The amount of money being spent by outside groups seeking to influence the outcome of elections up and down the ballot is growing. As this spending by outside groups at the state and congressional level continues to increase, keep tabs on the rising totals with the NCFEF Independent Expenditure Tracker. Due to variations of reporting requirements at the state and federal levels, spending in congressional races is tracked close to real-time, but spending in state legislative races can only be compiled after the election.

1. Independent Expenditure Tracker

2. IE Spending Analysis
61%
39%
Conservative Liberal
Due to Internal Revenue Service rules and the structure of many of the organizations that we
label “independent expenditure” organizations, neither the donors nor the detailed numbers of the
ad buys must be disclosed. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions with the data
presented here.
Updated: April 7, 2014

3. Breakdown of IE Spending
Due to Internal Revenue Service rules and the structure of many of the organizations that we label “independent expenditure” organizations,
neither the donors nor the detailed numbers of the ad buys must be disclosed. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions with the
data presented here.Updated: April 7, 2014
Group Name District Leaning Amount Medium For/ Against Candidate Name Cycle Total
American Chemistry Council N/A NEU $150,000 TV For Sen. Kay Hagan $150,000
Americans for Prosperity N/A CON Unknown Billboard Against Sen. Kay Hagan $150,000
Americans for Prosperity N/A CON $1,700,000 TV Against Sen. Kay Hagan $1,850,000
Senate Majority PAC N/A LIB $458,804 TV For Sen. Kay Hagan $2,308,804
Senate Majority PAC N/A LIB $195,300 TV For Sen. Kay Hagan $2,504,104
Americans for Prosperity N/A CON $1,500,000 TV Against Sen. Kay Hagan $4,004,104
League of Conservation Voters N/A LIB $305,000 TV For Sen. Kay Hagan $4,309,104
Senate Majority PAC N/A LIB $750,000 TV For/ Against Sen. Kay Hagan/ Thom Tillis $5,059,104
National Association of Realtors N/A NEU Unknown Web Ads/ Mailers For Sen. Kay Hagan $5,059,104
Americans for Prosperity N/A CON $1,400,000 TV Against Sen. Kay Hagan $6,459,104
Patriot Majority USA N/A LIB $800,000 TV Against Thom Tillis $7,259,104
Freedom Works N/A CON $25,572 Yard Signs/ Door Hangers Against Sen. Kay Hagan $7,284,676
Freedom Works N/A CON $23,803 Yard Signs/ Door Hangers For Greg Brannon $7,308,479
American Action Network N/A CON $240,000 TV Against Sen. Kay Hagan $7,548,479
Senate Majority PAC N/A LIB $1,000,000 TV For Sen. Kay Hagan $8,548,479
The Our America Inc. N/A CON Unknown Billboard Against Sen. Kay Hagan $8,548,479
American Crossroads N/A CON $1,100,000 TV For Thom Tillis $9,648,479
60 Plus Association N/A CON Unknown TV Against Sen. Kay Hagan $9,648,479
Americans for Prosperity NC-3 CON Unknown Radio For Rep. Walter Jones -
Ending Spending Action Fund NC-3 CON $78,000 TV Against Rep. Walter Jones $78,000
Emergency Committee for Israel NC-3 CON $151,075 TV Against Rep. Walter Jones $229,075
Natural Resources Defense Fund N/A LIB $400,000 TV Against Governor Pat McCrory $400,000
North Carolina Environmental Partnership
SD 18, SD 19,
SD 12
LIB $142,195 TV Against
Sen. Chad Barefoot, Sen.
Wesley Meredith,
Sen. Ronald Rabin
$142,195
US Senate
US Congress
NC Governor (2016 Election)
North Carolina General Assembly
NC Judicial Races

4. Senator Kay Hagan
32%
68%
For Against
Due to Internal Revenue Service rules and the structure of many of the organizations that we
label “independent expenditure” organizations, neither the donors nor the detailed numbers of the
ad buys must be disclosed. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions with the data
presented here.
Updated: April 7, 2014

5. Thom Tillis
42%
58%
For Against
Due to Internal Revenue Service rules and the structure of many of the organizations that we
label “independent expenditure” organizations, neither the donors nor the detailed numbers of the
ad buys must be disclosed. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions with the data
presented here.
Updated: April 7, 2014