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Here are the 50 North Carolina political committees that received the largest financial contributions during the week ending July 1, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

The contribution limit for North Carolina candidates and political committees has increased to $6,400.

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.

Despite this legislation, disclosures of political contributions can be unclear or murky due to gaps in information and misreporting.

Rank	Committee	City	Amount	Median contribution amount
1	Chris Carney for Mayor	Mooresville	$95,300	$1,733
2	North Carolina Republican Council of State Committee	Charlotte	$92,500	$10,278
3	Committee to Elect Steve Morris	Concord	$27,225	$633
4	Committee to Elect Luke Waddell	Wilmington	$12,750	$3,188
5	Petroleum & Convenience Marketers PAC	Raleigh	$12,577	$188
6	North Carolina Republican Council of State Committee Building Fund	Charlotte	$6,000	$6,000
7	Wheeler for North Carolina Inc.	Spruce Pine	$3,857	$193
8	Committee to Elect Adam Elkins	Norwood	$3,000	$3,000
9	Iredell RBF	Statesville	$2,363	$788
10	Smith Anderson PAC	Raleigh	$1,991	$74
11	Committee to Elect Megan Shepard	Gastonia	$1,830	$166
12	Pasquotank Republican Party	Elizabeth City	$1,820	$152
13	Moore Democratic Party	Pinehurst	$1,751	$135
14	Brunswick Democratic Party	Supply	$1,720	$172
15	Sherri Zann Rosenthal for Council	Durham	$1,700	$131
16	Burke DBF	Morganton	$1,525	$508
17	Carl for Durham	Durham	$1,500	$167
18	Nash Democratic Party	Rocky Mount	$1,465	$183
19	Transylvania County Democratic Party	Brevard	$1,457	$91
20	The Committee to Elect John Larson to City Council	Winston-Salem	$1,400	$200
21	Alamance Democratic Party	Burlington	$1,330	$121
22	New Hanover Republican Party	Wilmington	$1,190	$132
23	Deno Hondros for City Council Committee	Fayetteville	$1,000	$1,000
23	Pamlico Democratic Party	Oriental	$1,000	$333
25	Moore Republican Party	Pinehurst	$985	$164
26	Guilford Democratic Party	Greensboro	$950	$238
27	Pitt Democratic Party	Greenville	$930	$310
28	Franklin Democratic Party	Louisburg	$918	$459
29	Perquimans Democratic Party	Hertford	$901	$450
30	Beaufort Democratic Party	Washington	$900	$900
30	Pender Democratic Party	Hampstead	$900	$900
32	Masika for Commissioner	Hillsborough	$805	$134
33	Alexander Democratic Party	Taylorsville	$795	$72
34	Peoples Alliance PAC	Durham	$750	$750
35	Democratic Women of Lincoln County	Lincolnton	$695	$139
36	Wilmington Anesthesiology PAC	Wilmington	$640	$91
37	Henderson Republican Party	Hendersonville	$595	$149
38	Triad Radiologists Interested in Advancing Disease Detection PAC	Winston-Salem	$550	$50
39	Haywood Democratic Party	Waynesville	$400	$20
39	Henderson Democratic Party	Hendersonville	$400	$24
41	Rowan Democratic Party	Salisbury	$345	$58
42	Dan Boone Election Committee	Huntersville	$325	$81
43	Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic PAC	Raleigh	$320	$27
44	Ryan Eades for Cary	Cary	$293	$73
45	Ashe Republican Party	Jefferson	$244	$41
46	Iredell Democratic Party	Statesville	$230	$77
47	Committee to Elect DR Erik E Tammaru	Leland	$225	$75
48	Caldwell Republican Party	Lenoir	$220	$110
49	Friends of Judge Paul Holcombe	Clayton	$193	$193
50	Tyson for North Carolina House	New Bern	$150	$150