHERS INSURANCE ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC (TIAA PAC) $5,000
TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTON $2,000
TEXAS VALUES PAC $6,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $1,000
THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION INC PAC $500
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
THE PREMIER, INC. EMPLOYEES' CIVIC ACTION FUND $2,000
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,000
THE SURETY AND FIDELITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC $2,500
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. PAC $1,000
THINK BIG AMERICA PAC $5,000
TOGETHER HOLDING OUR MAJORITY PAC $5,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $3,500
TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION'S TIAPAC $2,000
TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC. $1,000
TRULIANT FCU PAC $2,500
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $6,000
UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL FUND $1,000
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC) $3,500
US PEANUT PAC $1,000
USA RICE FEDERATION PAC $1,000
VIRGINIA FOXX FOR CONGRESS $2,000
VNA HOLDING INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VG PAC) $2,000
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY PAC $1,000
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $1,000
WHOLESALE & SPECIALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION (WSIA) PAC $1,000
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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