We have not found a campaign site for this candidate yet.
Money
$224.7K raised, $225.5K spent, $0 cash on hand (through Apr 13, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives
32% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 84% from North Carolina
Their wordsWhat does Brown say they will do?
Don Brown’s words are not shown
We have not found a campaign site for this candidate yet.
MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?
Raised
$224.7K
$224,689
Spent
$225.5K
$225,530
Cash on hand
$0
$0
FEC filings, Jan 1, 2025 to Apr 13, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00857110 ↗
Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report
$1.00 has been spent for every dollar raised across 7 reports ($225.5K of $224.7K). Cash on hand went from $20.5K on Mar 31, 2025 to $0 on Apr 13, 2026.
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
$20K$40K$60K
Mar ’25
Jun ’25
Sep ’25
Dec ’25
Feb ’26
Mar ’26
Apr ’26
Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
APRIL QUARTERLY 2025 through Mar 31, 2025
$23,580
$3,875
$20,546
JULY QUARTERLY 2025 through Jun 30, 2025
$45,935
$22,832
$43,649
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025
$44,782
$43,620
$44,811
YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025
$31,615
$44,042
$32,383
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through Feb 11, 2026
$41,327
$49,763
$23,947
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026
$33,452
$56,023
$1,376
TERMINATION REPORT 2026 through Apr 13, 2026
$4,000
$5,376
$0
Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.
Where the money came from $224,689 reported receipts
Tap a row with to see who gave.
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$142,97764%
Largest donors
Steve T. Yager3 contributions, latest Mar 12, 2026 · CHARLOTTE, NC$14,000
Shereen GilletteOne contribution on Jan 14, 2026 · RETIRED · WAXHAW, NC$7,000
Cecile C. Yager2 contributions, latest Mar 12, 2026 · CHARLOTTE, NC$7,000
Doyle L. YagerOne contribution on Sep 28, 2025 · BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT · INTERNET SERVICES · ROCK HILL, SC$7,000
Angel MartinOne contribution on Mar 24, 2025 · SALES · GOLDENSGLEN · WAXHAW, NC$3,500
Michael MorganOne contribution on Feb 6, 2026 · RE BROKER · JLL · RALEIGH, NC$3,500
Harold R. Soutier Jr.One contribution on Mar 31, 2025 · PRESIDENT · SOUTIER PROPERTIES · WAXHAW, NC$3,500
Jeffrey S. YagerOne contribution on Sep 28, 2025 · MANAGER · INTERNET SERVICES CORP · FORT MILL, SC$3,500
Joel MartinOne contribution on Mar 24, 2025 · SALES · ECO-GRIP FLOORING · WAXHAW, NC$3,000
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 275 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $143K.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$68,68331%
The candidateMoney the candidate gave their own campaign.$11,6345.2%
Refunds and rebatesMoney coming back to the campaign: rebates and refunds of what it spent.$8950.4%
Other receiptsInterest, dividends and other income the committee files on a line of its own.$5000.2%
Total reported receipts $224,689
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. FEC filings through Apr 13, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $150,973 placed by state
Loading the map
Tap or hover over a state, or focus the map and use the arrow keys, to read its total. Ctrl or ⌘ and scroll to zoom.
under $5.1K
$5.1K+
$20.4K+
$45.9K+
$81.5K+
none
Outlined: North Carolina, home state
Home state and away
North Carolina 84%NC 84%Elsewhere 16%
84% of the money placed by state came from inside North Carolina: $127.4K of $151K.
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
North Carolina home228 contributions · 84%
$127,380
South Carolina13 contributions · 9.7%
$14,655
Florida5 contributions · 1.9%
$2,860
Texas13 contributions · 1.3%
$1,912
New Jersey
Outside spending $78,141,266 across this race
Money groups spent on their own, not through a campaign. Each ad is filed against the candidate it names, so money attacking an opponent shows on the opponent’s row. Open a candidate to see who spent it.
Who stands behind the outside spending: the people and organizations its money traces to
Who stands behind the outside spending $75.9M traced back through the groups that spent it
Each group that spent in this race is followed to where its own money came from, and what it spent is split by those shares: a group whose money was 60% one person's counts as 60% of its spending theirs. Of what traced, 35% to named individuals, 40% to organizations, 17% to tax-exempt organizations that need not name their donors, 7.1% not itemized in the filings.
People and organizations the race's outside spending traces to
Name
Amount
SMPOrganization · behind Winsenate
$13.3M
Elon MuskPerson · CEO, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. · behind SLF PAC and NO Going Back PAC Inc.
$9.6M
One NationOrganization · tax-exempt: need not name its donors · behind SLF PAC
$7.5M
Majority ForwardOrganization · behind Winsenate
$2.4M
Miriam AdelsonPerson · Physician, Adelson Drug Clinic · behind SLF PAC and NO Going Back PAC Inc.
$2.3M
Koch Inc.Organization · behind Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. DBA CVA Action & DBA Libre Action
What the payments were for $210,287 itemized
The campaign also refunded $8,222 in contributions, which the categories below do not include.
Tap a row with to see what was paid for.
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$61,31629%
Filed as
RADIO AD BUY$26,577
MEDIA CONSULTING$17,735
DIGITAL BILLBOARDS$4,662
AD PRODUCTION$4,500
ADVERTISING$3,589
TV AD BUY$1,950
BILLBOARD$1,521
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Watkins, Robert W14 payments · 10% of all spending
$23,558
Patriot Consulting12 payments · 7.9% of all spending
$17,735
Brown, Don12 payments · 6% of all spending
$13,581
Southern Pine Strategies3 payments · 6% of all spending
$13,500
PCS Marketing Group, LLC3 payments · 5.8% of all spending
$13,075
Frontline Strategies LLC16 payments · 5.3% of all spending
$12,026
Aristotle International, Inc4 payments · 3.7% of all spending
$8,400
J-Books Services, Inc4 payments · 3.6% of all spending
$8,075
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
EndorsementsWho does Brown’s campaign say backs them?
Not read yet
We have not found a campaign site for Don Brown yet.
Every contest for this seat that named this candidate, most recent last; a result is shown once the race is called. Election dates and results from civicAPI (civicapi.org). civicAPI aggregates results from Secretaries of State and equivalent election bodies, and makes its own race calls. civicapi.org ↗
Official FEC filing record for the current cycle. The priorities they publish are quoted from their own site, in their order.
Campaign pages read 0 pages
No campaign pages quoted
We have not found a campaign site for this candidate yet.
1 contribution · 0.7%
$1,000
Louisiana1 contribution · 0.3%
$500
Maryland1 contribution · 0.3%
$500
Mississippi1 contribution · 0.3%
$500
By the state each donor wrote on the filing, across 14 states and territories. Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized, so they cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ employers as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 133 contributions · 33% of ranked
$47,096
Internet Services5 contributions · 17% of ranked
$24,500
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 21 contributions · 8.5% of ranked
$12,200
Goldensglen2 contributions · 2.8% of ranked
$4,000
Bank Of America10 contributions · 2.4% of ranked
$3,500
Conversion Logix1 contribution · 2.4% of ranked
$3,500
JLL1 contribution · 2.4% of ranked
$3,500
Soutier Properties1 contribution · 2.4% of ranked
$3,500
A further $8,000 came from donors whose answer names no employer (blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($68,683) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 133 contributions · 33% of ranked
$47,096
Co Founder VP2 contributions · 7.3% of ranked
$10,500
Sales4 contributions · 7.3% of ranked
$10,500
Business Development1 contribution · 4.9% of ranked
$7,000
President4 contributions · 4% of ranked
$5,750
Miller Street Dance Academy2 contributions · 3.1% of ranked
$4,500
RE Broker2 contributions · 2.8% of ranked
$4,000
Manager2 contributions · 2.6% of ranked
$3,750
A further $8,000 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($68,683) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Support and oppose are each group’s own labels, not a judgment made here.
$78,141,266 of the race total was filed about other candidates, so it would not show on Brown’s own record.
Independent expenditures (Schedule E) only. Electioneering communications and corporate or union member communications file separately; they are counted for Brownunder “Other outside spending” in the full finance detail, but not for the rest of the field, so every other row is a floor.
$1.6M
Stand Together Inc.Organization · behind Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. DBA CVA Action & DBA Libre Action
$1.4M
Securing American Greatness, Inc.Organization · behind NC First PAC and NO Going Back PAC Inc.
$1.4M
Stephen A. SchwarzmanPerson · Chairman & CEO, Blackstone · behind SLF PAC and NO Going Back PAC Inc.
$1.4M
North Carolina Families FirstOrganization · behind Planned Parenthood Votes North Carolina and Workers Vote
Foris DAX, Inc.Organization · behind NO Going Back PAC Inc.
$808.6K
Read for the 17 largest groups of 66, 97% of the $78.1M spent. Shares are of what each group received, not a record of which dollar went where; an organization that need not name its donors ends the trail; a person who gave by more than one route is counted once here. It shows who stood behind the money, not what it was for.
DIGITAL ADVERTISING
$503
NEWSPAPER AD BUY$270
HDMI CABLE$9
Paid to
Patriot Consulting$17,735
Iheart Media, Inc$8,291
Lamar Companies$4,662
Southern Pine Strategies$4,500
Inner Banks Media$4,112
Urban One$3,589
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$34,77617%
Filed as
GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING$11,516
COMPLIANCE REPORTING$10,435
COMPLIANCE REPORTING SOFTWARE$8,400
IN-KIND:IN KIND- CAMPAIGN COMPLIANCE$4,000
ACCOUNTING SERVICES$425
Paid to
Southern Pine Strategies$9,000
Aristotle International, Inc$8,400
J-Books Services, Inc$8,075
Brown, Don$4,000
Southern Pines Strategies$2,516
CM & Co, LLC$2,360
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$28,30713%
Filed as
YARD SIGNS$14,061
PRINTING POSTCARDS$5,726
DIRECT MAIL SERVICES$3,092
IN-KIND:CANDIDATE IN KIND - WEBSITE DESIGN$1,606
PRINTING BUMPER STICKERS$944
PRINTING SIGNS$919
IN-KIND:CMPN YARD SIGNS$600
PRINTING - BUMPER STICKERS$376
PRINTING BUSINESS CARDS$329
PRINTING YARD SIGNS$257
PRINTING - MAGNETS$200
IN-KIND:CANDIDATE IN KIND - PRINTING$129
Paid to
PCS Marketing Group, LLC$13,379
Westmoreland Printers$6,974
Minuteman Press$3,092
Brown, Don$1,735
Sticker Mule$1,320
Yard Sign Plus$682
Payroll and staffSalaries, wages, benefits, and payroll services.$26,00012%
Filed as
SALARY$26,000
Paid to
Watkins, Robert W$22,000
Wray, Brian E$4,000
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$25,72112%
Filed as
DIGITAL FUNDRAISING FEES$13,772
CC PROCESSING FEES$6,874
IN-KIND:CANDIDATE IN KIND - NC CONVENTION VENDOR FEE$2,520
FILING FEE$1,740
IN-KIND:GUN SHOW TABLE FEES$240
BANK FEE$219
SUBSCRIPTION FEE$197
IN-KIND:GUN SHOW TABLE FEE$160
Paid to
Frontline Strategies LLC$12,026
Anedot Inc.$5,954
Brown, Don$2,520
NC State Board of Elections$1,740
Rightside Lists LLC$1,317
WinRed Technical Services LLC$920
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$15,4647.3%
Filed as
FR EVENT CATERING$4,965
FUNDRAISING CONSULTING$3,875
IN-KIND:FR EVENT CATERING$2,146
IN-KIND:FUNDRAISING EVENT CATERING$1,140
FR EVENT BEVERAGES$1,087
IN-KIND:FR EVENT BEVERAGES / SUPPLIES$914
IN-KIND:BALLOONS/SIGNS FOR FR EVENT$455
IN-KIND:FR EVENT FOOD$303
IN-KIND:FR EVENT FOOD/BEV/SUPPLIES$206
IN-KIND:EVENT TICKETS$200
IN-KIND:FR EVENT BEVERAGES$173
Paid to
Southern Style Events & Catering$2,761
Yercheck, Richard$2,054
Pazur, John$1,500
Flexpoint Media Inc$1,375
Mills, Susan$1,200
Rolling Hills Country Club$1,140
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$9,4564.5%
Filed as
CMPN TEXTS$7,050
SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION$1,401
SOFTWARE$602
IN-KIND:CANDIDATE IN KIND - SOFTWARE$289
IN-KIND:WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT$60
WEBSITE SERVICES$54
Paid to
Education First Defenders$7,050
Airtable$906
SYNCGRIP.COM$602
Miniextensions, LLC$495
Brown, Don$289
Watkins, Robert W$60
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$8,3814%
Filed as
CAMPAIGN TEES$1,841
CMPN BANNERS$1,290
TECH/COMPUTER SUPPORT$1,200
IN-KIND:CANDIDATE IN KIND - PALM CARDS$1,053
TABLE SPONSOR$750
CAMPAIGN MERCHANDISE$700
IN-KIND:CANDIDATE IN KIND - PROJECTOR & SCREEN$590
CMPN HATS$560
REIMBURSEMENT - CAMPAIGN EXPENSES$323
CONVENTION TICKET$75
Paid to
Acorn Prints$1,841
Brown, Don$1,642
Symbiotic Networks, Inc$1,290
Carson, Abbi$1,200
NC Faith & Freedom Coalition$750
Smith, Ken$700
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$9440.4%
Filed as
PRINTING DONATION ENVELOPES$944
Paid to
Westmoreland Printers$944
Field and canvassingDoor-to-door canvassing, phone banks and calls to voters, petition and signature gathering, and get-out-the-vote work.$106<0.1%
Filed as
IN-KIND:PRINTING PETITIONS$106
Paid to
Watkins, Robert W$106
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$73<0.1%
Filed as
IN-KIND:CANDIDATE IN KIND - TRAVEL LODGING$73
Paid to
Brown, Don$73
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$46<0.1%
Filed as
IN-KIND:OPP RESEARCH$46
Paid to
Watkins, Robert W$46
Total itemized disbursements $210,287
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Apr 13, 2026.
All 439 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
4 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $6,791 in all, are counted under the payee and purpose they name rather than under the processor that was paid. The total is the same either way.
Roy Cooper +14
−5.6
Median of the final polls
Roy Cooper +11
−8.6
Result
58.7%
39.1%
Roy Cooper +19.6
November 3, 2026 · Result (unofficial, 95.02% reporting) · Each pollster's last poll ending in the 21 days before the vote, read for the two leading finishers; the median leaves out polls a side paid for
March 3, 2026 · Result (unofficial) · Each pollster's last poll ending in the 21 days before the vote, read for the two leading finishers; the median leaves out polls a side paid for