Who raised the most money in the 2026 North Carolina 9th District race?

Richard Hudson (Republican) raised $4.2M and had $6K in outside spending on their side.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 North Carolina 9th District race?

Ab PAC ($366K), Nra Victory Fund, Inc. ($5K), Goa Victory Fund ($1K).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 North Carolina 9th District race?

National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC) gave $10K to Richard Hudson; T-Mobile US, Inc. Political Action Committee (T-PAC) gave $10K to Richard Hudson; Merck & Co., Inc., Employees Political Action Committee (Merck PAC) gave $10K to Richard Hudson.

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2026 general election

North Carolina 9th District

The winner was outraised and won anyway. The incumbent lost. · Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.

$7.5M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 North Carolina 9th District race: $7.1M raised by the campaigns, $2.0M of it from PACs, plus $372K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Richard Ojeda (Democrat) won despite being outraised.

Receipts + outside spending

$7.5M

Raised by campaigns

$7.1M

PAC checks

$2.0M

Outside money

$372K

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Richard HudsonRepublican, incumbent

✗ Lost

Raised: $4.2M
Spent: $3.9M
From individuals: $1.4M
From PACs: $2.0M
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $6K
Outside money against: $366K

Who paid: 48% of Hudson's money came from PACs

Corporate $1.0M (57%)Trade group $465K (26%)Leadership PAC $27K (1%)Membership $136K (8%)Union $33K (2%)Super PAC $23K (1%)Other $94K (5%)

National Cattlemen's Beef Association Trade group$10K
T-Mobile US, Inc. Political Action Committee (T-PAC) Corporate$10K
Merck & Co., Inc. Corporate$10K
American Optometric Association Membership$10K
National Association of Broadcasters Trade group$10K
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Corporate$10K
At&T Inc. Corporate$10K
Constellation Energy Corporation Corporate$10K

Biggest outside spenders

Ab PAC · $366K attacking
Nra Victory Fund, Inc. · $5K supporting
Goa Victory Fund · $1K supporting

FEC record H2NC08185

Richard OjedaDemocrat

✓ Won

Raised: $2.9M
Spent: $2.9M
From individuals: $2.9M
From PACs: $33K
From party: $1K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 1% of Ojeda's money came from PACs

Leadership PAC $3K (15%)Union $15K (75%)Other $2K (10%)

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union$5K
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$5K
National Education Association Union$5K
Hold the Line Other$2K
Adams Leadership PAC$1K
Longleaf PAC Leadership PAC$1K
Justice League PAC Leadership PAC$1K

FEC record H6NC09218

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2026 North Carolina 9th District race?: $7.5M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 North Carolina 9th District race: $7.1M raised by the campaigns, $2.0M of it from PACs, plus $372K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Richard Ojeda (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Who raised the most money in the 2026 North Carolina 9th District race?: Richard Hudson (Republican) raised $4.2M and had $6K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 North Carolina 9th District race?: Ab PAC ($366K), Nra Victory Fund, Inc. ($5K), Goa Victory Fund ($1K).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 North Carolina 9th District race?: National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC) gave $10K to Richard Hudson; T-Mobile US, Inc. Political Action Committee (T-PAC) gave $10K to Richard Hudson; Merck & Co., Inc., Employees Political Action Committee (Merck PAC) gave $10K to Richard Hudson.