In the 2026 North Carolina 1st District primary, 7 outside groups spent $890K: $829K supporting Laurie Buckhout (R), $42,116 opposing Laurie Buckhout and $17,338 supporting Ashley-Nicole Russell (R).
outside money
- supporting Laurie Buckhout (R)
- $829K
- opposing Laurie Buckhout (R)
- $42,116
- supporting Ashley-Nicole Russell (R)
- $17,338
Outside money supporting and opposing each candidate
Both sides on one scaleLaurie Buckhout Republican
$42,116$829K$829K supporting Laurie Buckhout · $42,116 opposing Laurie Buckhout
Ashley-Nicole Russell Republican
$17,338$17,338 supporting Ashley-Nicole Russell
Bobby Hanig Republican
$730$925$925 supporting Bobby Hanig · $730 opposing Bobby Hanig
This seat, every election
North Carolina 1st District
$10.7M
outside money in the 2026 cycle
- North Carolina 1st District general 2026$9.8Moutside money
- North Carolina 1st District primary 2026$890Koutside money
The candidates
What each candidate’s own campaign raised, beside what outside groups spent supporting and opposing them.
Laurie Buckhout
Republican
- Outside money supporting
- $829K
- Outside money opposing
- $42,116
Ashley-Nicole Russell
Republican
- Outside money supporting
- $17,338
Bobby Hanig
Republican
- Own campaign raised
- $361K
- Outside money supporting
- $925
- Outside money opposing
- $730
Asa Buck
Republican
- Own campaign raised
- $339K
- Campaign money to 30 Jun 2026
Week by week
Outside money each week, supporting and opposing the candidates, all candidates combined.
Week of 2 Mar 2026
Supporting $18,596Opposing $4,728
The groups on each side
The biggest outside groups in this race, by what they spent supporting or opposing each candidate.
Spent supporting a candidate
- American Missionsupporting Laurie Buckhout$509K
- Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter PACsupporting Laurie Buckhout$191K
- Special Operations for Americasupporting Laurie Buckhout$65,000
- WFW Action Fundsupporting Laurie Buckhout$63,936
- North Carolina Conservative Fundsupporting Ashley-Nicole Russell$17,338
- Grass Roots North Carolina/forum for Firearms Educ Pol Victory Fundsupporting Bobby Hanig$925
Spent opposing a candidate
- 1st Conservative Fund NCopposing Laurie Buckhout$42,116
- WFW Action Fundopposing Bobby Hanig$730
Who’s connected to whom
The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.
- American Mission spent supporting Laurie Buckhout · $509K
- Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter PAC spent supporting Laurie Buckhout · $191K
- Special Operations for America spent supporting Laurie Buckhout · $65,000
- WFW Action Fund spent supporting Laurie Buckhout · $63,936
- 1st Conservative Fund NC spent opposing Laurie Buckhout · $42,116
- North Carolina Conservative Fund spent supporting Ashley-Nicole Russell · $17,338
- Grass Roots North Carolina/forum for Firearms Educ Pol Victory Fund spent supporting Bobby Hanig · $925
- WFW Action Fund spent opposing Bobby Hanig · $730
- Lonsdale Enterprises (CA) gave to American Mission · $250K
- Occidental Petroleum gave to Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter PAC · $200K
- Atlantic Solutions Group gave to Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter PAC · $100K
- Warrior PAC gave to Special Operations for America · $4,090
- Deol Truckline gave to Special Operations for America · $500
- GOP Winning Women 2026 gave to WFW Action Fund · $76,195
- Still Point Trust gave to WFW Action Fund · $25,000
- Americans For A Balanced Budget gave to 1st Conservative Fund NC · $50,000
Group
- American Mission spent $509K supporting Laurie Buckhout$509K
- Lonsdale Enterprises (CA) gave $250K to American Mission$250K
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