There were 1,810 total contributions made to political candidates and committees by individuals and organizations in Winston-Salem, 82 percent of which have gone to Democratic Party causes and candidates.
The candidate that received the most money in contributions from the individuals and organizations was the Democratic Party candidate Roy Cooper.
Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, eleven states have no limits on how much can be contributed to a candidate by individual donors, while the other 39 states often limit the amount someone can contribute based on the office the candidate is running for.
Largest 100 contributions from Individuals or Organizations in Winston-Salem
| Donor | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie M. Baker Jr. | Unknown | Unknown | $50,000 |
| Rai Services Company | Unknown | Unknown | $50,000 |
| Paul Lowe NC Senate Committee | Unknown | Unknown | $20,000 |
| Piedmont Triad Anesthesia | Unknown | Unknown | $20,000 |
| Committee to Elect Terri Legrand | Unknown | Unknown | $18,000 |
| Leslie Baker Jr. | Unknown | Unknown | $15,000 |
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (Investment) | Unknown | Unknown | $11,435 |
| Don Flow | Unknown | Unknown | $10,000 |
| David Mounts | Dan Forest | Republican party | $8,100 |
| John W. Burress III | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $7,800 |
| Richard B. Weinberg | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $5,500 |
| BB & T. PAC | Bill Rabon | Republican party | $5,400 |
| Barbara L. Goodmon | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $5,400 |
| Ben Sutton Jr. | Jim O'Neill | Republican party | $5,400 |
| C. Christopher Perry | Dan Forest | Republican party | $5,400 |
| Cintasha Redmond | Cheri Beasley | Democratic party | $5,400 |
| Don Flow | Donny C. Lambeth | Republican party | $5,400 |
| Donald Flow | Tim Moore | Republican party | $5,400 |
| Elise Peters Carey | Jim O'Neill | Republican party | $5,400 |
| Flora MA Isasi | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $5,400 |
| James (Ed) Edgar Broyhill | Dan Forest | Republican party | $5,400 |
| James F. Goodmon SR | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $5,400 |
| Jose A. Isasi | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $5,400 |
| Joseph 'Joe' Budd | Jim O'Neill | Republican party | $5,400 |
| Katherine D. Atala | Dale R. Folwell | Republican party | $5,400 |
| Leslie M. Baker Jr. | Jim O'Neill | Republican party | $5,400 |
| Malcolm McDougal Brown | Terri Elizabeth LeGrand | Democratic party | $5,400 |
| Matthew S. Cullinan | Cheri Beasley | Democratic party | $5,400 |
| Patricia A. Brown | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $5,400 |
| Patricia Brown | Terri Elizabeth LeGrand | Democratic party | $5,400 |
| Penny M. Teague | Dan Forest | Republican party | $5,400 |
| Scott Cawood | Jim O'Neill | Republican party | $5,400 |
| Scottie G. Neill | Jim O'Neill | Republican party | $5,400 |
| Suzanne Baker | Jim O'Neill | Republican party | $5,400 |
| T. David Neill | Jim O'Neill | Republican party | $5,400 |
| Thomas L. Teague | Dan Forest | Republican party | $5,400 |
| Elizabeth G. Holmes | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $5,235 |
| Donald E. Flow | Paul Lowe, Jr. | Democratic party | $5,200 |
| Steve Scroggin | Terri Elizabeth LeGrand | Democratic party | $5,105 |
| Cama Clarkson Merritt | Terri Elizabeth LeGrand | Democratic party | $5,055 |
| Anna Reilly | Unknown | Unknown | $5,000 |
| David Mounts | Unknown | Unknown | $5,000 |
| Forsyth County Republican Women'S Club | Unknown | Unknown | $5,000 |
| John Whitaker | Jen Mangrum | Democratic party | $5,000 |
| Paul Fulton | Tim Moore | Republican party | $5,000 |
| Piedmont Triad Anesthesia Federal PAC | Kristin Baker | Republican party | $5,000 |
| Piedmont Triad Anesthesia PAC | Unknown | Unknown | $5,000 |
| Triad PAC | Kristin Baker | Republican party | $5,000 |
| William Blancato | Unknown | Unknown | $5,000 |
| Katherine Atala | Jim O'Neill | Republican party | $4,400 |
| Ashley E. Edwards | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $4,000 |
| Reynolds American PAC | Michael Lee | Republican party | $4,000 |
| Triadd PAC | Jim Perry | Republican party | $4,000 |
| Dan Besse for NC House | Unknown | Unknown | $3,822 |
| John W. Davis III | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $3,700 |
| Anna L. Reilly | Jen Mangrum | Democratic party | $3,500 |
| Lee Chaden | Josh Stein | Democratic party | $3,500 |
| Walter Thompson Comerford Jr. | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $3,400 |
| Ronald Wright | Terri Elizabeth LeGrand | Democratic party | $3,300 |
| Thomas Whitmell 'Whit' Davis V. | Unknown | Unknown | $3,300 |
| Garry B. Whitaker | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $3,250 |
| Felix Hairston | Unknown | Unknown | $3,000 |
| John Burress III | Jim O'Neill | Republican party | $3,000 |
| Paul Fulton | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $3,000 |
| Robert Merritt | Terri Elizabeth LeGrand | Democratic party | $2,950 |
| Schatzman for Sherriff | Unknown | Unknown | $2,858 |
| Julia Cullinan | Terri Elizabeth LeGrand | Democratic party | $2,800 |
| Walker Cullinan | Terri Elizabeth LeGrand | Democratic party | $2,800 |
| Eileen Blancato | Terri Elizabeth LeGrand | Democratic party | $2,730 |
| Bill Blancato | Terri Elizabeth LeGrand | Democratic party | $2,700 |
| Caleb Fort | Unknown | Unknown | $2,700 |
| Grace Cullinan | Terri Elizabeth LeGrand | Democratic party | $2,700 |
| Graham F. Bennett | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $2,700 |
| Howard Upchurch | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $2,700 |
| Karin Head | Dan Forest | Republican party | $2,700 |
| Leslie M. 'Bud' Baker Jr. | Dale R. Folwell | Republican party | $2,700 |
| Mary Parks | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $2,700 |
| Paul Fulton | Donny C. Lambeth | Republican party | $2,700 |
| Tom Thompson Comerford Jr. | Cheri Beasley | Democratic party | $2,700 |
| William A. Blancato | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $2,700 |
| Lila Cruikshank | Terri Elizabeth LeGrand | Democratic party | $2,580 |
| Anna Reilly | Terri Elizabeth LeGrand | Democratic party | $2,500 |
| Elizabeth B. Whitaker | Jim O'Neill | Republican party | $2,500 |
| Emily Collins | Josh Stein | Democratic party | $2,500 |
| Eric B. Flow | Paul Lowe, Jr. | Democratic party | $2,500 |
| Gordon Jenkins | Josh Stein | Democratic party | $2,500 |
| Gordon W. Jenkins | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $2,500 |
| Greg Ebert | Mark Robinson | Republican party | $2,500 |
| John Dixon | Jim O'Neill | Republican party | $2,500 |
| Matthew S. Cullinan | Lucy Inman | Democratic party | $2,500 |
| Piedmont Stone Center Political Action Committee | Unknown | Unknown | $2,500 |
| Reynolds American PAC | John Szoka | Republican party | $2,500 |
| Stephen Doughton | Josh Stein | Democratic party | $2,500 |
| W. Thomas Comerford Jr. | Mark Davis | Democratic party | $2,500 |
| Yasser Youssef | Dan Forest | Republican party | $2,500 |
| Jane McKim | Terri Elizabeth LeGrand | Democratic party | $2,250 |
| Daniel Douglas Lawlor | Dan Lawlor | Republican party | $2,248 |
| Mefi Franco | Brandon Gray | Democratic party | $2,200 |
| Brooke Johnson Suiter | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $2,100 |
| Celeste Harris | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $2,100 |
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