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Here are the 50 North Carolina political committees that received the largest financial contributions during the week ending Sept. 23, 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	Dave Boliek for Auditor	Raleigh	$25,600	$1,969
2	Committee to Elect Victor Jones	High Point	$19,580	$490
3	Chris Carney for Mayor	Mooresville	$14,100	$2,820
4	Citizens for Sandy Roberson	Rocky Mount	$9,500	$950
5	Committee to Elect Mike Woodard	Durham	$8,818	$232
6	Committee to Elect Jim Butler	Burlington	$8,100	$736
7	Committee to Elect Robert Carney	Cornelius	$7,551	$1,888
8	Anderson for Monroe Mayor	Monroe	$6,830	$201
9	Jon for Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	$5,998	$666
10	Khalilah for Durham	Durham	$5,710	$634
11	The Committee to Elect Monica Peters	High Point	$5,000	$1,250
12	Committee to Elect John Lennon	Wilmington	$4,850	$285
13	Mike Eveland for Maggie Valley Mayor	Maggie Valley	$4,752	$1,584
14	The Committee to Elect Cyril Jefferson	High Point	$4,075	$509
15	Frantz for Council	Cary	$4,015	$365
16	Javiera Caballero Para Durham	Durham	$3,948	$165
17	The Gaylor for Goldsboro Committee	Goldsboro	$3,250	$325
18	Vote for Charmaine	Cornelius	$3,187	$398
19	Committee to Elect Chris Faw	Harrisburg	$3,000	$3,000
20	Committee to Elect Andy Langford	Concord	$2,800	$233
21	Jess Anderson for Mayor	Chapel Hill	$2,621	$114
22	Carl for Durham	Durham	$2,595	$144
23	Committee to Elect Jeff Weller	Highlands	$2,550	$510
24	Elect Amber Kovacs	Huntersville	$2,525	$1,263
25	Committee to Elect Lori Bush	Cary	$2,457	$205
26	Cat Perry Campaign Committee	Blowing Rock	$2,331	$291
27	Deloach for Wendell	Wendell	$2,250	$1,125
28	Committee to Elect Carolyn Thompson	Oxford	$2,174	$242
29	Leo for Durham	Durham	$2,141	$238
30	Committee to Elect Faith 4 WF	Wake Forest	$2,000	$105
31	Committee to Elect Dedreana Freeman	Durham	$1,925	$193
32	Evans for North Carolina	Fayetteville	$1,900	$633
33	Barb Ficklin for Council	Pinehurst	$1,802	$139
34	Dawkins for Council	Fayetteville	$1,750	$219
35	Adam Searing for Mayor	Chapel Hill	$1,726	$133
36	Committee to Elect Mario Benavente	Fayetteville	$1,701	$425
37	Elect Quarles	Huntersville	$1,670	$418
38	Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Mayor	Pinehurst	$1,629	$181
39	Theodore for Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	$1,592	$80
40	Committee to Elect Pete Larkin	Sunset Beach	$1,567	$87
41	Masika for Commissioner	Hillsborough	$1,555	$311
42	Amy Ryan for Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	$1,550	$97
43	Committee to Elect Nick Walsh	Huntersville	$1,500	$1,500
44	Adams for Council	Chapel Hill	$1,326	$121
45	Committee to Elect Elizabeth Sharp	Chapel Hill	$1,251	$96
46	Committee to Elect Michael Paul	Rolesville	$1,250	$417
47	Renuka Soll for Chapel Hill Town Council	Chapel Hill	$1,208	$110
48	Committee to Elect Nate Baker	Durham	$1,173	$73
49	Campaign to Elect Woody Washam	Cornelius	$1,100	$367
50	Tayon for Apex North Carolina	Apex	$970	$81