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HD-43: Follow the money
Campaign finance in this race · NC State Board of Elections filings, this cycle (2025-26)
Ackles (D) $0 cash$33K cash Wheatley (R)
Wheatley has a committee on file; Ackles has no machine-readable figures (nothing filed yet, or filed on paper). Raised this cycle: Ackles $0 / Wheatley $89K.
JA
Janene Ackles
Democrat
No figures available
Latest on file: 2025 Mid-Year (Nov 19, 2025)
no receipts or spending reported
no receipts or spending reported
DW
Diane Wheatley
Republican
Through 2026 Q2 · filed Jul 9, 2026
Raised
$89K
Spent
$85K
Cash
$33K
Where it comes from
Individuals 68%PACs 13%Cand. cmtes 7%Other 11%
The details
| Metric | Ackles (D) | Wheatley (R) |
|---|---|---|
| Latest filing | 2025 Mid-Year | 2026 Q2 (Jul 9) |
| Total raised | - | $88,618 |
| Total spent | - | $85,335 |
| Cash on hand | - | $32,605 |
| Where the money comes from | ||
| Individuals | - | 68% |
| PACs | - | 13% |
| Candidate committees | - | 7% |
| Party | - | 0% |
| Small-dollar (<$100) | - | 1% |
| Itemized donors | - | 118 |
Janene Ackles (D)
Top 0 of 0 itemized contributors
No itemized contributors this cycle.
Diane Wheatley (R)
Top 25 of 118 itemized contributors
$10,000Other
N.c. Republican Party
$6,800Indiv
James H. Goodnight
Chief Executive Officer · Sas
$6,800Indiv
Destin Hall
Attorney
$5,000Cand. cmte
Committee To Elect Brenden Jones
$4,500Indiv
John M. Healy
President · Healy Wholesale
$3,400PAC
N.c. Assoc. Of Nurse Anesthetists PAC
$2,550Indiv
Alberta Ortiz
Sales · A1 Supply Company
$2,500Indiv
Pavan Patel
Managing Director · Willow Equity
$2,000PAC
Cumberland County Homeowners & Taxpayers Association
$2,000PAC
NC Realtors PAC
$2,000Indiv
Carolyn R. Armstrong
Real Estate · C & S Commercial Properties
$1,500Indiv
Michael "mike" Chandler
Finance Consultant · Dogwood Capital Management
$1,500Indiv
F. Andrew Morfesis
Medical Doctor · Owen Drive Surgical Clinic
$1,075Indiv
Leonard Bryant
Retired
$1,075Indiv
George W. Breece
Executive Director · Nat. Assoc. For The Advancement Of Orthotics & Prosthetics (naaop)
$1,000Indiv
John David Szoka
Mortgage Loan Officer · Certainty Home Loans
$1,000Indiv
John E. Sloggy
Engineering Consultant · Value Based Design, LLC
$1,000Indiv
Robert Poole
Certified Public Accountant · Trp Sumner, Pllc
$1,000Cand. cmte
Mcinnis For State Senate
$1,000Indiv
Hugh Blackwell
Legislator N.c. District 86 · State Of North Carolina
$1,000Indiv
Venus De La Cruz
Ceo/owner · Venus Vogue, INC.
$1,000PAC
NC Association Of Certified Public Accountants PAC
$1,000PAC
N.c. Farm Bureau PAC, INC.
$1,000PAC
N.c. Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association, INC.
$1,000PAC
N.c. Association Of Electric Cooperatives
Total spent (D / R)
$0 / $85K
Cash on hand
$-204 / $33K
Burn rate
0% / 96%
Janene Ackles (D)
Top payees
No expenditures this cycle.
Diane Wheatley (R)
Top payees
$33,202
Allegra Print & Imaging
"oversized postcard mailing - february, 2026."
$21,956
Diane D. Wheatley
"reimbursement for text messages sent and voice broadcast,"
$10,000
N.c. Republican Party
no purpose stated
$4,052
Walter J "walt" Pikul
"prep. & filing of amended 2025 mid-year semi-annual & 2025 year-end semi-annual campaign reports."
$957
Relyus
"letter mailer printing & postage."
$589
Pens.com
"campaign pens."
$500
Massey Hill Lions Club
"sponsorship - oyster roast."
$96
Aggregated Non-Media Expense
"bank paper statement fee - february, 2026."
$38
First Citizens Bank
"paper statement fee."
Source: NC State Board of Elections (cf.ncsbe.gov) · committee disclosure reports
Data as of October 29, 2026 · campaign finance last refreshed August 20, 2026
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Data as of October 29, 2026 · campaign finance last refreshed August 20, 2026
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