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SD-22: Follow the money
Campaign finance in this race · NC State Board of Elections filings, this cycle (2025-26)
Chitlik (D) $384 cash$0 cash Alston (R)
Chitlik has a committee on file; Alston has no machine-readable figures (nothing filed yet, or filed on paper). Raised this cycle: Chitlik $104K / Alston $0.
SC
Sophia Chitlik
Democrat
Through 2026 Q2 · filed Jul 10, 2026
Raised
$104K
Spent
$104K
Cash
$384
Where it comes from
Individuals 85%PACs 10%Cand. cmtes 1%Party 4%
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LaKeshia M. Alston
Republican
No figures available
Either nothing has been filed yet, or the committee filed on paper - the state scans paper reports but does not enter the figures, so no machine-readable totals exist. Their filings are listed below.
The details
| Metric | Chitlik (D) | Alston (R) |
|---|---|---|
| Latest filing | 2026 Q2 (Jul 10) | |
| Total raised | $103,593 | - |
| Total spent | $103,969 | - |
| Cash on hand | $384 | - |
| Where the money comes from | ||
| Individuals | 85% | - |
| PACs | 10% | - |
| Candidate committees | 1% | - |
| Party | 4% | - |
| Small-dollar (<$100) | 2% | - |
| Itemized donors | 107 | - |
Sophia Chitlik (D)
Top 25 of 107 itemized contributors
$8,580Indiv
Sophia Chitlik
Investor · Self
$7,560Indiv
Benjamin Abram
Chief Executive · Modern Energy Group
$6,800PAC
Friends For Sydney Batch
$6,800Indiv
J. Adam Abram
None
$6,800Indiv
Keith Laabs
Investment Manager · Tobacco Road Partners
$4,250Indiv
Christine Huber
None
$4,000Party
NC Democratic Party
reported as in-kind
$3,600Indiv
Jeanette Stokes
Clergy · Rcwms
$3,600Indiv
Amy Csorba
None
$3,600Indiv
Barbara Lee
None
$2,000Indiv
Sarah Francis
None
$1,800Indiv
Richard Harkrader
Energy Developer · Carolina Solar Energy LLC
$1,800Indiv
Kelly Friedlander
Director · Community Bridges Foundation
$1,800Indiv
William Cassell
Business · Learning Together
$1,800Indiv
Elizabeth Craven
None
$1,800Indiv
Merrick Daniel Bernstein
Business Owner · Self
$1,500PAC
Planned Parenthood Votes! North Carolina PAC
$1,500Indiv
Mark Trustin
None
$1,100Indiv
Malachi Hacohen
Professor · Duke University
$1,000Indiv
Rebecca Feinglos
CEO · Rebecca Anne LLC
$1,000Indiv
Marguerite Stanback
None
$1,000Indiv
Stephen Schewel
None
$1,000Indiv
Jim Overton
None
$1,000Indiv
Frank Konhaus
None
$1,000Indiv
Mary Mountcastle
None
LaKeshia M. Alston (R)
Top 0 of 0 itemized contributors
No itemized contributors this cycle.
Total spent (D / R)
$104K / $0
Cash on hand
$384 / $0
Burn rate
100% / 0%
Sophia Chitlik (D)
Top payees
$18,100
Maven Strategies
"fundraising & digital services"
$10,000
NC Democratic Party
"political party"
$10,000
Gingham Creative
"contract social media services"
$8,683
Ad Resources
"booklets, palm cards and return address labels, letters and envelopes"
$6,920
M2m Campaigns
"strategic advising, email and text services, design services"
$6,216
Ngp Van
"software"
$5,550
The Durham Hotel
"event venue"
$5,000
Kornsweig & Co
"brand extension and website changes"
$4,750
Jenny Jones Coldren
"contract campaign management services"
$4,000
Dcabp PAC
"gotv services"
$4,000
People'S Alliance PAC
"gotv services"
$3,214
Capitol Promotions, INC.
"signs"
$2,412
Kharrington Godbee
"campaign staffing"
$2,246
Actblue
"credit card processing"
$2,000
Christine Huber
"mistaken charge"
$1,375
Scale To Win
"texting services"
$828
Robinson Bradshaw
"legal fees"
$785
Dcabp, INC
"1/2 page ad"
$712
Block Power
"contact lookup"
$500
Communities In Partnership
"charitable donation"
$500
Equity Before Birth
"charitable donation"
$400
Durham Naacp
"ticket to event"
$225
Wallace & Nordan L.l.p.
"legal services"
$220
Full Circle Interpreting
"interpreting services"
$180
Sophia Chitlik
"refund of in-kind for the mad popper"
LaKeshia M. Alston (R)
Top payees
No expenditures this cycle.
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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