2026 general election
North Carolina 2nd District
Not a real money race: only one candidate raised meaningful money. · Incumbent re-elected.
$2.0M was spent on the 2026 North Carolina 2nd District race: $2.0M raised by the campaigns, $837K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Deborah Ross (Democrat) won.
Total money
$2.0M
Raised by campaigns
$2.0M
PAC checks
$837K
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Deborah RossDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.0M
- Spent
- $1.5M
- From individuals
- $1.2M
- From PACs
- $837K
- From party
- $4K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 41% of Ross's money came from PACs
Corporate $366K (49%)Trade group $91K (12%)Leadership PAC $5K (1%)Membership $107K (14%)Union $135K (18%)Super PAC $10K (1%)Party $779 (0%)Other $39K (5%)
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association Union$10K
- Air Line Pilots Association Union$10K
- American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$10K
- Live Oak Bank Corporate$10K
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Union$10K
- American Physical Therapy Association Membership$10K
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Union$10K
- Applied Research Associates, Inc. Political Action Committee (Arapac) Corporate$10K
Plus 2 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 North Carolina 2nd District race?
- $2.0M was spent on the 2026 North Carolina 2nd District race: $2.0M raised by the campaigns, $837K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Deborah Ross (Democrat) won.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 North Carolina 2nd District race?
- Deborah Ross (Democrat) raised $2.0M.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 North Carolina 2nd District race?
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC gave $10K to Deborah Ross; Air Line Pilots Association PAC gave $10K to Deborah Ross; American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) gave $10K to Deborah Ross.