2022 general election
North Carolina 1st District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$9.2M was spent on the 2022 North Carolina 1st District race: $4.1M raised by the campaigns, $563K of it from PACs, plus $5.2M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Don Davis (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$9.2M
Raised by campaigns
$4.1M
PAC checks
$563K
Outside money
$5.2M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Sandy SmithRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $2.2M
- Spent
- $2.2M
- From individuals
- $1.4M
- From PACs
- $98K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $652K
- Outside money for
- $38K
- Outside money against
- $4.6M
Who paid: 4% of Smith's money came from PACs
Corporate $1K (1%)Trade group $2K (2%)Leadership PAC $49K (67%)Membership $6K (8%)Party $5K (7%)Other $11K (15%)
- Majority Rising Leadership PAC$10K
- National Pro-Life Alliance Membership$5K
- House Freedom Fund Leadership PAC$5K
- Huck PAC Other$5K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$5K
- Elise Victory Fund Leadership PAC$5K
- Cole Combined Committee Party$5K
- Save America Now PAC Other$3K
Biggest outside spenders
- DCCC · $2.3M attacking
- House Majority PAC · $2.1M attacking
- Votevets · $157K attacking
- Mainstream Democrats PAC · $72K attacking
- Nrdc Action Votes · $40K attacking
Don DavisDemocrat
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.9M
- Spent
- $1.9M
- From individuals
- $1.4M
- From PACs
- $466K
- From party
- $3K
- Own money & loans
- $22K
- Outside money for
- $522K
- Outside money against
- $3K
Who paid: 25% of Davis's money came from PACs
Corporate $35K (9%)Trade group $38K (9%)Leadership PAC $99K (25%)Membership $43K (11%)Union $90K (22%)Super PAC $39K (10%)Party $7K (2%)Other $51K (13%)
- Hoyer Leadership PAC$28K
- Sd PAC Super PAC$10K
- Votevets Super PAC$10K
- With Honor PAC Other$10K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee Membership$8K
- National Association of Home Builders Trade group$8K
- Communications Workers of America Union$8K
- Schiff Leads PAC Leadership PAC$8K
Biggest outside spenders
- DCCC · $225K supporting
- House Majority PAC · $144K supporting
- Congressional Black Caucus PAC · $98K supporting
- Working America · $18K supporting
- The Moderate PAC, Inc. · $16K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2022 North Carolina 1st District race?
- $9.2M was spent on the 2022 North Carolina 1st District race: $4.1M raised by the campaigns, $563K of it from PACs, plus $5.2M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Don Davis (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2022 North Carolina 1st District race?
- Don Davis (Democrat) raised $1.9M and had $522K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 North Carolina 1st District race?
- DCCC ($2.5M), House Majority PAC ($2.2M), Votevets ($157K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 North Carolina 1st District race?
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America gave $28K to Don Davis; Majority Committee PAC--Mc PAC gave $10K to Sandy Smith; Sd PAC gave $10K to Don Davis.