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Here are the 50 North Carolina political committees that received the largest financial contributions during the week ending Aug. 19, 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	$36,947	$803
2	Citizens for Sandy Roberson	Rocky Mount	$23,000	$2,300
3	The Committee to Elect Dimple Ajmera	Charlotte	$10,625	$483
4	Olivia Scott for CLTCC	Charlotte	$10,400	$1,300
5	Committee to Elect Marjorie Molina	Charlotte	$7,930	$397
6	Leo for Durham	Durham	$7,563	$378
7	Satish for Morrisville	Morrisville	$7,200	$480
8	Friends of Victoria Watlington	Charlotte	$6,801	$680
9	Committee to Elect Andy Langford	Concord	$6,788	$170
10	Committee to Elect Lori Bush	Cary	$6,575	$548
11	Javiera Caballero Para Durham	Durham	$6,205	$239
12	Friends of Sheila Huggins	Durham	$5,450	$545
13	Foster for Wilmington	Wilmington	$5,000	$5,000
14	Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Mayor	Pinehurst	$4,623	$201
15	Boyette for Council Campaign	Goldsboro	$3,575	$170
16	Elect Quarles	Huntersville	$2,940	$140
17	Friends of Michelle Craig	Cary	$2,906	$48
18	Khalilah for Durham	Durham	$2,654	$53
19	Committee to Elect Renee Perkins Johnson	Charlotte	$2,450	$306
20	Bob Jusnes for Angier Mayor	Angier	$2,300	$2,300
21	Committee to Elect Lawana Mayfield	Charlotte	$2,225	$278
21	Weeks for Goldsboro Committee	Goldsboro	$2,225	$318
23	Renuka Soll for Chapel Hill Town Council	Chapel Hill	$2,103	$263
24	Barbara Fedders Campaign	Carrboro	$1,900	$119
25	Adam Searing for Mayor	Chapel Hill	$1,864	$169
26	Sherri Zann Rosenthal for Council	Durham	$1,825	$261
27	Friends of Rachel Jordan	Cary	$1,800	$225
27	Tayon for Apex North Carolina	Apex	$1,800	$300
29	The Gaylor for Goldsboro Committee	Goldsboro	$1,798	$300
30	Frantz for Council	Cary	$1,750	$250
31	Carl for Durham	Durham	$1,702	$131
32	Breckany for Town Council	Chapel Hill	$1,587	$144
33	Committee to Elect Nate Baker	Durham	$1,500	$188
34	Dawkins for Council	Fayetteville	$1,250	$417
34	Friends for VI Lyles	Charlotte	$1,250	$625
36	Friends of Terry Mahaffey	Apex	$1,115	$70
37	Committee to Elect Darcey Ladner	Waxhaw	$1,110	$1,110
38	Committee to Elect Matt Jones	Huntersville	$1,100	$550
38	The Denis P Bilodeau Campaign Committee	Cornelius	$1,100	$367
40	Committee to Elect Stephanie Moore Hand	Charlotte	$1,025	$114
40	Dan Boone Election Committee	Huntersville	$1,025	$205
42	Theodore for Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	$845	$106
43	Ballew for CHCCS	Chapel Hill	$805	$134
44	Committee to Elect Threatt	Matthews	$800	$400
45	Committee to Elect Arno Zegerman	Apex	$740	$185
46	Subba 4 Community Services	Morrisville	$709	$142
47	Committee to Elect Pete Larkin	Sunset Beach	$676	$676
48	Adams for Council	Chapel Hill	$650	$130
48	Mary for Cary	Cary	$650	$217
50	Evans for North Carolina	Fayetteville	$625	$208