Analysis

State House and Senate candidates raised over $45 million in 2024. We’ve charted them by candidate, party and chamber below. Note: the tables are ordered from highest in total amount raised to least.  A few notable takeaways: Not too long ago, raising six figures...

The price of running for political office keeps skyrocketing. Just how much? In 2024, statewide candidates in North Carolina raised a whopping $157 million. That's nearly 3x the amount statewide candidates raised in 2016 and double the amount they raised in 2020....

Ticket splitters made a comeback in 2024. Donald Trump won North Carolina last November for the third time, en route to a resounding electoral college victory that put him back in the White House. Trump won 51% of the vote, his largest percentage in three elections...