Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections.
Data collected on Oct. 16 from the Board of Elections.
Top political contributions made during week ending Sept. 4
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javiera Caballero Para Durham | Charlie Reece | Individual | $5,600 | 2021-08-31 |
| Javiera Caballero Para Durham | Laura Helms Reece | Individual | $5,600 | 2021-08-31 |
| Committee to Elect Robert Carroll | Robert Carroll | Individual | $3,488 | 2021-08-31 |
| Dan Boone Election Committee | Vicki Shew | Individual | $3,000 | 2021-08-30 |
| Javiera Caballero Para Durham | Benjamin Crawford | Individual | $3,000 | 2021-08-30 |
| Friends of Dee Dee for Mayor | John Bennett | Individual | $2,500 | 2021-08-31 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | Theodore Lakeman | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-08-31 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | Theodore Lakeman | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-08-31 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Duke | Jake Palillo | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-08-29 |
| Elect Harper Peterson | Theodore Lakeman | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-08-31 |
| Elect Harper Peterson | Theodore Lakeman | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-08-31 |
| Bill Saffo for Mayor | Stephen C. Coggins | Individual | $1,500 | 2021-09-01 |
| Committee to Elect Tim Forrest Town Council Holly Springs | Brandi McLeod | Individual | $1,500 | 2021-08-31 |
| Alexander for City Council | Gwinn Barr | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-09-02 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | Paul Swenson | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-09-02 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | Paul Swenson | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-09-02 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Duke | Gary Davis | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-09-01 |
| Committee to Elect Marion T. Johnson | Charles Reece | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-09-03 |
| Committee to Elect Marion T. Johnson | Charles Reece | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-09-03 |
| Committee to Elect Marion T. Johnson | Charles Reece | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-09-03 |
| Committee to Re-Elect Mayor Vivian Jones | Gayle W. Adams | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-09-02 |
| Committee to Re-Elect Robert Kellogg | Frank Stewart | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-08-29 |
| Elaine Oneal for Mayor | Michael Goodman | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-09-01 |
| Elect Harper Peterson | Paul Swenson | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-09-02 |
| Elect Harper Peterson | Paul Swenson | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-09-02 |
| Friends of Dee Dee for Mayor | Valerie Ianieri | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-08-30 |
| James for Morrisville | William Dutkiewicz | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-08-31 |
| Javiera Caballero Para Durham | Marcia McNally | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-08-30 |
| Javiera Caballero Para Durham | Maria Soledad Caballero | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-08-30 |
| Javiera Caballero Para Durham | Michael Barron | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-09-01 |
| Javiera Caballero Para Durham | Nicolas Graber-Grace | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-09-02 |
| Javiera Caballero Para Durham | Randolph Hester | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-08-30 |
| Javiera Caballero Para Durham | Richard Heppner Jr. | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-08-30 |
| Javiera Caballero Para Durham | Robert Page | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-09-04 |
| Committee to Elect R Scot King | Randle Scot King | Individual | $800 | 2021-09-01 |
| Walter Boyd for Mayor | Walter 'Buddy' Boyd | Individual | $643 | 2021-08-30 |
| Committee to Elect Michele Wood | John Bowen | Individual | $565 | 2021-08-31 |
| Baltutis for Burlington | Ken Smith | Individual | $500 | 2021-09-01 |
| Baltutis for Burlington | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $500 | 2021-08-31 |
| Bill Saffo for Mayor | Raymond T. Worrell | Individual | $500 | 2021-09-01 |
| Campaign to Elect Diamond Staton-Williams | Kevin Vinson | Individual | $500 | 2021-09-01 |
| Committee to Elect Dedreana Freeman | Omar Beasley | Individual | $500 | 2021-08-31 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | Anne York | Individual | $500 | 2021-08-30 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | Anne York | Individual | $500 | 2021-08-30 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | Kirk Iventosch | Individual | $500 | 2021-08-30 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | Kirk Iventosch | Individual | $500 | 2021-08-30 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | Paul Edwards | Individual | $500 | 2021-08-31 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | Paul Edwards | Individual | $500 | 2021-08-31 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Butler | Rick Gunn | Individual | $500 | 2021-09-02 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Duke | Donald Rainey | Individual | $500 | 2021-08-31 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Duke | Greg Wessling | Individual | $500 | 2021-09-03 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Duke | Tom Francomano | Individual | $500 | 2021-09-03 |
| Committee to Elect Paula Walters | Paula Walters | Individual | $500 | 2021-08-31 |
| Committee to Elect Robert Carroll | Joann Kimball | Individual | $500 | 2021-08-30 |
| Elaine Oneal for Mayor | Jennings Brody | Individual | $500 | 2021-09-02 |
| Elect Harper Peterson | Anne York | Individual | $500 | 2021-08-30 |
| Elect Harper Peterson | Anne York | Individual | $500 | 2021-08-30 |
| Elect Harper Peterson | Kirk Iventosch | Individual | $500 | 2021-08-30 |
| Elect Harper Peterson | Kirk Iventosch | Individual | $500 | 2021-08-30 |
| Elect Harper Peterson | Paul Edwards | Individual | $500 | 2021-08-31 |
| Elect Harper Peterson | Paul Edwards | Individual | $500 | 2021-08-31 |
| Harold Owen for Burlington City Council | F. D. Hornaday III | Individual | $500 | 2021-09-01 |
| Harold Owen for Burlington City Council | Mark Jones | Individual | $500 | 2021-08-29 |
| Javiera Caballero Para Durham | Ana Nunez | Individual | $500 | 2021-09-03 |
| Javiera Caballero Para Durham | Ellen Andrews | Individual | $500 | 2021-09-01 |
| Javiera Caballero Para Durham | Jenny Warburg | Individual | $500 | 2021-08-30 |
| Javiera Caballero Para Durham | Nita Asher | Individual | $500 | 2021-08-30 |
| Javiera Caballero Para Durham | Paul Bendich | Individual | $500 | 2021-09-02 |
| Javiera Caballero Para Durham | Ross Grady | Individual | $500 | 2021-08-30 |
| Baltutis for Burlington | Ian T. Baltutis | Individual | $400 | 2021-09-03 |
| Committee to Elect Ed Gray | John Beck | Individual | $400 | 2021-09-04 |
| Karen Stegman for Chapel Hill Town Council | Dorothy Barthelmes | Individual | $390 | 2021-08-31 |
| Karen Stegman for Chapel Hill Town Council | Elizabeth Webber | Individual | $390 | 2021-08-31 |
| Pam for Mayor | Monte Brown | Individual | $378 | 2021-08-31 |
| Pam for Mayor | Lisa Jackson | Individual | $375 | 2021-08-31 |
| Committee to Elect Michele Wood | Michele Germaine Wood | Individual | $300 | 2021-09-02 |
| Committee to Elect Paula Walters | Tiffany Patterson | Individual | $300 | 2021-08-31 |
| Committee to Elect Vimala for Chapel Hill | Chris Bogan | Individual | $300 | 2021-09-04 |
| Friends of Dee Dee for Mayor | Nancy Depippo | Individual | $300 | 2021-08-31 |
| Javiera Caballero Para Durham | Natalie Spring | Individual | $300 | 2021-09-04 |
| Eatman for Wendell | Janie Morgan | Individual | $258 | 2021-09-02 |
| Baltutis for Burlington | Mark Heizer | Individual | $250 | 2021-08-31 |
| Committee to Elect Dedreana Freeman | Farad Ali | Individual | $250 | 2021-09-02 |
| Committee to Elect Ed Gray | Edward Gray | Individual | $250 | 2021-08-30 |
| Committee to Elect Ed Gray | Helen Green | Individual | $250 | 2021-08-31 |
| Committee to Elect Ed Gray | Terry Mahaffey | Individual | $250 | 2021-09-02 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | Wiley Nickel | Individual | $250 | 2021-09-02 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | Wiley Nickel | Individual | $250 | 2021-09-02 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Duke | Neal Jackson | Individual | $250 | 2021-08-29 |
| Committee to Elect Marion T. Johnson | Andrew Otey | Individual | $250 | 2021-08-31 |
| Committee to Elect Marion T. Johnson | Andrew Otey | Individual | $250 | 2021-08-31 |
| Committee to Elect Marion T. Johnson | Meredith Emmett | Individual | $250 | 2021-08-29 |
| Committee to Elect Marion T. Johnson | Meredith Emmett | Individual | $250 | 2021-08-29 |
| Committee to Re-Elect Mayor Vivian Jones | Ruth Ann Dyer | Individual | $250 | 2021-09-01 |
| Copelof Campaign Committee | Marilyn Stifflear | Individual | $250 | 2021-09-01 |
| Dan Boone Election Committee | Paul Walters | Individual | $250 | 2021-08-30 |
| Elaine Oneal for Mayor | Farad Ali | Individual | $250 | 2021-09-02 |
| Elaine Oneal for Mayor | Jovonia Lewis | Individual | $250 | 2021-08-31 |
| Elaine Oneal for Mayor | Wesley King | Individual | $250 | 2021-08-31 |
| Elect Harper Peterson | Wiley Nickel | Individual | $250 | 2021-09-02 |
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