NC-04: PAC spending tops $4.5M as Dem primary moves toward likely recount

Outsider spending in North Carolina’s most expensive congressional primary in state history has exceeded $4.5 million as of Wednesday, while the race heads to a likely recount.

Reports to the Federal Election Commission show independent expenditure groups have added about $49,829 to the contest since NC Newsline’s last update on Monday. The new spending brings the total to $4,518,411 between two-term incumbent Democrat Rep. Valerie Foushee and challenger Nida Allam.

The previous record for outside spending in a congressional primary was set in North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District in 2022, in a matchup between the same two candidates.

Most of the additional funding was spent on Allam’s behalf. Justice Democrats spent an additional $10,000, Working Families Party spent another $15,000, and a group called Citizens against AIPAC contributed another $10,000 since NC Newsline’s Monday report.


https://ncnewsline.com/2026/03/04/pac-spending-tops-4-5m-in-nc-04-as-dem-primary-moves-toward-likely-recount/