Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections.
Top political contributions made during week ending July 12
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Republican Party | Stephen Vanderwoude | Individual | $25,000 | 2020-07-08 |
| Wake Republican Party | Stephen Zelnak | Individual | $15,000 | 2020-07-09 |
| Forward Majority Action North Carolina | Forward Majority Action | Non-Party Comm | $10,000 | 2020-07-09 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Committee to Elect Mark Brody | Non-Party Comm | $10,000 | 2020-07-08 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | John Szoka for NC House | Non-Party Comm | $10,000 | 2020-07-08 |
| Barbara S Yates-Lockamy for North Carolina Senate | National Democratic Redistricting PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-07-07 |
| Ben Moss North Carolina House | Friends of Tim Moore Campaign Account | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-07-10 |
| Committee to Elect Christy Clark | Michael Mavrovouniotis | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-08 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Chad Stelmok | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-09 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Laurie D. Barta | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-09 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Richard A. Barta | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-09 |
| Committee to Elect Erin Pare | Friends of Tim Moore | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-07-09 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | Michael Mavrovouniotis | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-08 |
| Committee to Elect Mark Brody | Friends of Tim Moore | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-07-09 |
| Committee to Elect Terri Legrand | Michael Mavrovouniotis | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-08 |
| Committee to Elect Tess Judge | Karla Jurvetson | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-09 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Avery Seavey | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-08 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Joe Hall | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-09 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Joseph M. Bryan Jr. | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-08 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Lois B. Steed | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-08 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Michael Mavrovouniotis | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-08 |
| Deandrea Salvador for North Carolina | Karla Jurvetson | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-09 |
| Friends for Sydney Batch | Michael Mavrovouniotis | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-08 |
| Friends of Jim O'Neill | Daniel Dimicco | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-07 |
| Hunt for House | Michael Mavrovouniotis | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-08 |
| Jeff Jackson for North Carolina Senate | David Cohen | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-07 |
| Jon Hardister for North Carolina House | Friends of Tim Moore | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-07-07 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | Michael Mavrovouniotis | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-08 |
| Justice Mark Davis Committee | Robert L. Page | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-09 |
| North Carolina Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association PAC | Amy Adams Mullin | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-07 |
| North Carolina Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association PAC | Donnie Bobbitt Jr. | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-07 |
| North Carolina Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association PAC | W. Clay 'Clay' Adams | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-07 |
| North Carolina Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association PAC | William 'Bill' Adams | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-07 |
| Sarah for North Carolina | Michael Mavrovouniotis | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-08 |
| Sauls for North Carolina House | Friends of Tim Moore | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-07-08 |
| Terence Everitt for North Carolina House | Michael Mavrovouniotis | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-08 |
| The Committee to Elect Aimy Steele | Michael Mavrovouniotis | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-07-08 |
| Citizens Supporting Raleigh | Grubb Ventures LLC | Outside Source | $5,000 | 2020-07-09 |
| Friends of Tim Moore | Thomas J. Young Jr. | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-07-08 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Amy Susan Grissom | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-07-10 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Committee to Elect Ed Goodwin | Non-Party Comm | $5,000 | 2020-07-08 |
| Truth and Prosperity Inc. | Autobell Car Wash Inc. | Outside Source | $5,000 | 2020-07-10 |
| Truth and Prosperity Inc. | Todd Wilson | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-07-10 |
| Rex Marvel for Judge | Bonnie Gallagher-Marvel | Individual | $4,000 | 2020-07-09 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Chris Humphrey Committee | Non-Party Comm | $3,750 | 2020-07-08 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Charles Alfred Creighton | Individual | $3,400 | 2020-07-07 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Robert A. Long | Individual | $3,400 | 2020-07-09 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Mary A. Cassidy | Individual | $3,315 | 2020-07-07 |
| Committee to Elect Lisa Barnes | Harry Smith | Individual | $3,000 | 2020-07-07 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Laura G. Smith | Individual | $3,000 | 2020-07-09 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Fitch for Senate Committee | Outside Source | $3,000 | 2020-07-08 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | Scott W. Roberts III | Individual | $2,900 | 2020-07-07 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | Leonard T. Jernigan Jr. | Individual | $2,800 | 2020-07-07 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Bruce Hollis | Individual | $2,700 | 2020-07-09 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Ivy Harris | Individual | $2,700 | 2020-07-09 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Karen Greenblatt | Individual | $2,700 | 2020-07-10 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Michael S. Fox | Individual | $2,700 | 2020-07-08 |
| Suzanne Matthews for DA | Committee to Elect Vernon K. Stewart | Non-Party Comm | $2,649 | 2020-07-10 |
| Committee to Elect Catherine Truitt | John Belk | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-07-09 |
| Committee to Elect Graig Meyer | Lunsford R. Preyer Jr. | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-07-09 |
| Dan Besse for North Carolina House | Carolina Justice PAC James Scott Farrin PC | Non-Party Comm | $2,500 | 2020-07-07 |
| Jen Mangrum for North Carolina | John Belk | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-07-09 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | Ivy Harris | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-07-07 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | Ricky Harris | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-07-07 |
| Keep Judge Reuben Young | Glenn Brown Jr. | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-07-06 |
| Mike Causey Campaign | James C. 'Jim' Hastings | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-07-07 |
| Planned Parenthood Action PAC North Carolina | Antonia Grumbach | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-07-10 |
| Ronnie for North Carolina | Jane B. Preyer | Individual | $2,500 | 2020-07-08 |
| Capital Area Republican Women Virtual Club | Rick Murray | Individual | $2,080 | 2020-07-09 |
| Capital Area Republican Women Virtual Club | Walter Petty | Individual | $2,080 | 2020-07-07 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Bryan Fitzpatrick | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-07-07 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Craig F. Goess | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-07-10 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | James Sholar | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-07-08 |
| Committee to Elect Lisa Barnes | Jonathan Edwards | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-07-06 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | Jeffrey Michael | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-07-08 |
| North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association PAC | Grant Hollowell | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-07-08 |
| Orange Democratic Party | Dennis Paul Swartzlander | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-07-08 |
| Sarah for North Carolina | Karla Jurvetson | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-07-09 |
| Forsyth Republican Party | Schatzman for Sherriff | Non-Party Comm | $1,858 | 2020-07-06 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Neely Shah | Individual | $1,750 | 2020-07-12 |
| Committee to Elect Mark Brody | Colin S. Webster | Individual | $1,500 | 2020-07-09 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Alexander F. Van Nievelt | Individual | $1,500 | 2020-07-09 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | Langdon M. Cooper | Individual | $1,500 | 2020-07-09 |
| Justice Mark Davis Committee | Erik W. Troan | Individual | $1,500 | 2020-07-11 |
| The Committee to Elect Aimy Steele | Planned Parenthood Votes | Non-Party Comm | $1,500 | 2020-07-09 |
| Friends of Judge Abernethy | Richard Abernethy | Individual | $1,493 | 2020-07-10 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | Ernest Koury Jr. | Individual | $1,250 | 2020-07-09 |
| Adams for North Carolina House | G. Leroy Lail | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-07-07 |
| Allen Wellons for North Carolina Senate | Wade Corbett | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-07-10 |
| Brewer for North Carolina | David Kellaway | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-07-09 |
| Brunswick Republican Party | Committee to Elect Frank Iler | Non-Party Comm | $1,000 | 2020-07-06 |
| Brunswick Republican Party | Paul Jensen | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-07-06 |
| CTE Wilkie | Chatham County Republican Party | Party Comm | $1,000 | 2020-07-06 |
| Catawba Democratic Party | Ann H. Gaither | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-07-09 |
| Catawba Democratic Party | Joan E. Gardner | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-07-07 |
| Chief Justice Beasley Committee | Benjamin N. Thompson III | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-07-09 |
| Chief Justice Beasley Committee | Roderick M. Wright Jr. | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-07-09 |
| Citizens for JD Wooten | Monty Roberson | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-07-08 |
| Citizens for a Better North Carolina | New Southern Loans | Outside Source | $1,000 | 2020-07-07 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Brenda Bost | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-07-10 |
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