2026 elections · North Carolina

North Carolina U.S. House, district 13

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 3 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Democrat

Paul Jehu Barringer, III

Raised
$1,184,442
From individuals
$698,249
From PACs and other committees
$10,000
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$469,630
Cash on hand
$508,284
Debts
$320,000

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

4 committees reported giving $9,000 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Republican Incumbent

Brad Knott

Raised
$1,648,797
From individuals
$555,842
From PACs and other committees
$839,669
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$854,806
Debts
$760,483

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

228 committees reported giving $730,818 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $9K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $3K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $2K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Libertarian

Steven Zshon Michael Swinton

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Money in this race (FEC)
Paul Jehu Barringer, IIIDemocrat$1,184,442$508,284$0$0
Brad KnottRepublican$1,648,797$854,806$0$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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