Hickory Sun

Here are the 50 political committees that received the largest amount of money from contributions during the week ending July 31, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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.

Data collected on Oct. 14 from the Board of Elections.

Committee	Total	Average contribution amount
Harold Owen for Burlington City Council	$33,600	$2,800
Committee to Elect Kristi Bennett	$11,208	$2,802
Citizens for Rao	$10,700	$892
The Committee to Re-Elect Melinda Bales	$10,600	$5,300
Chris Sease for Judge	$5,300	$2,650
Committee to Elect Harper Peterson	$5,200	$1,300
Elect Harper Peterson	$5,200	$1,300
Elaine Oneal for Mayor	$4,175	$220
Committee to Elect Marion T. Johnson	$3,582	$65
Lou Earnhardt Committee	$3,500	$500
Committee to Elect Dan Ryan	$3,100	$1,033
Committee to Elect Dedreana Freeman	$2,252	$94
Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council	$2,250	$150
Cooper for North Wilkesboro	$2,065	$103
Bill Saffo for Mayor	$1,750	$583
Committee to Elect Ed Gray	$1,713	$428
Campaign to Elect Diamond Staton-Williams	$1,665	$67
Committee to Elect Tim Forrest Town Council Holly Springs	$1,595	$1,595
Walter Boyd for Mayor	$1,453	$484
Committee to Elect Vimala for Chapel Hill	$1,425	$158
Camille for Chapel Hill	$1,106	$221
Friends of Dee Dee for Mayor	$1,100	$275
Hongbin4mayor	$861	$215
Committee to Elect Lauren Hoben	$776	$194
Eatman for Wendell	$753	$188
Elect Graham Hall for Stallings	$500	$500
Karen Stegman for Chapel Hill Town Council	$413	$138
Committee to Elect Sean Mayefskie	$300	$150
Committee to Elect Sona Cooper Alderman	$300	$150
Copelof Campaign Committee	$299	$150
The Denis P Bilodeau Campaign Committee	$250	$250
Committee to Re-Elect Robert Kellogg	$220	$110
Dixon for Kannapolis	$200	$200
Friends of Audra	$200	$100
Colin Furcht for Cornelius Town Commissioner Campaign	$174	$43
Linda for WP	$164	$82
Baltutis for Burlington	$132	$132
House Freedom PAC	$100	$100
Michael Molinaro Committee	$100	$100
Committee to Elect Paula Walters	$85	$28
Committee to Elect Dejuana Bigelow	$80	$20
Taylor Brock Hutto	$52	$52
Citizens for Liz Johnson	$50	$50
Committee to Elect Blake Massengill	$50	$50
Committee to Elect Michele Wood	$50	$50
Dan Boone Election Committee	$50	$50
Laura Byrd Luffman for Judge	$50	$50
McRae for Change	$25	$25
Citizens for Donna Fender	$15	$15
Committee to Elect R Scot King	$10	$10