North Carolina Republican candidates have raised $3.68 million more than Democrats


In North Carolina, candidates who have filed state campaign finance reports have raised $58.6 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. State-level Democratic candidates have raised $19.30 million and Republican candidates have raised $22.98 million. 

Top 10 Democratic candidates, by donations (1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022)

In the 2022 election cycle, 266 state-level Democrats have filed campaign finance reports with the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Here are the 10 Democratic candidates who have raised the most.

RankDemocratic CandidateTotal Raised
1.Josh Stein$4,285,025.08
2.Roy Cooper$2,631,855.53
3.Robert Ervin$959,341.83
4.Mary Wills Bode$501,021.78
5.Sydney Batch$471,604.78
6.Jay Chaudhuri$417,361.19
7.Sam Searcy$381,210.00
8.Rachel Hunt$303,918.11
9.Kirk DeViere$291,257.83
10.Graig R Meyer$273,756.92

Top 10 Republican candidates, by donations (1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022)

During the same time period, 284 Republicans have filed campaign finance reports with the North Carolina State Board of Elections. These are the 10 Republican candidates with the highest reported donations for the 2022 election cycle so far.

RankRepublican CandidateTotal Raised
1.Mark Robinson$3,570,917.46
2.Timothy K Moore$1,658,262.10
3.Phil E Berger$1,426,890.29
4.Jim Perry$619,495.68
5.Brent Jackson$615,754.14
6.Trey Allen$557,646.92
7.John Bell$396,982.46
8.Richard Dietz$394,369.77
9.Donnie Harrison$368,614.27
10.Dave Craven$328,733.96

In some states, officeholders may make expenditures from their campaign accounts when they are not up for election. Those expenditures are included in candidate campaign finance numbers.

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active North Carolina candidate PACs submitted to the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Report NameReport Due Date
2022 Semiannual1/28/2022
2022 Q1 Plus5/10/2022
2022 Semiannual (only candidates not on 2022 ballot)7/29/2022
2022 Q3 Plus10/31/2022
2022 Q41/11/2023

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.