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Money is flooding into North Carolina politics. Especially since the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision, which loosened rules on political spending by corporations, unions and other groups, a growing share of that election money is coming from outside groups - those not connected to a candidate or party. And often, the donors are a secret.

FollowNCMoney is North Carolina's first searchable database of independent spending for state-level races. We hope this is a valuable resource for the public, journalists, policy-makers and others wanting to understand the role of money in our democracy.

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Last updated: 12:30 am., January 24

NORTH CAROLINA OUTSIDE MONEY TRACKER

Below is a table of non-party and non-candidate expenditures in North Carolina state-level races for the 2012 election cycle. Included are independent expenditures by 501c4s, 501c6s, 527s, PACs, Super PACs and other "outside" spending groups.

Click on the name of the group/committee to show a list of all expenditures by that group. Click on the NC state office name (e.g., NC House District 1) for a list of all expenditures affecting that race. Click on the name of the candidate for all expenditures targeting that candidate. Click on table headers to sort by committee, expenditure date, race, candidate and expenditure amount.

Committeesort icon Datesort icon Racesort icon Candidatesort icon Amountsort icon
William J. Turpish 4/29/2012 $175.00
Hayden S. Soloway 4/26/2012 Support $100.00
Hayden S. Soloway 4/26/2012 Support $135.00
Real Jobs NC 11/1/2012 $2,942.28
NRA Pol Victory Fund 10/17/2012 Commissioner of Agriculture Support* Steve Troxler $492.69
NRA Pol Victory Fund 10/17/2012 Commissioner of Agriculture Support* Steve Troxler $334.37
North Carolina Citizens for Progress 6/8/2012 Governor Oppose Pat McCrory $132,952.50
Republican Governors Association 5/15/2012 Governor Oppose* Walter Dalton $1,235,361.00
Republican Governors Association 5/29/2012 Governor Oppose* Walter Dalton $10,538.93
Republican Governors Association 5/15/2012 Governor Oppose* Walter Dalton $18,812.50
Republican Governors Association 5/15/2012 Governor Oppose* Walter Dalton $3,655.00
Republican Governors Association 5/15/2012 Governor Oppose* Walter Dalton $65,019.00
Republican Governors Association 5/24/2012 Governor Oppose* Walter Dalton $18,275.00
The Constitution Trust 4/13/2012 Governor Support* Pat McCrory $3,650.00
The Constitution Trust 4/18/2012 Governor Support* Pat McCrory $2,247.50
The Constitution Trust 4/18/2012 Governor Support* Pat McCrory $13,004.22
North Carolina Citizens for Progress 5/18/2012 Governor Oppose* Pat McCrory $51,110.00
North Carolina Citizens for Progress 9/14/2012 Governor Oppose* Pat McCrory $244,957.50
North Carolina Citizens for Progress 6/22/2012 Governor Oppose* Pat McCrory $115,282.50
North Carolina Citizens for Progress 10/1/2012 Governor Oppose* Pat McCrory $325,049.00
North Carolina Citizens for Progress 9/21/2012 Governor Oppose Pat McCrory $326,135.00
Real Jobs NC 9/13/2012 Governor Support* Pat McCrory $17,508.50
North Carolina Citizens for Progress 10/8/2012 Governor Oppose Pat McCrory $335,000.00
Real Jobs NC 9/13/2012 Governor Support* Pat McCrory $25,709.50
Real Jobs NC 9/12/2012 Governor Support* Pat McCrory $62,474.00
Real Jobs NC 9/26/2012 Governor Support* Pat McCrory $25,662.50
Real Jobs NC 10/10/2012 Governor Support* Pat McCrory $55,402.00
Real Jobs NC 9/28/2012 Governor Support* Pat McCrory $723.37
Real Jobs NC 9/27/2012 Governor Support* Pat McCrory $3,911.74
Real Jobs NC 9/28/2012 Governor Support* Pat McCrory $5,600.00
Page SUM $3,102,220.60