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Top political contributions made during week ending October 18
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper for North Carolina | NC Democratic Leadership Committee | Party Comm | $2,750,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| Citizens for a Better North Carolina | Good Government Coalition | Outside Source | $1,600,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Michael R. Bloomberg | Individual | $500,000 | 2020-10-13 |
| Mainstreet Merchants for a Better North Carolina | Make NC First | Donation | $450,000 | 2020-10-13 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | NC Democratic Leadership Committee | Party Comm | $448,702 | 2020-10-17 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | NC Democratic Leadership Committee | Party Comm | $400,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| Committee to Elect Terri Legrand | North Carolina Democratic Party Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $360,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Future Now Fund | Non-Party Comm | $360,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| Build a Better Future Committee | Seanc Empac | Non-Party Comm | $350,000 | 2020-10-13 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | NC Democratic Leadership Committee | Party Comm | $315,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| Old North PAC | Republican Attorneys General Association | Outside Source | $290,566 | 2020-10-16 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Jackson for Senate | Non-Party Comm | $250,000 | 2020-10-13 |
| Citizens for JD Wooten | North Carolina Democratic Party Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $230,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| Donna Lake for North Carolina | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $225,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Future Now Fund | Non-Party Comm | $220,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $216,266 | 2020-10-16 |
| Allen Wellons for North Carolina Senate | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $200,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| Conservation Votes PAC | League of Conservation Voters | Nonprofit | $200,000 | 2020-10-13 |
| Mainstreet Merchants for a Better North Carolina | North Carolina Home Builders Association, Inc. | Donation | $200,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Future Now Fund | Non-Party Comm | $198,000 | 2020-10-14 |
| Committee to Elect Tess Judge | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $190,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| Old North PAC | Republican Attorneys General Association | Outside Source | $153,276 | 2020-10-15 |
| Build a Better Future Committee | State Employees Assoiciation of N.C. Inc. | Nonprofit | $150,000 | 2020-10-13 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Friends of Joe Sam Queen | Non-Party Comm | $120,000 | 2020-10-14 |
| Committee to Elect Amy Galey | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $110,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| Elect Bob Steinburg | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $110,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | North Carolina Democratic Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $105,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| Mainstreet Merchants for a Better North Carolina | Democratic Treasurers Association | Donation | $100,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| Mainstreet Merchants for a Better North Carolina | National Democratic Redistricting Committee | Donation | $100,000 | 2020-10-13 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Grassroots Victory PAC | Non-Party Comm | $100,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Jeff Jackson for NC Senate | Non-Party Comm | $100,000 | 2020-10-13 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Jim Perry Committee | Non-Party Comm | $100,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | NC Gop | Party Comm | $100,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| Committee to Elect Michael Lee | North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $90,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Friends for Sydney Batch | Non-Party Comm | $90,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Frances Vinell Jackson Campaign Committee | Non-Party Comm | $80,000 | 2020-10-14 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Lofton for North Carolina | Non-Party Comm | $80,000 | 2020-10-17 |
| Elect Nicole Quick for North Carolina | NC Democratic Party (House Caucus) | Party Comm | $75,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Keep Judge Chris Brook | Non-Party Comm | $75,000 | 2020-10-13 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | John Szoka for NC House | Non-Party Comm | $75,000 | 2020-10-14 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | NC Democratic Leadership Committee | Party Comm | $74,200 | 2020-10-17 |
| Berger for Justice | Ncgop | Party Comm | $73,750 | 2020-10-12 |
| Joyce Krawiec for North Carolina Senate | North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $70,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Committee to Elect Julie Von Haefen | Non-Party Comm | $70,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| Committee to Elect Lisa Barnes | North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $65,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Ralph Hise for NC Senate | Non-Party Comm | $65,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| Keep Judge Chris Brook | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $63,960 | 2020-10-15 |
| North Carolina Leadership Committee | Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee | Nonprofit | $63,738 | 2020-10-15 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Wesley Harris for NC | Non-Party Comm | $62,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | NC Democratic Leadership Committee | Party Comm | $60,000 | 2020-10-17 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Hunt for House | Non-Party Comm | $60,000 | 2020-10-12 |
| Wesley Meredith for Senate | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $60,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| Dentaquest PAC TN-1 | Dentaquest TN-I Political Action Committee | Non-Party Comm | $55,831 | 2020-10-15 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | The Albert D. Kirby JR Campaign Committtee | Non-Party Comm | $54,000 | 2020-10-17 |
| Holley for North Carolina | NC Democratic Leadership Committee | Party Comm | $50,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Garrett for NC | Non-Party Comm | $50,000 | 2020-10-13 |
| North Carolina House Republican Campaign Committee | Friends of Tim Moore | Non-Party Comm | $50,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Berger for Judge | Non-Party Comm | $50,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Kyle Hall Committee | Non-Party Comm | $50,000 | 2020-10-12 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Mcinnis for State Senate | Non-Party Comm | $50,000 | 2020-10-13 |
| Ray Russell for North Carolina | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $50,000 | 2020-10-13 |
| Kirk Deviere Campaign Committee | NCDP Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $45,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Take the Majority | Party Comm | $45,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| Friends of Jim O'Neill | NC REC State | Party Comm | $41,668 | 2020-10-16 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | NC Democratic Leadership Committee | Party Comm | $40,000 | 2020-10-17 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Ashton Clemmons for NC | Non-Party Comm | $40,000 | 2020-10-17 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Committee to Elect Jason Cain | Non-Party Comm | $40,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Terence Everitt for NC House | Non-Party Comm | $40,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Ec Sykes for Secretary of State | Non-Party Comm | $40,000 | 2020-10-14 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Folwell Committee | Non-Party Comm | $36,263 | 2020-10-15 |
| Conservative Leadership Committee North Carolina Inc. | NC Fund for A. Conservative Future | Nonprofit | $35,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| Citizens for a Better North Carolina | NC Fund for A. Conservative Future, Inc. | Outside Source | $30,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| Citizens for a Better North Carolina | Partners for Educational Freedom in North Carolina, Inc. | Outside Source | $30,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| Mecklenburg Democratic Party | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $30,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Dan Besse for NC House | Non-Party Comm | $30,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Flippable | Non-Party Comm | $30,000 | 2020-10-13 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Josh Dobson for NC | Non-Party Comm | $30,000 | 2020-10-12 |
| Elect Ed Goodwin | Ncgop | Party Comm | $25,575 | 2020-10-16 |
| Sarah for North Carolina | NCDP Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $25,096 | 2020-10-15 |
| Citizens for a Better North Carolina | Engineering Companies for North Carolina | Outside Source | $25,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| Citizens for a Better North Carolina | Primero Games | Outside Source | $25,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| Committee to Elect Tess Judge | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $25,000 | 2020-10-13 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Alvin Ray Weeks Jr. | Individual | $25,000 | 2020-10-14 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Lori Anne Ireland | Individual | $25,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Committee to Elect Graig Meyer | Non-Party Comm | $25,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | Outside Source | $25,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | National Education Association | Non-Party Comm | $25,000 | 2020-10-13 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Sarah for NC | Non-Party Comm | $25,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Kenneth Kennedy | Individual | $25,000 | 2020-10-12 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Larry Strickland Campaign Committee | Non-Party Comm | $25,000 | 2020-10-12 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Stephen Vanderwoude | Individual | $25,000 | 2020-10-12 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Jim Burgin for Senate Committee | Non-Party Comm | $25,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| Raleigh Wake Citizens Association M-PAC | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $25,000 | 2020-10-15 |
| Yes for Greensboro Bonds | Cemala Foundation | Outside Source | $25,000 | 2020-10-17 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | North Carolina Democratic Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $21,481 | 2020-10-16 |
| Committee to Elect Terri Legrand | North Carolina Democratic Party Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $21,360 | 2020-10-16 |
| Committee to Elect Marcia Morgan | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $20,000 | 2020-10-17 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Friends of Natasha Marcus | Outside Source | $20,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Garrett for NC | Non-Party Comm | $20,000 | 2020-10-16 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Helen Probst Mills for Senate | Non-Party Comm | $20,000 | 2020-10-14 |
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