Politician
Roy Cooper
Democrat · North Carolina · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1
FEC candidate S6NC00407
Roy Cooper (Democrat) raised $50M for the 2026 North Carolina Senate race, $932K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $5.7M for and $42M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$50M
2026; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
2%
$932K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$5.7M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$42M
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 Senate | $50M | 2% | $5.7M / $42M | – | $97M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $401KUnion $156KSuper PAC $85KMembership $83KOther $77KParty $72KCorporate $61KTrade group $14K
- DSCCParty$62K
- JstreetpacMembershipLobbyist PAC$38K
- Swing LeftSuper PAC$11K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Moderate Democrats PACSuper PACLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Juntos PACLeadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Senate Leadership Fundagainst $30M
- No Going Back PACagainst $9.1M
- Americans for Prosperity Actionagainst $1.7M
- Planned Parenthood Votes North Carolina (Fec)for $1.2M
- Nc First PACagainst $1.2M
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Roy Cooper's 2026 campaign?
- Roy Cooper (Democrat) raised $50M for the 2026 North Carolina Senate race, $932K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $5.7M for and $42M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Roy Cooper?
- DSCC ($62K), Jstreetpac ($38K), Swing Left ($11K), Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers ($10K), Moderate Democrats PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Roy Cooper's race?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($30M against), No Going Back PAC ($9.1M against), Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.7M against) in 2026.