2020 general election
North Carolina 3rd District
Not a real money race: only one candidate raised meaningful money.
$2.5M was spent on the 2020 North Carolina 3rd District race: $1.9M raised by the campaigns, $561K of it from PACs, plus $621K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Greg Murphy (Republican) won.
Total money
$2.5M
Raised by campaigns
$1.9M
PAC checks
$561K
Outside money
$621K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Greg MurphyRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.9M
- Spent
- $1.6M
- From individuals
- $958K
- From PACs
- $561K
- From party
- $12K
- Own money & loans
- $100K
- Outside money for
- $60K
- Outside money against
- $561K
Who paid: 30% of Murphy's money came from PACs
Corporate $85K (15%)Trade group $157K (27%)Leadership PAC $102K (17%)Membership $143K (25%)Union $4K (1%)Super PAC $5K (1%)Party $5K (1%)Other $82K (14%)
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$30K
- House Freedom Fund Leadership PAC$24K
- American Academy of Ophthalmology Membership$21K
- American College of Radiology Association Other$20K
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Trade group$20K
- American Association of Clinical Urologists PAC (Uropac) Membership$20K
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$16K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$15K
Biggest outside spenders
- Wfw Action Fund, Inc. · $559K attacking
- House Freedom Fund · $22K supporting
- Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC · $16K supporting
- Freedom's Defense Fund · $8K supporting
- Women Vote Smart · $8K supporting
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 North Carolina 3rd District race?
- $2.5M was spent on the 2020 North Carolina 3rd District race: $1.9M raised by the campaigns, $561K of it from PACs, plus $621K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Greg Murphy (Republican) won.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 North Carolina 3rd District race?
- Greg Murphy (Republican) raised $1.9M and had $60K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 North Carolina 3rd District race?
- Wfw Action Fund, Inc. ($559K), House Freedom Fund ($22K), Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC ($16K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 North Carolina 3rd District race?
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PAC gave $30K to Greg Murphy; House Freedom Fund gave $24K to Greg Murphy; American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc Political Committee (Ophthpac) gave $21K to Greg Murphy.