North Carolina’s $113.7M candidate book, Democratic by $6.2M

1,305 committees and $113.7 million in receipts

North Carolina’s candidate roster of 1,305 is a filing inventory for the 2026 cycle. It includes House, Senate, and other federal committees with an North Carolina association on the FEC candidate file. The $113.7 million is the sum of their reported receipts, not a forecast of November and not a count of nominees.

Other-party receipts are $531,543 (0.5% of $113.7 million). That is larger than some neighboring states’ other-party lines and still a thin slice of the book. Almost all of the North Carolina candidate total sits in the two major-party columns: $59.7 million Democratic (52.5%) and $53.5 million Republican (47.1%).

Treat North Carolina’s candidate book as competitive on paper because $59.7 million and $53.5 million are close, and treat that observation as a filing fact, not as a race rating. The 1,305 committees and the 109,540 donors are still two files.

Donor money of $741.8 million stays closer to receipts than in coastal export states

At $741.8 million from 109,540 donors, North Carolina’s individual contribution total exceeds the $113.7 million candidate book, as donor series usually do. The multiple is smaller than in New York, Massachusetts, or Virginia, where donor books run many times candidate receipts. North Carolina still sends money to national PACs and out-of-state races; the $741.8 million simply does not dwarf the candidate series by the same factor.

The donor count of 109,540 is an FEC contributor aggregate. It is not a unique-person match after name cleanup, and it carries no party registration. Using it as a turnout number would be a misuse of the file.

If a later FEC extract widens or closes the $59.7 million / $53.5 million gap, the North Carolina FEC totals page will show it. This guide’s printed $113.7 million is a snapshot. PAC and Super PAC directories remain the tables for money that never entered a candidate committee.

Party codes on candidates, not on donors

The $59.7 million / $53.5 million split uses the party field on candidate registrations. Individual contribution rows do not inherit that field. A North Carolina donor who gives to a Super PAC does not appear as a Democratic or Republican donor in this state summary.

Independent expenditures that mention a North Carolina candidate are also outside the $113.7 million. Those amounts, when disclosed, sit with the Super PAC or PAC that paid for them.

State Board of Elections filings are separate

North Carolina state-office campaigns file with the State Board of Elections. Those reports are not in the $113.7 million or the $741.8 million. This page is federal FEC.gov data for the 2026 cycle only.

North Carolina hub

The North Carolina FEC totals page holds the live table behind these figures. The candidate directory lists the 1,305 committees. PAC and Super PAC directories cover the other federal entities that receive a share of the $741.8 million donor stream. Source for every number cited here is FEC.gov as indexed on LobbyVault.

A close party split on $113.7 million in candidate receipts

Democratic candidate receipts of $59.7 million (52.5%) and Republican receipts of $53.5 million (47.1%) sit close together on North Carolina’s $113.7 million book. Other-party receipts are $531,543 (0.5%). A gap that small can reverse after one amended report from a large committee. LobbyVault reports the numbers as filed. It does not treat 52.5% / 47.1% as a prediction.

1,305 federal candidate committees produced those receipts. Many hold little of $113.7 million. The North Carolina hub’s receipt sort, not the raw filer count, shows which campaigns moved money. The candidate directory attaches FEC IDs so an original report can be opened.

$741.8 million from 109,540 North Carolina donors remains a separate series. The close party split on candidate receipts does not describe those donors. Super PAC and PAC gifts from North Carolina addresses sit in $741.8 million and sit outside $113.7 million unless they were contributed to a North Carolina-tagged candidate committee.

The North Carolina FEC totals page carries the 1,305 candidates, $113.7 million receipts, party split of $59.7 million / $53.5 million / $531,543, $741.8 million donated, and 109,540 donors. That is the overlay hub. The candidate directory lists filers by FEC ID. The PAC directory and Super PAC tracker cover the committees that absorb much of $741.8 million when it does not land in a candidate committee.

None of those four views estimates influence or assigns motive. They index public reports. If a number on this guide is later amended on FEC.gov, the hub should move and the printed snapshot here becomes stale. That is expected in an open cycle.

Independent expenditures remain a Super PAC disclosure, not a candidate-receipt line. A Super PAC ad about a North Carolina candidate can be large and still sit outside $113.7 million. Check the Super PAC tracker before treating $113.7 million as “all money in North Carolina federal races.”

Questions

How much have North Carolina federal candidates raised in 2026?

North Carolina-associated federal candidate committees reported $113.7 million in receipts across 1,305 filers. Democratic committees reported $59.7 million and Republican committees reported $53.5 million, per FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault.

How much have North Carolina donors given federally?

Individual contribution aggregates show $741.8 million from 109,540 North Carolina donors. That series includes gifts to PACs and out-of-state campaigns and is separate from the $113.7 million in candidate receipts.

Which party leads North Carolina candidate receipts?

Democratic candidate committees reported $59.7 million (52.5%) and Republican committees reported $53.5 million (47.1%) of the $113.7 million total. Other filers reported $531,543. Party labels come from FEC candidate registrations.

Does this include North Carolina state races?

No. These figures are FEC.gov federal data. State-office filings with the North Carolina State Board of Elections are not part of the $113.7 million or $741.8 million totals.