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Here are the 50 North Carolina political committees that received the largest financial contributions during the week ending Aug. 12, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

The contribution limit for North Carolina candidates and political committees has increased to $6,400. Contributions exceeding the stated limit might include loans, personal contributions, or other permissible financial arrangements that are not subject to the same restrictions.

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	Bishop for North Carolina	Waxhaw	$474,274	$3,060
2	Chris Carney for Mayor	Mooresville	$13,000	$2,167
3	Friends of Rachel Jordan	Cary	$9,528	$794
4	Barbara Fedders Campaign	Carrboro	$8,374	$116
5	Kathryn Bruner for City Council	Wilmington	$8,275	$436
6	Committee to Elect Victor Jones	High Point	$7,525	$1,075
7	Citizens for Sandy Roberson	Rocky Mount	$7,100	$3,550
8	Committee to Elect Gary Young	Charlotte	$6,575	$438
9	Bob Jusnes for Angier Mayor	Angier	$6,040	$1,510
10	The Committee to Elect Dimple Ajmera	Charlotte	$5,900	$590
11	Phil Matthews Campaign	Garner	$5,600	$267
12	Carl for Durham	Durham	$4,604	$171
13	Friends of Sheila Huggins	Durham	$4,400	$1,100
14	Olivia Scott for CLTCC	Charlotte	$4,050	$1,013
15	Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Mayor	Pinehurst	$3,125	$184
16	Friends of Victoria Watlington	Charlotte	$3,000	$750
17	Leo for Durham	Durham	$2,985	$249
18	Committee to Elect Lori Bush	Cary	$2,151	$215
19	Boyette for Council Campaign	Goldsboro	$2,150	$239
20	Elect Quarles	Huntersville	$2,008	$201
21	Committee to Elect Michael Paul	Rolesville	$2,000	$667
22	Committee to Elect Laura Rodrigues-Mussler	Fayetteville	$1,800	$120
22	Foster for Wilmington	Wilmington	$1,800	$360
24	Committee to Elect John Lennon	Wilmington	$1,600	$400
25	Committee to Elect Marjorie Molina	Charlotte	$1,585	$198
26	Committee to Elect Lawana Mayfield	Charlotte	$1,550	$310
27	Evans for North Carolina	Fayetteville	$1,500	$375
28	Subba 4 Community Services	Morrisville	$1,472	$210
29	Dawkins for Council	Fayetteville	$1,300	$325
30	Friends of Michelle Craig	Cary	$1,235	$88
31	Committee to Elect Mario Benavente	Fayetteville	$1,160	$387
32	Jess Anderson for Mayor	Chapel Hill	$1,157	$96
33	Committee to Elect Nate Baker	Durham	$1,125	$225
34	The Committee to Elect Cyril Jefferson	High Point	$1,100	$367
35	Committee to Elect Dedreana Freeman	Durham	$1,050	$175
36	Weeks for Goldsboro Committee	Goldsboro	$1,025	$171
37	Tayon for Apex North Carolina	Apex	$1,009	$144
38	Committee to Elect Robert Carney	Cornelius	$1,000	$1,000
38	D.J.HAIRE Election Campaign	Fayetteville	$1,000	$1,000
38	Frantz for Council	Cary	$1,000	$167
41	Committee to Elect Annie Drees	Holly Springs	$995	$142
42	Barb Ficklin for Council	Pinehurst	$950	$190
43	Theodore for Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	$907	$113
44	Cat Perry Campaign Committee	Blowing Rock	$900	$129
44	The Ed Driggs Committee	Pineville	$900	$180
46	Khalilah for Durham	Durham	$800	$100
47	Bobby Compton for Mayor	Mooresville	$700	$350
48	Mary for Cary	Cary	$622	$104
49	Javiera Caballero Para Durham	Durham	$620	$103
50	Elect Derek Partee	Huntersville	$600	$300