Politician
Laurie Buckhout
Republican · North Carolina · ran 1 time since 2020, won 0
FEC candidate H4NC01137
Laurie Buckhout (Republican) raised $4.8M for the 2026 North Carolina 1st District race, $534K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.1M for and $18M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
Raised, all cycles
$4.8M
2026; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
11%
$534K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$2.1M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$18M
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina 1st District | $4.8M | 11% | $2.1M / $18M | $446K | $25M | ✗ Lost |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $192KOther $77KSuper PAC $49KCorporate $22KMembership $16KTrade group $8KParty $5K
- Buckeye Liberty Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$15K
- Value in Electing Women Political Action CommitteeSuper PACLobbyist PAC$10K
- First in Freedom PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PACSuper PAC$10K
- Koch, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
- The Guardian FundOther$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $11M
- Dmfi PACagainst $5.0M
- Center Forward Committeeagainst $945K
- American Majority Action PACfor $723K
- Guardrails Allianceagainst $612K
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Laurie Buckhout's 2026 campaign?
- Laurie Buckhout (Republican) raised $4.8M for the 2026 North Carolina 1st District race, $534K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.1M for and $18M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to Laurie Buckhout?
- Buckeye Liberty Political Action Committee ($15K), Value in Electing Women Political Action Committee ($10K), First in Freedom PAC ($10K), Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans PAC ($10K), Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Laurie Buckhout's race?
- House Majority PAC ($11M against), Dmfi PAC ($5.0M against), Center Forward Committee ($945K against) in 2026.