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Here are the 50 North Carolina political committees that received the largest financial contributions during October, 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	Coalition for a Better 2050	Charlotte	$352,500	$35,250
2	MO Green for North Carolina	Raleigh	$229,850	$1,262
3	The Tariq Scott Bokhari Committee	Charlotte	$126,760	$612
4	Citizens for Sandy Roberson	Rocky Mount	$46,000	$1,437
5	Seth Edwards Campaign Committee	Washington	$30,500	$847
6	Leo for Durham	Durham	$20,711	$470
7	Foster for Wilmington	Wilmington	$17,670	$1,359
8	Committee to Elect Bob Menzel	Raleigh	$16,893	$2,815
9	Javiera Caballero Para Durham	Durham	$16,706	$293
10	Committee to Elect John Lennon	Wilmington	$15,059	$376
11	Committee to Elect Parker Mills	Monroe	$13,501	$346
12	Khalilah for Durham	Durham	$12,892	$94
13	Friends of Terry Mahaffey	Apex	$12,497	$403
14	Jess Anderson for Mayor	Chapel Hill	$12,228	$145
15	Drum for Mayor	Pinehurst	$12,004	$800
16	Committee to Elect Stephanie Moore Hand	Charlotte	$11,822	$281
17	Friends of Rachel Jordan	Cary	$10,501	$256
18	Committee to Elect Lawana Mayfield	Charlotte	$9,465	$430
19	Friends of Victoria Watlington	Charlotte	$9,395	$494
20	Chris Carney for Mayor	Mooresville	$9,250	$2,312
21	Committee to Elect Jim Butler	Burlington	$8,500	$531
22	Tayon for Apex North Carolina	Apex	$8,260	$108
23	David for Wilmington	Wilmington	$7,569	$120
24	Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Mayor	Pinehurst	$7,177	$179
25	Committee to Re-Elect Robert Kellogg	Gastonia	$7,160	$376
26	Committee to Elect Nate Baker	Durham	$7,124	$142
27	Weeks for Goldsboro Committee	Goldsboro	$7,040	$1,005
28	Johnson for Education	Raleigh	$7,000	$2,333
28	Committee to Elect Victor Jones	High Point	$7,000	$1,166
28	Committee to Elect Claire Covington	Raleigh	$7,000	$2,333
31	Committee to Elect Ed Samaha Mayor Town of Pineville	Pineville	$6,985	$205
32	Committee to Elect Annette Albright	Charlotte	$6,950	$2,316
33	Theodore for Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	$6,349	$113
34	Mark Tofano Election Committee	Matthews	$6,268	$783
35	Adams for Council	Chapel Hill	$6,264	$127
36	Sarah Taber for North Carolina	Fayetteville	$6,113	$72
37	The Committee to Elect Cyril Jefferson	High Point	$5,800	$386
38	Adam Searing for Mayor	Chapel Hill	$5,773	$134
39	Hale for Apex	Apex	$5,510	$204
40	Committee to Elect Jeff Weller	Highlands	$5,349	$486
41	Committee to Elect Elizabeth Sharp	Chapel Hill	$5,319	$126
42	Carl for Durham	Durham	$4,986	$127
43	Smith4wcd2 Committee	Matthews	$4,352	$725
44	Committee to Elect Jason Wunsch	Fuquay-Varina	$4,160	$244
45	Committee to Elect Ben C Clapsaddle	Wake Forest	$4,131	$1,032
46	The Committee to Elect Dimple Ajmera	Charlotte	$4,125	$825
47	Committee to Elect Dedreana Freeman	Durham	$4,021	$148
48	Committee to Elect Renee Perkins Johnson	Charlotte	$3,804	$543
49	Perry for North Carolina	Raleigh	$3,768	$188
50	Monterrey for School Board	Charlotte	$3,744	$156