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Here are the 50 North Carolina political committees that received the largest financial contributions during the week ending Aug. 26, 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	The Tariq Scott Bokhari Committee	Charlotte	$33,450	$1,115
2	The Committee to Elect Dimple Ajmera	Charlotte	$16,275	$493
3	Elect Lindsey Smith	Carthage	$10,080	$5,040
4	The Ed Driggs Committee	Pineville	$9,926	$827
5	Campaign to Elect Woody Washam	Cornelius	$8,255	$1,651
6	Committee to Elect Andy Langford	Concord	$7,960	$159
7	Ballew for CHCCS	Chapel Hill	$6,445	$150
8	The Denis P Bilodeau Campaign Committee	Cornelius	$5,422	$775
9	Friends of Victoria Watlington	Charlotte	$5,300	$530
10	Committee to Elect Arno Zegerman	Apex	$5,000	$5,000
10	Committee to Elect Marjorie Molina	Charlotte	$5,000	$833
10	Friends to Re-Elect Mayor Ronnie Currin	Rolesville	$5,000	$1,667
13	Javiera Caballero Para Durham	Durham	$4,870	$271
14	Committee to Elect Victor Jones	High Point	$4,541	$568
15	Friends of Jack Turnwald	Holly Springs	$4,531	$378
16	Burr Sullivan for Mayor	Lexington	$4,500	$643
17	Leo for Durham	Durham	$3,900	$244
18	Khalilah for Durham	Durham	$3,709	$232
19	Perry for North Carolina	Raleigh	$3,550	$323
20	Satish for Morrisville	Morrisville	$3,326	$832
21	Dan Boone Election Committee	Huntersville	$3,325	$665
22	Committee to Elect Stephanie Moore Hand	Charlotte	$3,303	$194
23	Mike Eveland for Maggie Valley Mayor	Maggie Valley	$3,300	$220
24	Committee to Elect Lawana Mayfield	Charlotte	$3,065	$307
25	Deno Hondros for City Council Committee	Fayetteville	$3,000	$3,000
26	Committee to Elect Renee Perkins Johnson	Charlotte	$2,850	$190
27	Weeks for Goldsboro Committee	Goldsboro	$2,775	$396
28	Committee to Elect Dedreana Freeman	Durham	$2,700	$245
29	Friends of Sheila Huggins	Durham	$2,675	$157
30	Committee to Elect Lori Bush	Cary	$2,425	$303
31	Friends of Michelle Craig	Cary	$2,270	$48
32	Bobby Compton for Mayor	Mooresville	$2,250	$321
33	Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Mayor	Pinehurst	$2,215	$201
34	Barb Ficklin for Council	Pinehurst	$1,850	$308
35	Committee to Elect Matt Jones	Huntersville	$1,823	$304
36	Friends of Rachel Jordan	Cary	$1,550	$258
37	Frantz for Council	Cary	$1,515	$168
38	Mary for Cary	Cary	$1,500	$750
39	Theodore for Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	$1,484	$124
40	Valera for a Better Tomorrow	Chapel Hill	$1,421	$203
41	Ryan Eades for Cary	Cary	$1,350	$338
42	Cat Perry Campaign Committee	Blowing Rock	$1,250	$625
43	That Is Tom 4 WF	Wake Forest	$1,225	$408
44	The Committee to Elect Chris Deshazor	Holly Springs	$1,210	$110
45	Committee to Elect Nate Baker	Durham	$1,200	$120
45	Dawkins for Council	Fayetteville	$1,200	$240
47	Sherri Zann Rosenthal for Council	Durham	$1,175	$294
48	Committee to Elect Blake Massengill	Fuquay-Varina	$1,150	$575
49	Adam Searing for Mayor	Chapel Hill	$1,103	$138
50	Elect Quarles	Huntersville	$1,061	$41