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HD-59: Follow the money
Campaign finance in this race · NC State Board of Elections filings, this cycle (2025-26)
Hairston (D) $0 cash$59K cash Branson (R)
Branson has a committee on file; Hairston has no machine-readable figures (nothing filed yet, or filed on paper). Raised this cycle: Hairston $0 / Branson $77K.
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Elma Hairston
Democrat
No figures available
Latest on file: 2025 Q2 (Jul 9, 2026)
no receipts or spending reported
no receipts or spending reported
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Jerry "Alan" Branson
Republican
Through 2026 Q2 · filed Jul 17, 2026
Raised
$77K
Spent
$45K
Cash
$59K
Where it comes from
Individuals 78%PACs 7%Cand. cmtes 9%Party 6%
The details
| Metric | Hairston (D) | Branson (R) |
|---|---|---|
| Latest filing | 2025 Q2 | 2026 Q2 (Jul 17) |
| Total raised | - | $77,252 |
| Total spent | - | $45,015 |
| Cash on hand | - | $59,380 |
| Where the money comes from | ||
| Individuals | - | 78% |
| PACs | - | 7% |
| Candidate committees | - | 9% |
| Party | - | 6% |
| Small-dollar (<$100) | - | 1% |
| Itemized donors | - | 104 |
Elma Hairston (D)
Top 0 of 0 itemized contributors
No itemized contributors this cycle.
Jerry "Alan" Branson (R)
Top 25 of 104 itemized contributors
$6,800Cand. cmte
Citizens For Destin Hall
$6,800Indiv
James Goodnight
CEO · Sas
$5,000PAC
NC Realtors PAC
$4,000Party
NC Trucking Association Committee For Good Government
$3,123Indiv
Donna Griffin
President · Griffin Services
$3,000Indiv
Mark Craig
Rh Barringer
$3,000Indiv
Lynn Clark
Vp · Guy M Turner
$3,000Indiv
Dennis Reittinger
Owner · Mid Town Body
$2,562Indiv
Keith Burris
CPA · Burris Fowler & Associates
$2,000Indiv
David Couch
$2,000Indiv
Justin Conrad
Owner · Bayhill Seafood
$1,500Indiv
Christopher Todd Dunbar
$1,041Indiv
Gary Oyster
Self
$1,041Indiv
Andrew S Weathersbee
Self Employed · Early Education
$1,041Indiv
Ray Covington
Retired
$1,000Indiv
David Griffin JR
Owner · Dh Griffin
$1,000Indiv
David H Griffin JR
President/owner · Dh Griffin
$1,000Indiv
Glenn Hodges JR
Construciton · Bar Construction
$1,000Indiv
Tim Andrew
$1,000Indiv
Robert Krumroy
$1,000Indiv
Ronald Stout
Retired
$1,000Indiv
Walter Pharr
Piedmont Ford
$1,000Indiv
Mark R Craig
Rh Barringer
$1,000Indiv
Tim Sessoms
$1,000Indiv
David Reich JR
Best Logistics
Total spent (D / R)
$0 / $45K
Cash on hand
$4K / $59K
Burn rate
0% / 58%
Elma Hairston (D)
Top payees
No expenditures this cycle.
Jerry "Alan" Branson (R)
Top payees
$10,000
NC House Republican Caucus
"republican house caucus dues"
$9,749
Jt Kustoms, LLC
"golf cart for raffle give away"
$6,101
Pepper Moon Catering
"venue and food for fundraiser"
$6,083
Wooten Graphics
"campaign signs & materials"
$3,058
Wooten Graphics, INC.
"campaign signs/magnets"
$2,750
Sapent Edge Strategies
"campaign political strategies"
$1,538
Relyus
"campaign mailer"
$1,250
Sapient Edge Strategies
"politcal strategy consulting"
$850
Guilford County Gop
no purpose stated
$802
Cameron M Smith
"campaign letters/supplies"
$382
Winred
"processing fee"
$318
Aggregated Non-Media Expense
"processing fees"
$309
NC Department Of Administration
"flags for veterans day ceremony given to pg veterans"
$140
Guilford County Board Of Elections
"filing fee"
$123
United States Postal Service
no purpose stated
$104
Staples
"campaign poster"
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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