North Carolina

Cryptocurrency- or artificial intelligence-focused PACs have made expenditures in three races in North Carolina.

PAC spending

$2.2 million

from tracked cryptocurrency- and artificial intelligence-focused PACs to influence 2026 elections in North Carolina

Direct contributions

$571,105

by cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence companies and associated individuals to candidates in North Carolina

By race

Winklevoss Capital Management, Tools for Humanity, Anduril, and five other companies (or their executives) have contributed $106,000 to support Michael Whatley.

Michael Whatley has a general election on November 3, 2026.

Meta, Google, Microsoft, and six other companies (or their executives) have contributed $98,176 to support Roy Cooper.

Roy Cooper has a general election on November 3, 2026.

Winklevoss Capital Management, Meta, Paxos, and five other companies (or their executives) contributed $53,000 to support Thom Tillis.

Thom Tillis declined to run.

American Mission ai has spent $509,067 to support Laurie Buckhout in the Republican primary.

Laurie Buckhout has a general election on November 3, 2026.

Jobs and Democracy PAC ai has spent $1,621,658 to support Valerie Foushee in the Democratic primary.

Valerie Foushee has a general election on November 3, 2026.

Winklevoss Capital Management, Coinbase, and Microsoft (or their executives) have contributed $36,000 to support Addison McDowell.

Addison McDowell has a general election on November 3, 2026.

Palantir, Anduril, Google, and two other companies (or their executives) have contributed $37,000 to support Richard Hudson.

Richard Hudson has a general election on November 3, 2026.

Anduril, Winklevoss Capital Management, Gemini, and two other companies (or their executives) have contributed $39,600 to support Pat Harrigan.

Pat Harrigan has a general election on November 3, 2026.

Defend American Jobs crypto has spent $80,948 to support Timothy K. Moore in the Republican primary.

Timothy K. Moore has a general election on November 3, 2026.

$115,103 of the direct contributions above went to committees linked only to candidates not running in 2026.

Theodore Budd (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2028)$115,103