By Scott Nicholson
Fifth District U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx has a commanding
lead in finances heading into the stretch run of the General
Election period.
As of Sept. 30, Foxx’s campaign reported $952,332 on
hand, while Democratic challenger Roy Carter’s campaign
had $32,059.
Foxx raised $989,496 in the current election cycle, which
covers the two years since the last federal election. In that
time, Foxx spent $719,217, an amount that includes spending
on primaries.
Nearly two-thirds of Foxx’s campaign contributions in
the current election cycle came from individuals, while $277,000
came from political action committees.
Carter has raised $192,000 and spent $160,000 in his first
run for office, receiving 92 percent of his money from individual
contributors and only $8,000 from political action committees.
Carter’s opponent in the primary, Diane Hamby, spent
$10,000 on her campaign.
Reports for General Assembly candidates and other statewide
offices must be postmarked by Oct. 27 for the quarter ending
Oct. 1, and might not be publicly available until after the
General Election on Nov. 4.
In the last quarterly filings for the period ending June 30,
Democrats had an funding advantage for the current election
cycle.
In the District 93 N.C. House of Representatives race, Democratic
incumbent Cullie Tarleton had raised $12,374 through the end
of June, and Republican challenger Dan Soucek had $10,403.85.
Libertarian Jeff Cannon had no active records on file with
the State Board of Elections, though in his 2004 campaign
he signed a certificate saying he would not be spending more
than $3,000 on his campaign, which is the threshold required
for filing financial disclosures.
In the District 45 N.C. Senate race, as of the end of June,
incumbent Democrat Steve Goss had raised $30,023 and Republican
challenger Jerry Butler had raised $11,030 for the current
election cycle.
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