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Here are the 50 North Carolina political committees that received the largest financial contributions during the week ending Oct. 28, 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	Seth Edwards Campaign Committee	Washington	$27,500	$859
2	Coalition for a Better 2050	Charlotte	$20,000	$10,000
3	Committee to Elect Bob Menzel	Raleigh	$6,568	$6,568
4	Committee to Elect Jim Butler	Burlington	$4,000	$1,000
5	Committee to Elect Walker Reid Mayor	Gastonia	$3,150	$286
6	Friends of Terry Mahaffey	Apex	$3,050	$3,050
7	Friends of Elizabeth Parent	Fuquay-Varina	$2,188	$104
8	Dawkins for Council	Fayetteville	$1,500	$1,500
9	Committee to Re-Elect Robert Kellogg	Gastonia	$1,200	$600
10	Jess Anderson for Mayor	Chapel Hill	$1,168	$90
11	Mark Tofano Election Committee	Matthews	$1,065	$532
12	Committee to Elect Jeff Weller	Highlands	$1,000	$1,000
12	Committee to Elect Victor Jones	High Point	$1,000	$1,000
14	Committee to Elect Jason Wunsch	Fuquay-Varina	$724	$181
15	Smith4wcd2 Committee	Matthews	$653	$326
16	Committee to Elect Dedreana Freeman	Durham	$500	$500
16	Committee to Elect Wise Maggie Valley Alderman	Waynesville	$500	$500
16	Friends of Victoria Watlington	Charlotte	$500	$500
16	Mike Eveland for Maggie Valley Mayor	Maggie Valley	$500	$500
16	Subba 4 Community Services	Morrisville	$500	$500
21	Committee to Elect Arno Zegerman	Apex	$453	$113
22	Friends of Rachel Jordan	Cary	$425	$85
23	Friends to Re-Elect Mayor Ronnie Currin	Rolesville	$403	$201
24	Carl for Durham	Durham	$400	$133
24	Javiera Caballero Para Durham	Durham	$400	$400
26	Committee to Elect Tamara Sheffield	Salisbury	$335	$84
27	Committee to Elect Stephanie Moore Hand	Charlotte	$325	$108
28	Elect Amber Kovacs	Huntersville	$300	$300
28	Foster for Wilmington	Wilmington	$300	$150
30	Committee to Elect Elizabeth Sharp	Chapel Hill	$255	$42
31	Monterrey for School Board	Charlotte	$250	$63
32	Committee to Elect Jacques Gilbert	Raleigh	$225	$28
33	Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Mayor	Pinehurst	$200	$200
33	That Is Tom 4 WF	Wake Forest	$200	$200
35	Perry for North Carolina	Raleigh	$198	$198
36	Committee to Elect Faith 4 WF	Wake Forest	$175	$58
37	Adam Searing for Mayor	Chapel Hill	$150	$75
38	Friends of Jack Turnwald	Holly Springs	$131	$65
39	Adams for Council	Chapel Hill	$128	$32
40	Committee to Elect Susan Johnson	Cornelius	$125	$63
40	Khalilah for Durham	Durham	$125	$63
40	The Committee to Elect Chris Deshazor	Holly Springs	$125	$63
43	Evans for North Carolina	Fayetteville	$100	$100
43	Fray for Council	Carrboro	$100	$100
43	Friends of Sarika Bansal	Cary	$100	$100
43	Leo for Durham	Durham	$100	$100
43	The Committee to Elect Cyril Jefferson	High Point	$100	$100
43	Valera for a Better Tomorrow	Chapel Hill	$100	$100
49	Ballew for CHCCS	Chapel Hill	$75	$38
50	Breckany for Town Council	Chapel Hill	$64	$32