North Carolina Senate
Thom Tillis (REP, incumbent), Don Brown (REP), Marcus Williams (DEM), Michael Whatley (REP), Michele Morrow (REP), Roy Cooper (DEM), Thomas Lee Johnson (REP), Wiley Nickel (DEM).
59 ads analyzed, 30 with at least one technique in the copy.
Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.
Findings
As of 2026-09-23. Counts are of distinct ads; the same text run many times is one ad.
Ads analyzed
59 (Meta 52, YouTube 7) · started running between 2026-07-09 and 2026-09-22
With at least one technique
30 of 59 (51%)
Most common techniques
Loaded Language · 25 ads Appeal to Fear · 19 ads Card Stacking · 13 ads
Meta
26 of 52 (50%) flagged · Loaded Language (21), Appeal to Fear (16), Card Stacking (9)
YouTube
4 of 7 flagged · Card Stacking (4), Loaded Language (4), Appeal to Fear (3)
Reported Meta spend
$578,100–743,781 on all ads, $467,400–593,453 on flagged ads · Meta reports ranges; these are the sums of their ends
Example
“convicted sex predator” — Loaded Language, paid for by WINSENATE
· the flagged ad with the highest reported spend that shows the most common technique
Copy these facts
Money in this race
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.
Thom Tillis (REP, incumbent)
Raised
$4.7M through 2026-06-30
individuals $2.6M · PACs $1.5M · from the candidate's other committees $536K · cash on hand $3.6M
Outside spending
$3,959 opposing Tillis · latest reported 2025-05-28
Largest outside spenders
ABLE DEMS PAC
— $3,306 opposing Tillis
ACTIVATE AMERICA
— $370 opposing Tillis
Largest donors: GAGUINE, BRUCE ALEXANDER $900K (56%)
INDIVISIBLE PROJECT INC.
— $283 opposing Tillis
Bundled through PACs
$242K through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
— $242K from 147 gifts
Lobbyist/registrant PAC
401 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 ACPAC ACA INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 AES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE $2,500 AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDIT COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFFORDABLE HOUSING PAC $3,500 AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) $5,000 AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000 AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC) $2,500 ALASKA AIR GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500 ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE'S POLITICAL ACTION COMM $2,500 ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500 AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC) $2,500 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) $6,000 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAMMEDPAC) $2,500 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC $2,500 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC) $2,500 AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC) $7,500 AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $10K AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION CLEANPOWER PAC $5,000 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) $1,500 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500 AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $1,500 AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) $2,500 AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I. FEDERAL PAC (AMFAM PAC) $2,500 AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000 AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC. PAC $1,000 AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT TRS, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMH PAC) $5,000 AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500 AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC') $5,000 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA) PAC $2,500 AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC) $5,000 AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000 AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API PAC) $3,000 AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC) $5,000 AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC) $5,000 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FKA ASMT/PAC) $1,000 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY PAC (''ASTRO-PAC'') $5,000 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) $5,000 AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PAC (SOYPAC) $2,000 AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500 AMERICAN UNITY PAC INC $5,000 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMERIPRISEPAC) $1,500 AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PAC $1,500 ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC. PAC (ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE PAC) $2,500 AO SMITH CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOSPAC) $5,000 APEX CLEAN ENERGY INC PAC $5,000 ARCH CAPITAL GROUP (US) INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 AREVON ENERGY INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000 ARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC) $10K ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES INC PAC $1,000 ASSURANT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,250 ASTELLAS US LLC PAC (ASTELLAS PAC) $2,500 ASURION LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASURION PAC) $2,500 AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) $2,000 AVANGRID POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 BACARDI U S A INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000 BAKER & HOSTETLER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500 BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PAC $2,500 BALLARD SPAHR LLP PAC $1,000 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC $5,000 BANK POLICY INSTITUTE PAC $2,500 BARCLAYS GROUP US INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 BE FOR INNOVATION PROMOTION PAC (B4IP PAC) $1,500 BEST BUY CO., INC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL FORUM $2,500 BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) $2,000 BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION PAC (BIO PAC) $5,000 BLACK & VEATCH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACK & VEATCH PAC) $5,000 BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION PAC (BE PAC) $2,500 BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NORTH CAROLINA EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 BMI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BMI PAC) $5,000 BOND DEALERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000 BOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BMS PAC) $2,500 CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND $10K CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC $5,000 CARGILL, INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500 CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) $5,000 CCFI COMPANIES LLC (FKA CHECKSMART FINANCIAL LLC AND CCFI LLC) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000 CENCORA, INC. PAC $5,000 CGCN PAC $5,000 CGI TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS INC. PAC $2,500 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) $2,500 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPO $5,000 CHS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (CHS PAC) $5,000 CHUBB GROUP HOLDINGS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. FEDERAL PAC, AKA CISCO SYSTEMS EPAC $5,000 CITIGROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (CITIGROUP PAC-FEDERAL) $2,500 CNA FINANCIAL CORPORATION CITIZENS FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT $5,000 CNG HOLDINGS, INC. PAC $2,000 COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL $5,000 COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY PAC (CMC PAC) $2,500 COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL PAC $5,000 COMMUNITY SOLAR ACTION FUND $2,500 CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC. PAC $2,500 CONQUERING CANCER PAC $5,000 CORECIVIC, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CORECIVIC PAC) $2,500 CORNING INCORPORATED EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COREPAC) $5,000 COUPANG, INC. COMPANY PAC (COUPAC) $5,000 CRES PAC $2,500 CROSSPARTISAN PAC II $2,500 CROWELL & MORING LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (C&M PAC) $1,500 CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $5,000 CUMMINS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CIPAC) $3,000 CYPRESS SOLAR PAC $7,000 DARLING INGREDIENTS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DARPAC) $5,000 DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC) $5,000 DEFEND OUR CONSERVATIVE SENATE PAC (DOC'S PAC) $10K DELAWARE NORTH COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 DENALI LEADERSHIP PAC $5,000 DEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC - DTCC PAC; THE $1,750 DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC $4,500 DORSEY NATIONAL FUND $2,500 DOW INC. PAC (DOWPAC) $1,000 DPWN HOLDINGS (USA) INC/DHL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000 DRUMMOND COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DPAC) $1,500 DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC $5,000 EATON CORPORATION PUBLIC POLICY ASSOCIATION $5,000 EBAY INC-COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE INTERNET COMMERCE $5,000 ECOLAB INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 EDF RENEWABLES, INC. PAC $3,000 EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC $2,500 EDP RENEWABLES NORTH AMERICA LLC PAC (AKA EDPR NA PAC) $1,000 EISAI INC. PAC $2,500 ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) $5,000 ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000 EMD SERONO, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC $5,000 EMPLOYEES OF QUANTA SERVICES, INC $1,000 EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC) $2,500 ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC) $2,500 ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 ESSENT US HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ESSENTPAC) $2,500 EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC) $7,500 FEDERAL BIPARTISAN VOLUNTARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. (PNC $5,000 FEDERATION OF EXCHANGE ACCOMODATORS 1031 PAC $5,000 FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC PAC 2001 $5,000 FIFTH THIRD BANCORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE PAC $2,500 FINSECA PAC $1,000 FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC $5,000 FIRST SOLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000 FLUENCE ENERGY PAC AKA FLUENCE PAC $3,000 FMR LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC) $3,000 FORD MOTOR COMPANY CIVIC ACTION FUND $2,500 FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 FS PAC $5,000 GAINWELL $5,000 GE VERNOVA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 GENENTECH INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENENPAC) $5,000 GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GDC PAC) $10K GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) $5,000 GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC PAC (GSK PAC) $2,500 GOOGLE LLC NETPAC $3,500 GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 GRAIL, INC. PAC $2,500 GRIDIRON-PAC $7,500 GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GUIDEWELL PAC) $5,000 H&R BLOCK INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLOCKPAC) $750 HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC $5,000 HEALTH & FITNESS ASSOCIATION PAC (FITPAC) $2,000 HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 HEALTH CAROUSEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HEALTH CAROUSEL PAC) $2,500 HEALTHEQUITY, INC PURPLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HEALTHEQUITY PURPLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) $5,000 HEINEKEN USA INC GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000 HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY PAC $5,000 HIGHLAND ELECTRIC FLEETS, INC. PAC $2,500 HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC PAC $5,000 HILTON WORLDWIDE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 HOGAN LOVELLS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000 HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $5,000 HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HBI-PAC) $2,500 INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS LLC PAC $2,500 INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,500 INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) $5,000 INSTITUTE FOR PORTFOLIO ALTERNATIVES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IPA PAC) $2,500 INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IRI PAC) $2,500 INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC PAC $2,500 INTERDIGITAL, INC., PAC $2,500 INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICSC PAC) $10K INTERNATIONAL PAPER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IP-PAC) $5,000 INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 INTUIT INC. 21ST CENTURY LEADERSHIP FUND $1,000 INVENERGY LLC PAC $1,000 INVESCO HOLDING COMPANY (US), INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED EMPLOYEES PAC $1,500 ITG HOLDINGS U.S.A. INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA ITG PAC) $2,500 JACKSON HOLDINGS LLC AND JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL SSF (JACKSON NATIONAL FEDER $5,000 JOBS OPPORTUNITY AND NEW IDEAS PAC $5,000 JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (USA) FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500 JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,500 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,500 KEYCORP ADVOCATES FUND $1,000 KNIGHT HEALTH HOLDINGS, LLC D/B/A SCIONHEALTH PAC $2,500 KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) $2,500 KUTAK ROCK LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC $1,000 LANTHEUS HOLDINGS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LANTHEUS PAC) $1,000 LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NATIONAL KEYS PAC $5,000 LEADING BUILDERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE LBA PAC $2,500 LENDINGTREE LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 LEONARDO DRS PAC $3,000 LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC $5,000 LIFEPOINT HEALTH PAC - (LCSGP) AND (COLLECTIVELY LIFEPOINT) $7,500 LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP POLIT $2,500 LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LIVE NATION PAC) $5,000 LIVE OAK BANK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K LPL FINANCIAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LPL PAC) $6,000 LUNDBECK LLC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000 MALLINCKRODT LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE PAC $5,000 MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MAXIM HEALTHCARE PAC) $4,000 MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 MCGUIREWOODS FEDERAL PAC $5,000 MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MERCK PAC) $5,000 METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A - FEDERAL ONLY $3,000 MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC $1,000 MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) $5,000 MORTGAGE GUARANTY INSURANCE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('MGIC-PAC') $2,500 MOSS & ASSOCIATES $2,000 NAIOP-PAC $2,500 NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500 NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAFO PAC) $5,000 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARM SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY OFFICE EMPLOYEES INC PPC AKA NASCOE PAC $2,000 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM $2,500 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS INC. PAC $1,000 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANGERS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NARPM PAC) $2,500 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000 NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED S $2,500 NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES CO-OP/PAC $1,500 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('NEMA PAC') $2,500 NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS $2,500 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 NATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE (FISHPAC) $5,000 NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION GROCERS PAC $2,500 NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC $2,500 NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION RETAILPAC $2,500 NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION ROOF PAC $2,500 NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $3,500 NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC $5,000 NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE/TURPAC $5,000 NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPAC $2,500 NATSO INC. NATSO PAC $5,000 NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC) $5,000 NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE $3,000 NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES PAC INC. $4,500 NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 NIXON PEABODY LLP PAC $5,000 NMI HOLDINGS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 'NMI PAC' $2,500 NO LABELS PAC $2,500 NOMURA HOLDING AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NOMURAPAC) $5,000 NORTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION INC POL ACT CMTE INC (AKA) NC FARM BUREAU FARMPAC $5,000 NORTH CAROLINA PEANUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC FKA VIRGINIA-CAROLINA'S PEANUT PAC $10K NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NORTHERN TRUST FEDERAL PAC) $1,500 NOSSAMAN LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NOSSAMAN PAC) $1,500 NOVARTIS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS EMPLOYEE CITIZENSHIP FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('NUTRIEN CITIZE $2,500 ONEMAIN HOLDINGS, INC. PAC $2,500 ONLINE LENDERS ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OLA PAC) $5,000 OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K OPTION CARE HEALTH, INC. PAC $1,000 ORACLE AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ORACLE PAC) $2,500 OUTPATIENT ENDOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL SOCIETY PAC (OEIS PAC) $5,000 PATTERN ENERGY GROUP INC. PAC (PATTERN PAC) $3,000 PENNSYLVANIA HONOR $5,000 PFIZER INC. PAC $2,500 PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE $1,000 PHILLIPS 66 PAC $5,000 PINE GATE RENEWABLES, LLC POWER PAC $7,000 PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION PAC $1,500 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS $7,500 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION-FEDERAL(BNY MELLON-FED) $5,000 POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (POTLATCHDELTIC PAC) $1,500 POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE $2,500 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I $5,000 PROJECT WEST POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC $2,500 PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA - PRUDENTIAL FEDERAL PAC $2,500 PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC $7,500 PURPOSE FINANCIAL, INC. PAC $2,000 QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500 RADIAN GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RAD PAC) $2,500 RBC USA HOLDCO CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 RECURRENT ENERGY GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA RECURRENT ENERGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT $2,500 REINSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC (REPAC) $2,500 RELX INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 RESCARE, INC. DBA BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES LEGACY FUND (BRIGHTSPRING LEGACY FUND) $2,500 RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA DOMTAR/RESOLUTE PAC $1,000 RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITT $2,500 ROAD TO FREEDOM CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $5,000 ROCK HOLDINGS INC. PAC $2,500 ROMNEY FOR UTAH INC $4,000 RWE CLEAN ENERGY SERVICES, LLC PAC $6,500 RYAN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RYANPAC) $7,500 SANOFI US SERVICES INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 SANTANDER HOLDINGS USA INC. PAC (SANTANDER US PAC) $3,000 SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500 SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500 SEND IN THE SEAL PAC $10K SENIOR CARE PHARMACY COALITION PAC $5,000 SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. PAC $5,000 SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION PAC $2,500 SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE PAC $5,000 SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. PAC (S+N PAC) $2,000 SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR ANGIOGRAPHY AND INTERVENTIONS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000 SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 SOCIETY OF INDEPENDENT GASOLINE MARKETERS OF AMERICA PAC $5,000 SOCK IT TO 'EM PAC $5,000 SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION PAC (SOLARPAC) $3,500 SOLAR FOR AMERICAN ENERGY DOMINANCE PAC $7,000 SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND $2,000 STAND FOR AMERICA PAC $5,000 STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLIT $2,500 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000 STEPTOE LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000 SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY INC PAC SUN LIFE PAC $2,500 SUNRUN INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SUNRUN PAC) $6,000 SWEDISH MATCH NORTH AMERICA LLC PAC $5,000 T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) $3,500 TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM) $2,500 TD BANK N.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 THE ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ACI PAC) $2,500 THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $2,500 THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000 THE CARLYLE GROUP INC. PAC (AKA 'CARLYLE PAC') $2,500 THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 THE COCA-COLA COMPANY NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNM $2,500 THE CONSUMER BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION C $7,500 THE GRANT THORNTON LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE LLC $5,000 THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (GUARD $1,500 THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K THE LINCOLN CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY FEDERAL PAC $10K THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC) $5,000 THE PREMIER, INC. EMPLOYEES' CIVIC ACTION FUND $10K THE REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REALPAC) $2,500 THE TIMKEN COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,500 THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ( $5,000 THE VANGUARD GROUP COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $2,500 THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. PAC $2,500 THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500 TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC - FEDERAL $5,000 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $5,000 TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION PAC $1,500 TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC. $2,500 TRULIANT FCU PAC $250 TYSON FOODS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TYPAC) $2,500 U.S. ISRAEL PAC (USI PAC) $2,500 U.S. MORTGAGE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (USMI PAC) $2,500 UCB, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. PAC $5,000 UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL FUND $1,000 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITED FOR HEALTH) $1,500 UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND (UHS GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND) $2,500 UNUM GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UNUMPAC) $2,500 USBANCORP INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 VETERANS GUARDIAN VA CLAIM CONSULTING PAC (VETGUARD PAC) $5,000 VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 VNA HOLDING INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VG PAC) $2,500 W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 WALGREEN CO PAC $2,500 WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $5,000 WARD AND SMITH. P.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500 WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEE PAC (AKA WELLS FARGO EMPLOYEE PAC) $10K WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WABPAC) $5,000 WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,000 WHOLESALE & SPECIALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION (WSIA) PAC $10K WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON PAC $1,000 WONDER WOMEN PAC $5,000 XCEL ENERGY EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (XPAC) $4,000 ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC) $1,000
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Don Brown (REP)
Raised
$225K through 2026-04-13
individuals $212K · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $12K · cash on hand $0
Outside spending
none reported
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20
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Marcus Williams (DEM)
Raised
$5,656 through 2026-03-17
individuals $5,656 · PACs $0 · cash on hand $0
Outside spending
none reported
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20
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Michael Whatley (REP)
Raised
$11.3M through 2026-06-30
individuals $5.5M · PACs $874K · party $62K · from the candidate's other committees $4.6M · cash on hand $3.5M
Outside spending
$18.9M opposing Whatley · $6.0M supporting Whatley · latest reported 2026-09-18
Largest outside spenders
WINSENATE
— $17.4M opposing Whatley
· 6 ads on this page Largest donors: SMP $4.1M (100%)
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION
— $4.4M supporting Whatley
· 6 ads on this page Largest donors: KOCH INC $30.0M (33%); STAND TOGETHER INC. $20.0M (22%); WALTON, JIM C. $7.0M (8%); WALTON, S ROBSON $7.0M (8%); STAND TOGETHER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC $6.5M (7%)
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.
— $895K supporting Whatley
SLF PAC
— $658K supporting Whatley
· 14 ads on this page Largest donors: ONE NATION $70.7M (28%); ADELSON, MIRIAM $30.0M (12%); SCHWARZMAN, STEPHEN A. $17.0M (7%); SINGER, PAUL ELLIOTT $14.5M (6%); MUSK, ELON $10.0M (4%)
EDF ACTION VOTES
— $500K opposing Whatley
Largest donors: ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND $8.7M (73%); MANDEL, SUSAN Z. $2.5M (21%); SALL, JOHN $100K (1%); SALL, VIRGINIA $100K (1%); HOSTETTER, BARBARA $100K (1%)
and 6 more
Bundled through PACs
$203K through 4 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
— $173K from 124 gifts
Lobbyist/registrant PAC
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)
— $25K from 10 gifts
Lobbyist/registrant PAC
SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST. INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND)
— $3,500 from 1 gift
Lobbyist/registrant PAC
WINSTON & STRAWN LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
— $1,500 from 1 gift
Lobbyist/registrant PAC
146 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
1890 PAC $10K 5TH DISTRICT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF REPUBLICAN PARTY OF NC $1,000 ALABAMA FIRST PAC $10K ALLEGHANY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY $2,000 AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC $5,000 AMERICAN DREAM DELIVERED $500 AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PAC $10K AMERICAN FUELS AND PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFPMPAC) $1,000 AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC') $2,500 AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API PAC) $2,500 AMERICAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 AMERICAN PRINCIPLES $1,000 APP BIG FAMILY PAC $1,000 ARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC) $10K ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) $10K AUTOMOTIVE FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PAC $5,000 B BRIGADE MAJORITY FUND $5,000 BADLANDS PAC $6,500 BEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC $10K BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC $10K BOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) $5,000 BUILDING A NATIONAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SECURITY PAC $2,500 BUILDING AMERICA'S REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION PAC $5,000 BUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM $10K BUNCOMBE COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S CLUB $2,000 CAMPAIGN TO ELECT WOODY WASHAM $500 CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) $10K CELESTE FOR NC HOUSE $1,000 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) $10K CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $10K COLUMBUS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY $1,000 COMMITTEE TO ELECT BRENDEN JONES $1,000 COMMITTEE TO ELECT CHARLES W MILLER $500 COMMITTEE TO ELECT JEFF CRISCO $1,000 COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC $10K COMMON VALUES PAC $10K CONSERVATIVES HARVESTING SUCCESS PAC $10K CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 CONTINUING AMERICA'S STRENGTH AND SECURITY PAC $10K CORECIVIC, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CORECIVIC PAC) $5,000 CPAC ACTION PAC $10K CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC $1,000 DAKOTA PAC $10K DARRELL FRYE FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER $500 DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESS $4,000 DECIDING CRITIAL RACES PAC (DCR PAC) $10K DEFEND OUR CONSERVATIVE SENATE PAC (DOC'S PAC) $10K DEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC $5,000 DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DEC PAC) $5,000 DIRIGO PAC $10K DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, ELIZABETH $10K E-PAC $10K ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC $5,000 ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC) $1,000 FEDERAL BIPARTISAN VOLUNTARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. (PNC $10K FIGHT ON PAC $5,000 FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC $10K FLORIDA LEADS $10K FREEDOM FOR AMERICA (FFA PAC) $5,000 FREEDOM FUND $10K FRIENDS OF TIM MOORE $4,000 FUND FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE $10K HALLIBURTON COMPANY PAC $5,000 HEARTLAND VALUES PAC $10K HELPING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS ORGANIZE PAC (HELO PAC) $5,000 HF SINCLAIR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DINO PAC) $2,000 HORNETS NEST REPUBLICAN MENS CLUB $1,000 HUCK PAC FOR AMERICA $10K HUDSON FOR CONGRESS $4,000 IN THE ARENA PAC $5,000 INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 IPAA WILDCATTERS FUND $5,000 JOBS OPPORTUNITY NOW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K JOHNSTON CO REPUBLICAN WOMEN $300 KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) $10K LEAD ENCOURAGE ELECT PAC $10K LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NATIONAL KEYS PAC $10K LETS GET TO WORK PAC $10K LIFEPOINT HEALTH PAC - THE PAC OF LIFEPOINT CORPORATE SERVICES, GENERAL PARTNERSHIP (LCSGP) AND FACILITIES WHICH ARE SUBSIDIARIES OF LIFEPOINT HEALTH (COLLECTIVELY LIFEPOINT) $3,500 LINCOLN COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY $300 MAKING A RESPONSIBLE STAND FOR HOUSEHOLDS IN AMERICA PAC $10K MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAC) $5,000 MARK HARRIS FOR CONGRESS $2,000 MCDOWELL FOR CONGRESS $4,000 MR PAC $10K MVL PAC $10K NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC $4,000 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION PAC (NCBA-PAC)) $5,000 NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $10K NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 NATIONAL LIMOUSINE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NLA PAC) $1,000 NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) $2,500 NEBRASKA SANDHILLS PAC $10K NORTH CAROLINA FIRST $10K NORTH MECKLENBURG REPUBLICANS $1,000 OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K OVINTIV USA INC. PAC $2,000 PAC FOR AMERICA $10K PEACH STATE PAC $2,000 PENDER COUNTY GOP $1,000 PENNSYLVANIA HONOR $10K PHILLIPS 66 PAC $10K PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION PAC $10K PRAYERIE PAC $3,500 RANDOLPH CO REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE $1,000 RANGER PAC $5,000 RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND $1,000 RENEWABLE FUNDS ASSOCIATION PAC, GEOFF $2,500 REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) $5,000 REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUND $10K REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF GREATER CHARLOTTE $1,000 RESPONSIBILITY AND FREEDOM WORK PAC (RFWPAC) $10K RESTORE TRUST PAC $1,000 SALEM MEDIA GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC. $3,500 SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $4,000 SEAL PAC, RYAN $5,000 SENATE EAGLE PAC $10K SEND IN THE SEAL PAC $10K SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL PAC $3,500 SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION & PERFORMANCE RACING, INC. PAC (SEMA & PRI PAC) $2,500 STAND FOR AMERICA PAC $5,000 STEER PAC $10K STRATEGY PAC $10K THE CHEMOURS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CHEMOURS PAC $5,000 THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K THE EYE OF THE TIGER PAC $10K THE HAWKEYE PAC $7,500 THE OVERCASH COMMITTEE $1,000 THE PETER NORBECK LEADERSHIP PAC $10K THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000 TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC $10K TRANSCANADA USA SERVICES, INC. PAC (TC PAC) $2,000 TRIANGLE REPUBLICAN WOMEN $230 TRUE NORTH PAC $10K TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) $10K UPPER HAND FUND $5,000 US ENERGY PAC (THE PAC OF AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL, INC.) $10K VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC (VAF PAC) $5,000 VICTORY EAST $10K VIRGINIA FOXX FOR CONGRESS $2,000 WILD AND WONDERFUL PAC $10K WORKING FOR OHIO $5,000
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Michele Morrow (REP)
Raised
$13K through 2026-06-30
individuals $13K · PACs $0 · cash on hand $-187
Outside spending
none reported
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20
All filings at the FEC ↗
Roy Cooper (DEM)
Raised
$35.0M through 2026-06-30
individuals $13.1M · PACs $750K · party $71K · from the candidate's other committees $19.8M · cash on hand $20.7M
Outside spending
$33.2M opposing Cooper · $1.2M supporting Cooper · latest reported 2026-09-20
Largest outside spenders
SLF PAC
— $25.7M opposing Cooper
· 14 ads on this page Largest donors: ONE NATION $70.7M (28%); ADELSON, MIRIAM $30.0M (12%); SCHWARZMAN, STEPHEN A. $17.0M (7%); SINGER, PAUL ELLIOTT $14.5M (6%); MUSK, ELON $10.0M (4%)
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.
— $5.6M opposing Cooper
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION
— $1.8M opposing Cooper
· 6 ads on this page Largest donors: KOCH INC $30.0M (33%); STAND TOGETHER INC. $20.0M (22%); WALTON, JIM C. $7.0M (8%); WALTON, S ROBSON $7.0M (8%); STAND TOGETHER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC $6.5M (7%)
PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES NORTH CAROLINA
— $624K supporting Cooper
WORKERS VOTE
— $233K supporting Cooper
Largest donors: UNITE HERE PAC $500K (24%); SMITH, SONJIA $265K (13%); MOVEMENT VOTER PAC $255K (12%); UNITE HERE LOCAL 274 $254K (12%); UNITE HERE ACTION FUND $201K (10%)
and 18 more
Bundled through PACs
$106K through 3 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20
JSTREETPAC
— $102K from 113 gifts
Lobbyist/registrant PAC
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND
— $3,600 from 7 gifts
Lobbyist/registrant PAC
SWING LEFT
— $500 from 1 gift
125 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
A NEW DIRECTION PAC $5,000 ADVANCING DEMOCRACY & MOBILIZATION PAC $10K AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000 ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY LEADERSHIP PAC $10K ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS POLITICAL ACTION FUND $2,500 ALSOPAC $7,500 AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $5,000 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE PAC (AAJ PAC) $10K AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION CLEANPOWER PAC $2,500 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) $5,000 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E $10K AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE OF POLITICAL EDUCATION $10K AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC') $2,500 AMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC $10K ANIMAL PROTECTION PAC $1,000 BIG SKY VALUES PAC $5,000 BLACK ECONOMIC ALLIANCE PAC $5,000 BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC $10K BLUE VISION $2,500 BLUE WAVE PROJECT $10K BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN PAC FUND $5,000 BUILDING BLUE $8,500 CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERS OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $5,000 CHRIS HARJES FOR CONGRESS $2,000 COMMITTEE TO ELECT GARLAND PIERCE $250 COMMON GROUND PAC $10K COMMON SENSE COLORADO $5,000 COYOTE PAC $5,000 D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) $5,000 DEBORAH ROSS FOR CONGRESS $2,000 DEFEND THE DREAM $10K DEFEND THE VOTE $5,000 DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF ALAMANCE COUNTY $100 DEMS 2025 $3,500 DMFI PAC $5,000 DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC) $10K EDUCATE & INNOVATE PAC $5,000 END CITIZENS UNITED $5,000 ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $10K EVERY VOTE PAC $10K FAYETTE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE $500 FIGHT FOR PROGRESS PAC $2,000 FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUND $5,000 FORWARD TOGETHER PAC $10K GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC. AND ENACT PAC $3,500 GIDDY UP PAC $10K GIFFORDS PAC $2,500 GRANITE VALUES PAC $10K GREAT LAKES PAC $10K HAWAII PAC $10K HEALTH JOBS JUSTICE $10K HEART OF DIXIE OBLIGATION PAC $10 HOOPS PAC $10K I GOT YOUR BACK PAC $10K IMPACT $10K IN OUR HANDS $7,500 INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL, AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) $5,000 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $5,000 INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $5,000 JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (JACOBS PAC) $2,500 JIM TURNER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $2,000 JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS $2,500 JUNTOS PAC $10K KEYSTONE AMERICA PAC $10K KIDSPAC $5,000 LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $4,625 LIFTOFF PAC $10K LOBO PAC $10K M-PAC $10K MACHINIST'S NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE $5,000 MARBLEHEAD DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEE $1,000 MARGIN OF VICTORY EMPOWERMENT FUND $3,224 MIDWEST VALUES PAC $5,000 MITTEN PAC $10K MODERATE DEMOCRATS PAC $10K MOTOR CITY PAC $10K NARRANGANSETT BAY PAC $10K NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC $1,000 NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE PAC $1,000 NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) $5,000 NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $5,000 NEW SOUTH LEADERSHIP PAC $2,000 NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATION FUND $3,000 NRDC ACTION FUND INC. PAC $1,000 NUTMEG PAC $10K OCEANS PAC $10K OFF THE SIDELINES PAC $10K OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (OPEIU) JB MOSS VOICE OF THE ELECTORATE (VOTE) $5,000 OPERATIVE PLASTERERS' AND CEMENT MASONS' INTL ASSOCATION ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 ORTHOCAROLINA, PA FEDERAL PAC $10K PAC TO THE FUTURE $10K PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC $10K PEPSICO, INC CONCERNED CITIZENS FUND $3,000 PERIMETER PAC $10K PINEAPPLE PAC $5,000 PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC $5,000 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES $5,000 PRAIRIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 PURPOSE PAC $10K PUTTING NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRST $3,500 REMEDY PAC $1,000 REPLACEMENTS LTD PAC $7,000 REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL PAC $5,000 REV UP PAC $10K RISING DEMS $3,500 SD PAC $10K SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $5,000 SHERRI ZANN ROSENTHAL FOR COUNCIL $100 SMART SOLUTIONS PAC $10K SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS PAC $225 STAND UP FOR WORKERS PAC $10K THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000 TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMEN $2,000 TURQUOISE PAC $10K UCA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $5,000 UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND $5,000 VELVET HAMMER PAC $5,000 VICTORY NOW PAC $10K VOTE SAVE AMERICA $7,000 VOTE4BENBOW $1,000 VPP $5,000 WARREN FOR SENATE $4,000 WILEY NICKEL FOR NORTH CAROLINA $2,000
All filings at the FEC ↗
Thomas Lee Johnson (REP)
Raised
$6,720 through 2026-04-13
individuals $2,203 · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $4,517 · cash on hand $0
Outside spending
none reported
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20
All filings at the FEC ↗
Wiley Nickel (DEM)
Raised
$589K through 2026-03-20
individuals $535K · PACs $41K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $560 · cash on hand $0
Outside spending
none reported
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20
23 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
ADAM GRAY FOR CONGRESS $4,000 BEEPAC (BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC) $1,000 COMMITTEE TO ELECT LAURA BUDD $1,000 COMMITTEE TO ELECT SHOMARI FIGURES FOR CONGRESS $1,000 COMMON GOOD PAC $1,000 GENERATION GO LEADERSHIP PAC $1,000 GREAT CHAIN PAC $2,500 HEART OF DIXIE OBLIGATION PAC $10 KEEP STARTUPS IN AMERICA $2,000 KENNEDY FOR CONGRESS $1,000 KEVIN MULLIN FOR CONGRESS $1,000 LA BAMBA PAC $2,500 MCKENZIE RIVER PAC $1,000 MORGAN MCGARVEY FOR CONGRESS $1,000 PAC A PUNCH $1,000 PAC IN THE SADDLE $2,000 PROTECT DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE $1,000 REMEDY PAC $1,000 REVIVING AMERICAN JOBS AGAIN PAC $10K SUHAS FOR VIRGINIA $500 THE MPIRE STRIKES PAC $2,500 THREE RIVERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000 UCA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
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Paid for by AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC.(AFP ACTION) from 2026-08-04 to 2026-09-01 3 variants spend $16,000–21,997 2,600,000–1,799,998 impressions
Michael Whatley will put politics aside to lower costs for veterans and North Carolina families.
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Paid for by AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC.(AFP ACTION) from 2026-08-04 to 2026-09-01 6 variants spend $14,000–16,694 3,025,000–1,174,996 impressions
Michael Whatley will put North Carolina families first with real solutions to lower costs and expand opportunity.
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Paid for by AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC.(AFP ACTION) from 2026-08-04 to 2026-09-01 3 variants spend $4,400–5,497 825,000–949,997 impressions
We need new leaders like Michael Whatley who are committed to delivering results for our families like lowering costs.
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Paid for by AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC.(AFP ACTION) from 2026-07-09 to 2026-08-04 3 variants spend $4,000–5,497 850,000–999,997 impressions
Michael Whatley will work to lower the cost of living to help North Carolina families achieve their American Dream.
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Paid for by AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC.(AFP ACTION) from 2026-07-09 to 2026-08-04 3 variants spend $9,000–10,497 2,300,000–1,449,998 impressions
Michael Whatley understands that lowering costs will help North Carolina’s veterans and unleash a stronger economy.
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Paid for by AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC.(AFP ACTION) from 2026-07-09 to 2026-08-04 4 variants spend $12,400–14,596 2,350,000–424,998 impressions
You can count on Michael Whatley to advocate for real solutions that lower the cost of living in North Carolina.
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