These North Carolina State House candidates raised the most money and lost

By

Kalyn Stralow

Elections for all 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 69-51 majority heading into the election.

This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 85 of 120 general elections were contested. The losing candidates are shown along with the percentage of the vote they received compared to the winner. In cases where the race was pushed to a runoff, vote percentages for both advancing candidates are included.

House candidates who raised the most money and lost their general election

This information comes from candidate reports to the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) covering the period of Jan. 1, 2021, through Oct. 22, 2022.

The candidates who raised the most money and lost their election were:

  • Brian Farkas – $733,174 – District 9 (Lost general 49% – 51%)
  • Al Platt – $323,784 – District 119 (Lost general 46% – 54%)
  • Howard Hunter III – $302,411 – District 5 (Lost general 46% – 54%)
  • Amy Block DeLoach – $297,106 – District 20 (Lost general 49% – 51%)
  • Ricky Hurtado – $250,751 – District 63 (Lost general 49% – 51%)

House candidates who raised the most money and lost their general election last cycle

This information comes from candidate reports to the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) covering the period of Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2020.

The candidates who raised the most money and lost their election were:

  • Nicole Quick – $1,324,768 – District 59 (Lost general 48% – 52%)
  • Aimy Steele – $1,302,257 – District 82 (Lost general 47% – 53%)
  • Emily Nicholson – $1,177,294 – District 1 (Lost general 46% – 54%)
  • Sydney Batch – $1,119,469 – District 37 (Lost general 47% – 50%)
  • Christy Clark – $971,827 – District 98 (Lost general 48% – 52%)

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active North Carolina PACs submitted to the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE). Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines.

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.