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Here are the 50 North Carolina political committees that received the largest financial contributions during the week ending Sept. 2, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

North Carolina Democrats and Republicans donated roughly equal amounts during the 2022 midterm election cycle.

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	Citizens for Sandy Roberson	Rocky Mount	$37,900	$1,648
2	The Committee to Elect Dimple Ajmera	Charlotte	$20,271	$1,126
3	Javiera Caballero Para Durham	Durham	$12,110	$303
4	Committee to Elect Victor Jones	High Point	$11,700	$585
5	Committee to Elect Mike Woodard	Durham	$9,110	$828
6	Committee to Elect Marjorie Molina	Charlotte	$7,671	$767
7	Deloach for Wendell	Wendell	$6,500	$3,250
8	Committee to Elect Lawana Mayfield	Charlotte	$6,145	$279
9	Committee to Elect Renee Perkins Johnson	Charlotte	$5,398	$386
10	Leo for Durham	Durham	$4,843	$285
11	Committee to Elect Gary Young	Charlotte	$4,445	$889
12	Ballew for CHCCS	Chapel Hill	$3,350	$168
13	Khalilah for Durham	Durham	$3,238	$77
14	Jess Anderson for Mayor	Chapel Hill	$3,128	$125
15	Subba 4 Community Services	Morrisville	$3,066	$139
16	Burr Sullivan for Mayor	Lexington	$2,950	$369
17	Adam Searing for Mayor	Chapel Hill	$2,939	$163
18	The Committee to Elect Cyril Jefferson	High Point	$2,900	$290
19	Jason Merrill for Carrboro Town Council	Carrboro	$2,575	$61
20	Breckany for Town Council	Chapel Hill	$2,570	$321
21	Committee to Elect John Lennon	Wilmington	$2,500	$625
22	Campaign to Elect Woody Washam	Cornelius	$2,350	$1,175
23	Neal Driver Committee	Greenville	$2,349	$783
24	Elect Derek Partee	Huntersville	$2,200	$550
25	Committee to Elect Jacques Gilbert	Raleigh	$2,195	$274
26	The Gaylor for Goldsboro Committee	Goldsboro	$2,102	$175
27	Friends of Victoria Watlington	Charlotte	$2,000	$1,000
27	The Ed Driggs Committee	Pineville	$2,000	$2,000
29	Boyette for Council Campaign	Goldsboro	$1,900	$190
30	Committee to Elect Lige Daughtridge	Rocky Mount	$1,700	$212
31	Committee to Elect Jim McAllister	Woodfin	$1,635	$327
32	Committee to Elect Threatt	Matthews	$1,620	$540
33	Committee to Elect Jim Butler	Burlington	$1,550	$775
33	Committee to Elect Lori Bush	Cary	$1,550	$172
35	Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Mayor	Pinehurst	$1,511	$168
36	Committee to Elect Mario Benavente	Fayetteville	$1,400	$233
37	Adams for Council	Chapel Hill	$1,280	$116
38	Jon for Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	$1,232	$308
39	Masika for Commissioner	Hillsborough	$1,170	$146
40	Carl for Durham	Durham	$1,072	$82
41	Sherri Zann Rosenthal for Council	Durham	$1,050	$150
42	Committee to Elect Stephanie Moore Hand	Charlotte	$1,020	$510
43	Committee to Elect Nate Baker	Durham	$987	$99
44	The Committee to Elect Chris Deshazor	Holly Springs	$985	$123
45	Renuka Soll for Chapel Hill Town Council	Chapel Hill	$942	$105
46	Danielle Hewetson Holly Springs Town Council	Holly Springs	$918	$153
47	Amy Ryan for Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	$914	$229
48	Committee to Re-Elect Robert Kellogg	Gastonia	$880	$147
49	Friends to Re-Elect Mayor Ronnie Currin	Rolesville	$850	$283
50	Theodore for Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	$812	$81