Asheville Reporter

Matthew Wechtel from Weaverville contributed a total of $100 to the campaign of Republican Party candidate Mark Robinson, according to North Carolina State Board of Elections.

There were 141 total contributions made to political candidates and committees by individuals and organizations in Weaverville, 90.1 percent of which have gone to Democratic Party causes and candidates.

The candidate that received the most money in contributions from the individuals and organizations was the Democratic Party candidate Roy Cooper.

Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, eleven states have no limits on how much can be contributed to a candidate by individual donors, while the other 39 states often limit the amount someone can contribute based on the office the candidate is running for.

Candidate	Party	Amount
Dan Forest	Republican party	$220
Mark Robinson	Republican party	$100

Donor	Candidate	Party	Amount
James Warlick	Josh Stein	Democratic party	$5,400
Montana Carnaggio	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$5,400
Margaret Newell	Unknown	Unknown	$2,500
Rosalind Willis	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$2,200
Robinson Rea	Unknown	Unknown	$2,100
Barbara R. Joshi	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$1,000
Margaret H. Newell	Unknown	Unknown	$1,000
Leonard S. Wiener	Unknown	Unknown	$750
Joann Dare	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$550
Darilyn Hedden Dealy	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$540
Christina A. McQuiston	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$500
Douglas Dearth	Terri Wells	Democratic party	$500
Douglas Dearth	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$500
Douglas H. Dearth	Josh Stein	Democratic party	$500
Edward J. Sheary	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$500
Edward Sheary	Susan C. Fisher	Democratic party	$500
Joann Morgan	Terri Wells	Democratic party	$500
Peggy Weaver	Susan C. Fisher	Democratic party	$500
Steven Baumohl	Terri Wells	Democratic party	$500
Harold S. Welch	Eric Burns	Republican party	$400
D. Bruce Rice	Dan Forest	Republican party	$300
Darilyn Hedden Dealy	Cheri Beasley	Democratic party	$300
Ellen Boyd	Unknown	Unknown	$300
Tammy Allison	Unknown	Unknown	$300
Lynn Lederer	Josh Stein	Democratic party	$295
Margaret M. Smith	Lucy Inman	Democratic party	$258
Alexandra Dilworth	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$250
Douglas Dearth	Susan C. Fisher	Democratic party	$250
Edward J. Sheary	Josh Stein	Democratic party	$250
Edward Sheary	Terri Wells	Democratic party	$250
Jonni Medford-Pointet	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$250
Judy R. Craggs	Unknown	Unknown	$250
Louis Accornero	Unknown	Unknown	$250
Margery Ann Tabankin	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$250
Matthew P. Dotson-Smith	Unknown	Unknown	$250
Matthew P. Dotson-Smith	Cheri Beasley	Democratic party	$250
Lynn Lederer	Unknown	Unknown	$225
Matthew Wechtel	Dan Forest	Republican party	$220
Simon Woodrup	Sarah Crawford	Democratic party	$215
Darilyn Hedden Dealy	Unknown	Unknown	$200
Donna Mann	Unknown	Unknown	$200
Douglas Dearth	Unknown	Unknown	$200
Jerry Roberts	Terri Wells	Democratic party	$200
Leonard S. Wiener	Jeff Jackson	Democratic party	$200
Lynn Forbes	Unknown	Unknown	$200
Robert Dare	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$200
Mathew P. Dotson-Smith	Unknown	Unknown	$190
Teri Pinner	Unknown	Unknown	$151
Cathy Phillips	Terri Wells	Democratic party	$150
David King	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$150
David R. King	Sam Edney	Democratic party	$150
Leonard S. Wiener	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$150
Susan Dotson-Smith	Unknown	Unknown	$150
Darilyn H. Dealy	Unknown	Unknown	$145
Lynn Lederer	Unknown	Unknown	$140
Martha J. Touchstone	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$125
James Hobson	Unknown	Unknown	$124
Sybil Gragg	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$122
Nancy Waldrop	Unknown	Unknown	$120
Ray Metz	Unknown	Unknown	$120
Renee Reynolds	Unknown	Unknown	$120
Shaun Rybak	Unknown	Unknown	$120
Judy Craggs	Unknown	Unknown	$115
Barbara Stalzer	Unknown	Unknown	$113
Barbara Joshi	Brownie Newman	Democratic party	$100
Barbara Joshi	Terri Wells	Democratic party	$100
Beth Elderd	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$100
Caine McDonald	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Carolyn Fahey	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$100
Charles Bradley	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Cindy Tedesco	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Cynthia Ireland	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Darilyn Dealy	Josh Stein	Democratic party	$100
Darilyn Hedden Dealy	Sam Edney	Democratic party	$100
David King	Unknown	Unknown	$100
David King	Terri Wells	Democratic party	$100
David King	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Don Yelton	Unknown	Unknown	$100
E. A. Schenk	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Gary Burge	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Gen Bartlett	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$100
George Houk	Unknown	Unknown	$100
George Pettus	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Ginny Lentz	Unknown	Unknown	$100
James Stokely	Terri Wells	Democratic party	$100
Jeanette Smith	Cheri Beasley	Democratic party	$100
Joel Mazelis	Unknown	Unknown	$100
John Paar	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$100
John Wess	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Kimberly Walters	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Lawrence Loomis	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Leonard S. Wiener	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Leonard S. Wiener	Josh Stein	Democratic party	$100
Louise Root	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Margaret Newell	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Martha L. Langer	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Mary Herzog	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$100
Mary Sabol	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$100
Matthew Dotson-Smith	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Matthew Dotson-Smith	Mark Davis	Democratic party	$100