Contribute

Effective Jan. 1, 2021, no individual or political committee shall contribute in excess of $5,600 to a candidate committee in any election. N.C.G.S. § 163-278.13 

If there is a primary and a general election, the candidate may receive $5,600 from a contributor between the beginning of the election cycle and the day of the primary, and another $5,600 from the same contributor beginning the day after the primary through the end of the election year. 

The fair market value of in-kind contributions count towards contributions limits. 

There are a few exceptions: 

• A candidate or candidate’s spouse may contribute unlimited amounts. 
• Any national, state, district or county executive committee of any political party recognized under N.C.G.S. § 163-9 is exempt from contribution limits.