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Elections for all 50 seats in the North Carolina State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 28-22 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, 37 of 50 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.

State Senate 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:

• Wesley Meredith – $747,408 – District 19 (Lost general 48% – 52%)
• Mark Speed – $351,494 – District 11 (Lost general 45% – 55%)
• E.C. Sykes – $211,032 – District 18 (Lost general 46% – 51%)
• Frank McNeill – $187,847 – District 21 (Lost general 45% – 55%)
• Milton F. Fitch Jr. – $91,152 – District 4 (Lost general 43% – 57%)

State Senate 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:

• Tess Judge – $2,939,372 – District 1 (Lost general 45% – 55%)
• Terri LeGrand – $2,718,801 – District 31 (Lost general 47% – 53%)
• J.D. Wooten – $2,285,398 – District 24 (Lost general 48% – 52%)
• Donna Lake – $2,028,833 – District 7 (Lost general 45% – 55%)
• Harper Peterson – $1,569,335 – District 9 (Lost general 49% – 51%)

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.

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.

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.

Committee chair fundraising

State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average amount raised by delegates who did not serve as a committee chair was $151,704. The funds raised by each of the House’s 54 committee chairs are shown below.

• Agriculture Committee – James Dixon – $206,050
• Agriculture Committee – Jeffrey McNeely – $132,056
• Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee – Timothy Moffitt – $114,465
• Appropriations Committee – Kyle Hall – $366,255
• Appropriations Committee – Jason Saine – $260,552
• Appropriations Committee – Dean Arp – $238,773
• Appropriations Committee – Donny C. Lambeth – $177,084
• Appropriations Committee – Larry Strickland – $174,535
• Appropriations Committee – John Faircloth – $147,593
• Appropriations Committee – Jeffrey Elmore – $132,255
• Appropriations Committee – William Brisson – $35,400
• Appropriations on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Committee – James Dixon – $206,050
• Appropriations on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Committee – Ed Goodwin – $28,830
• Appropriations on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources Committee – Patricia McElraft – $1,150
• Appropriations on Capital Committee – Kelly Hastings – $46,756
• Appropriations on Education Committee – Jon Hardister – $300,834
• Appropriations on Education Committee – Patricia Hurley – $69,613
• Appropriations on Education Committee – John Torbett – $57,134
• Appropriations on General Government Committee – Dennis Riddell – $80,505
• Appropriations on General Government Committee – George Cleveland – $37,481
• Appropriations on Information Technology Committee – Jake Johnson – $196,539
• Appropriations on Transportation Committee – Brenden Jones – $180,350
• Appropriations on Transportation Committee – Phillip Shepard – $84,072
• Appropriations on Transportation Committee – Frank Iler – $64,947
• Banking Committee – Keith Kidwell – $209,438
• Commerce Committee – John Sauls – $9,500
• Education – Community Colleges Committee – Patricia Hurley – $69,613
• Education – K-12 Committee – John Torbett – $57,134
• Education – K-12 Committee – Hugh Blackwell – $51,467
• Education – Universities Committee – Jon Hardister – $300,834
• Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform – Grey Mills Jr. – $45,946
• Energy and Public Utilities Committee – John Szoka – $281,544
• Energy and Public Utilities Committee – Dean Arp – $238,773
• Environment Committee – Larry Yarborough – $59,990
• Environment Committee – Patricia McElraft – $1,150
• Ethics Committee – Michael Wray – $162,153
• Ethics Committee – John Sauls – $9,500
• Families, Children, and Aging Policy Committee – Howard Hunter III – $302,411
• Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs Committee – Mike Clampitt – $26,337
• Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs Committee – Charles Graham – $0
• Health Committee – Donny C. Lambeth – $177,084
• Health Committee – Clayton Sasser – $153,760
• Health Committee – Donna McDowell White – $151,931
• Health Committee – Kristin Baker – $123,819
• Health Committee – Larry Potts – $120,535
• Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee – Ed Goodwin – $28,830
• House Appropriations on Health and Human Services Committee – Clayton Sasser – $153,760
• House Appropriations on Health and Human Services Committee – Donna McDowell White – $151,931
• House Appropriations on Health and Human Services Committee – Kristin Baker – $123,819
• House Appropriations on Health and Human Services Committee – Larry Potts – $120,535
• House Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety Committee – Jamie Boles – $63,362
• House Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety Committee – Allen McNeill – $49,529
• House Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety Committee – Carson Smith Jr. – $10,881
• House Finance Committee – John Szoka – $281,544
• House Finance Committee – Keith Kidwell – $209,438
• House Finance Committee – Michael Wray – $162,153
• House Finance Committee – Mitchell Setzer – $126,405
• House Finance Committee – Julia Howard – $62,926
• House Finance Committee – John Bradford III – $0
• House Redistricting Committee – Destin Hall – $218,148
• House Transportation Committee – Brenden Jones – $180,350
• House Transportation Committee – Phillip Shepard – $84,072
• House Transportation Committee – Frank Iler – $64,947
• Insurance Committee – Chris Humphrey – $264,103
• Insurance Committee – Mitchell Setzer – $126,405
• Judiciary I Committee – Ted Davis Jr. – $373,898
• Judiciary II Committee – Sarah Stevens – $149,525
• Judiciary II Committee – William Richardson – $59,725
• Judiciary III Committee – Lee Zachary – $22,563
• Judiciary III Committee – David Rogers – $5,500
• Judiciary IV Committee – Hugh Blackwell – $51,467
• Local Government – Land Use, Planning and Development Committee – Mark Brody – $108,503
• Local Government Committee – Sam Watford – $17,606
• Pensions and Retirement Committee – Allen McNeill – $49,529
• Regulatory Reform Committee – Dennis Riddell – $80,505
• Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Committee – Destin Hall – $218,148
• State Government Committee – John Torbett – $57,134
• State Personnel Committee – Harry Warren – $44,457
• UNC BOG Nominations Committee – Kelly Hastings – $46,756
• Wildlife Resources Committee – Jay Adams – $71,960
• Wildlife Resources Committee – Larry Yarborough – $59,990

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.

General elections for all 50 districts in the North Carolina State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 50 districts up for election in 2022, 37 had a general election with more than one candidate.

Across all contested general elections, candidates raised $16.3 million. Incumbents raised an average of $367,886 per candidate and challengers raised an average of $105,051 per candidate.

Five general elections with the most fundraising

The table below details the five general elections with the most fundraising in the State Senate. Winning candidates’ names are in bold.

The officeholders above are listed for the current districts they hold. However, this is a redistricting year, so candidates have been identified below as incumbents even if they are running in a different district than they currently hold.

#1 District 18 – $2,437,500

Mary Wills Bode raised $2,226,178, E.C. Sykes raised $211,032, and Ryan Brown raised $290.

Mary Wills Bode won with 51 percent of the vote, E.C. Sykes received 46 percent of the vote, and Ryan Brown received 3 percent of the vote.

#2 District 17 – $1,873,286

Incumbent Sydney Batch raised $1,816,525, Mark Cavaliero raised $56,246, and Patrick Bowersox raised $515.

Sydney Batch won with 52 percent of the vote, Mark Cavaliero received 46 percent of the vote, and Patrick Bowersox received 2 percent of the vote.

#3 District 7 – $1,748,349

Incumbent Michael Lee raised $1,592,554, Jason Minnicozzi raised $110,656, and Marcia Morgan raised $45,139.

Michael Lee won with 51 percent of the vote, Marcia Morgan received 49 percent of the vote, and Jason Minnicozzi withdrew.

#4 District 26 – $1,426,890

Incumbent Phil Berger raised $1,426,890 and Alvin Robinson raised $0.

Phil Berger won with 100 percent of the vote and Alvin Robinson received 0 percent of the vote.

#5 District 21 – $1,343,279

Incumbent Tom McInnis raised $1,155,432 and Frank McNeill raised $187,847.

Tom McInnis won with 55 percent of the vote and Frank McNeill received 45 percent of the vote.

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.

General elections for all 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 120 districts up for election in 2022, 85 had a general election with more than one candidate.

Across all contested general elections, candidates raised $15.3 million. Incumbents raised an average of $128,916 per candidate and challengers raised an average of $54,765 per candidate.

Five general elections with the most fundraising

The table below details the five general elections with the most fundraising in the House of Representatives. Winning candidates’ names are in bold.

The officeholders above are listed for the current districts they hold. However, this is a redistricting year, so candidates have been identified below as incumbents even if they are running in a different district than they currently hold.

#1 District 9 – $1,462,461

Incumbent Brian Farkas raised $733,174 and Timothy Reeder raised $729,287.

Brian Farkas received and Timothy Reeder received.

#2 District 35 – $1,137,859

Incumbent Terence Everitt raised $1,033,697, Fred Von Canon raised $103,922, and Joseph Serio raised $240.

Terence Everitt won with 52 percent of the vote, Fred Von Canon received 46 percent of the vote, and Joseph Serio received 2 percent of the vote.

#3 District 63 – $776,187

Incumbent Ricky Hurtado raised $250,751 and Stephen M. Ross raised $525,436.

Stephen M. Ross won with 51 percent of the vote and Ricky Hurtado received 49 percent of the vote.

#4 District 5 – $722,752

Incumbent Howard Hunter III raised $302,411 and Bill Ward raised $420,341.

Bill Ward won with 54 percent of the vote and Howard Hunter III received 46 percent of the vote.

#5 District 20 – $671,004

Incumbent Ted Davis Jr. raised $373,898 and Amy Block DeLoach raised $297,106.

Ted Davis Jr. won with 51 percent of the vote and Amy Block DeLoach received 49 percent of the vote.

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.

In North Carolina, state-level candidates have spent $61 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Oct. 22, 2022. Democratic candidates have spent $17.3 million and Republican candidates have spent $26 million. 

North Carolina Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2021 – 10/22/2022)

Top 10 Democratic candidates, by expenditures (1/1/2021 – 10/22/2022)

In the 2022 election cycle, 291 state-level Democrats have filed campaign finance reports with the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Here are the 10 Democratic candidates who have spent the most.

Top 10 Republican candidates, by expenditures (1/1/2021 – 10/22/2022)

During the same time period, 296 Republicans have filed campaign finance reports with the North Carolina State Board of Elections. These are the 10 Republican candidates with the highest reported expenditures for the 2022 election cycle so far.

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.

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.