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Here are the 50 North Carolina political committees that received the largest financial contributions during the week ending Sept. 16, 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	Citizens for Sandy Roberson	Rocky Mount	$31,750	$722
2	Chris Carney for Mayor	Mooresville	$30,000	$5,000
3	Committee to Elect John Lennon	Wilmington	$16,620	$573
4	Committee to Elect Victor Jones	High Point	$15,200	$950
5	The Committee to Elect Cyril Jefferson	High Point	$8,750	$547
6	Committee to Elect Mike Woodard	Durham	$7,128	$193
7	Committee to Elect Lori Bush	Cary	$6,850	$685
8	Committee to Elect Walker Reid Mayor	Gastonia	$5,390	$898
9	Committee to Elect Andy Langford	Concord	$4,760	$132
10	Committee to Elect Darcey Ladner	Waxhaw	$4,379	$2,190
11	Committee to Elect Mario Benavente	Fayetteville	$3,835	$240
12	The Gaylor for Goldsboro Committee	Goldsboro	$3,600	$900
13	Dawkins for Council	Fayetteville	$3,250	$191
14	Evans for North Carolina	Fayetteville	$3,000	$1,500
15	Adam Searing for Mayor	Chapel Hill	$2,631	$155
16	Committee to Elect Dedreana Freeman	Durham	$2,510	$359
17	Committee to Elect Jim Butler	Burlington	$2,500	$2,500
18	Theodore for Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	$2,478	$155
19	Committee to Elect Robert Carney	Cornelius	$2,400	$2,400
20	Committee to Elect Pete Larkin	Sunset Beach	$2,284	$85
21	Committee to Elect Nate Baker	Durham	$2,277	$114
22	Amy Ryan for Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	$2,174	$272
23	Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Mayor	Pinehurst	$2,103	$162
24	Bob Jusnes for Angier Mayor	Angier	$2,000	$2,000
24	Deno Hondros for City Council Committee	Fayetteville	$2,000	$1,000
26	Khalilah for Durham	Durham	$1,939	$162
27	Burr Sullivan for Mayor	Lexington	$1,934	$276
28	Committee to Elect Bob Menzel	Raleigh	$1,795	$1,795
29	Committee to Elect Tamara Sheffield	Salisbury	$1,760	$98
30	Committee to Elect Michael Paul	Rolesville	$1,725	$133
31	Barb Ficklin for Council	Pinehurst	$1,634	$233
32	Committee to Elect Elizabeth Sharp	Chapel Hill	$1,508	$189
33	Kathryn Bruner for City Council	Wilmington	$1,500	$375
34	Committee to Elect Matt Jones	Huntersville	$1,460	$730
35	Dan Boone Election Committee	Huntersville	$1,300	$163
36	Jess Anderson for Mayor	Chapel Hill	$1,265	$127
37	Committee to Elect Robert Burns	Monroe	$1,242	$310
38	Carl for Durham	Durham	$1,212	$121
39	Adams for Council	Chapel Hill	$1,157	$193
40	Monterrey for School Board	Charlotte	$1,119	$102
41	Renuka Soll for Chapel Hill Town Council	Chapel Hill	$1,114	$223
42	Weeks for Goldsboro Committee	Goldsboro	$1,100	$220
43	Ballew for CHCCS	Chapel Hill	$1,075	$215
44	Jon for Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	$1,071	$357
45	Friends of Eliazar	Carrboro	$1,056	$151
45	Subba 4 Community Services	Morrisville	$1,056	$264
47	Breckany for Town Council	Chapel Hill	$1,050	$175
48	Danielle Hewetson Holly Springs Town Council	Holly Springs	$1,033	$1,033
49	D.J.HAIRE Election Campaign	Fayetteville	$1,000	$1,000
49	Jamie Taylor for District 3 Committee	Goldsboro	$1,000	$1,000