Politician
Addison McDowell
Republican · North Carolina · ran 2 times since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4NC06177
Addison McDowell (Republican) raised $1.5M for the 2026 North Carolina 6th District race, $671K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $36K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
Raised, all cycles
$2.4M
2026, 2024; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
40%
$968K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$36K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
40% of Addison McDowell's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
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 6th District | $1.5M | 46% | $36K / $0 | – | $1.5M | … Counting |
| 2024 | North Carolina 6th District | $933K | 32% | $0 / $0 | – | $933K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $265KTrade group $203KLeadership PAC $179KMembership $79KOther $71KUnion $18KSuper PAC $5K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- Innovation Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$15K
- Ernst & Young Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
- Allied Pilots Association Political Action CommitteeUnion$10K
- Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans PACLeadership PAC$10K
- The Home Depot Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Building Up Democracy's DreamLeadership PAC$10K
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Crh Americas, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Together Holding Our Majority PACLeadership PAC$5K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Save American Freedomfor $36K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 13 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 10 times (77%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $32K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $71K$11K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $71K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $66K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $32K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $11K$52K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $52K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $52K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Addison McDowell's 2026 campaign?
- Addison McDowell (Republican) raised $1.5M for the 2026 North Carolina 6th District race, $671K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $36K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
- Which PACs gave the most to Addison McDowell?
- Ernst & Young Political Action Committee ($10K), Allied Pilots Association Political Action Committee ($10K), Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans PAC ($10K), The Home Depot Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Addison McDowell's race?
- Save American Freedom ($36K for) in 2026.
- How much has Addison McDowell raised across elections?
- $1.5M in 2026, $933K in 2024. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.