Durham Reporter

Here are the 50 political committees that received the largest amount of money from contributions during the week ending Oct. 9, 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. 24 from the Board of Elections.

Committee	Total	Average contribution amount
Committee to Elect Scott Lassiter	$6,050	$224
Appalachian PAC	$4,200	$525
James Vose for Commissioner	$3,519	$704
Elect Harper Peterson	$2,635	$98
Committee to Elect Dedreana Freeman	$2,020	$126
Camille for Chapel Hill	$1,871	$170
Smith, Anthony Committee to Elect	$1,500	$188
Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council	$1,200	$200
Harold Owen for Burlington City Council	$1,000	$500
Friends of Audra	$825	$138
Sneed for Commissioner	$824	$137
Committee to Elect Adam Searing	$778	$111
Dixon for Kannapolis	$725	$145
Dan Boone Election Committee	$550	$92
Eatman for Wendell	$533	$89
Copelof Campaign Committee	$425	$106
Committee to Re-Elect Angela Ashley Kidd for Clerk of Superior Court	$400	$200
Elect Derek Partee	$250	$250
Gantt for Apex	$200	$67
Access to Dental Care North Carolina PAC	$100	$100
Hoffer, Mike for Town Council	$100	$100
LGBTQ Victory Fund	$100	$100
James for Morrisville	$60	$30