There were 1,705 total contributions made to political candidates and committees by individuals and organizations in Asheville, 87.5 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.
Lesley Gaspar's contributions
| Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $13 |
| Unknown | Unknown | $10 |
Largest 100 contributions from Individuals or Organizations in Asheville
| Donor | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Smith | Unknown | Unknown | $31,076 |
| Ronald Patrick Edgerton | Unknown | Unknown | $25,000 |
| Mack Braswell Pearsall | Unknown | Unknown | $10,000 |
| Teresa Q. Van Duyn | Unknown | Unknown | $10,000 |
| Buncombe County Democratic Party | Unknown | Unknown | $7,400 |
| Alexandria Birk | Unknown | Unknown | $5,500 |
| Carl M. (Mike) Verble | Dan Forest | Republican party | $5,400 |
| Carol S. Deutsch | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $5,400 |
| Diana G. Wortham | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $5,400 |
| James Oliver | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $5,400 |
| James W. Turner | Brian Turner | Democratic party | $5,400 |
| Janice J. Pearsall | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $5,400 |
| Kathy J. Verble | Dan Forest | Republican party | $5,400 |
| Nancy Edgerton | Josh Stein | Democratic party | $5,400 |
| Pamela M. Turner | Brian Turner | Democratic party | $5,400 |
| Patsy Keever for NC Senate 48 | Sam Edney | Democratic party | $5,400 |
| Robert J. Deutsch | Josh Stein | Democratic party | $5,400 |
| Ron Edgerton | Josh Stein | Democratic party | $5,400 |
| Ronald Edgerton | Yvonne Lewis Holley | Democratic party | $5,400 |
| Thomas V. Fehsenfeld | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $5,150 |
| Committee to Elect Susan C. Fisher | Unknown | Unknown | $5,000 |
| Donald Stroud | Unknown | Unknown | $5,000 |
| Nicole Townsend | Nicole Townsend | independent | $5,000 |
| Ronald Edgerton | Unknown | Unknown | $5,000 |
| Mack Braswell Pearsall | Sarah Crawford | Democratic party | $4,500 |
| 11th Congressional District DEC | Unknown | Unknown | $4,248 |
| Western Radiologists and Surgeons PAC | Kristin Baker | Republican party | $4,000 |
| David 'David' Gantt | Unknown | Unknown | $3,563 |
| Charles D. Owen III | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $3,400 |
| Carol Sue Deutsch | Josh Stein | Democratic party | $3,000 |
| John S. Curry | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $3,000 |
| Lawrence E. Thompson III | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $2,850 |
| Debra Stonecipher | Sam Edney | Democratic party | $2,700 |
| James Oliver | Josh Stein | Democratic party | $2,700 |
| John Vann Vogel | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $2,700 |
| Karen Ziff | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $2,700 |
| Kendall Oliver | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $2,700 |
| Madelyn Leslie | Brian Turner | Democratic party | $2,700 |
| Richard S. Wasch | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $2,700 |
| Ronald P. Edgerton | Cheri Beasley | Democratic party | $2,700 |
| Wilhelmina B. Bratton | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $2,700 |
| Grier Davis | Josh Stein | Democratic party | $2,550 |
| Bernard Arghiere | Josh Stein | Democratic party | $2,500 |
| Bernard J. Arghiere | Unknown | Unknown | $2,500 |
| Binna Green | Unknown | Unknown | $2,500 |
| Karen Ziff | Josh Stein | Democratic party | $2,500 |
| Mack Pearsall | Rachel Hunt | Democratic party | $2,500 |
| Nancy Edgerton | Susan C. Fisher | Democratic party | $2,500 |
| Rich S. Wasch | Jen Mangrum | Democratic party | $2,500 |
| Robert J. Deutsch | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $2,500 |
| Robert Kieffer | Unknown | Unknown | $2,500 |
| Ronald Edgerton | Susan C. Fisher | Democratic party | $2,500 |
| Ronald Edgerton | Julie Mayfield | Democratic party | $2,500 |
| Teresa Van Duyn | Unknown | Unknown | $2,500 |
| Thomas V. Fehsenfeld | Unknown | Unknown | $2,500 |
| Nancy Edgerton | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $2,071 |
| AL Sneed Jr. | Phil Berger, Jr. | Republican party | $2,000 |
| Bernard Arghiere | Cheri Beasley | Democratic party | $2,000 |
| James E. Samsel | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $2,000 |
| James L. Oliver | Jessica Holmes | Democratic party | $2,000 |
| Jim Oliver | Unknown | Unknown | $2,000 |
| Kendall Oliver | Unknown | Unknown | $2,000 |
| Mack Braswell Pearsall | Reuben F. Young | Democratic party | $2,000 |
| Marla T. Adams | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $2,000 |
| Mike Summey | Dan Forest | Republican party | $2,000 |
| Mike Summey | Bob Penland | Republican party | $2,000 |
| Nancy Maher | Unknown | Unknown | $2,000 |
| Rusty Pulliam | Unknown | Unknown | $2,000 |
| W. Neal Hanks | Dan Forest | Republican party | $2,000 |
| Timothy Moffitt | Tim Moffitt | Republican party | $1,824 |
| Eve L. Layman | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $1,750 |
| John W. Mason | Unknown | Unknown | $1,750 |
| Sanjay Anand | Unknown | Unknown | $1,600 |
| Albert L. Sneed Jr. | Jim O'Neill | Republican party | $1,500 |
| Ann Lewis | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $1,500 |
| Debra Stonecipher | Kirk DeViere | Democratic party | $1,500 |
| Eleanor Owen | Unknown | Unknown | $1,500 |
| Henry E. Teich | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $1,500 |
| Kim C. Teich | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $1,500 |
| Linda F. Kieffer | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $1,500 |
| Linda Godwin Furr | Unknown | Unknown | $1,500 |
| William A. Clarke | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $1,500 |
| Anne Sayers | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $1,450 |
| J. Randy Herron | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $1,350 |
| Wendell T. Howard | Dan Forest | Republican party | $1,300 |
| V. K. Craig | Julie Mayfield | Democratic party | $1,290 |
| David G. Worley | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $1,250 |
| Dana Lejune | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $1,200 |
| Elinor Cotts | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $1,200 |
| George M. Groome | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $1,200 |
| Sandra Finley | Terri Wells | Democratic party | $1,200 |
| Patricia Campbell | Terri Wells | Democratic party | $1,175 |
| Ben Scales | Unknown | Unknown | $1,165 |
| Lawrence E. Thompson III | Josh Stein | Democratic party | $1,100 |
| John S. Curry | Unknown | Unknown | $1,021 |
| Aaron Pulver | Unknown | Unknown | $1,000 |
| Anne V. Winter | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $1,000 |
| Barbara Jean Groome | Unknown | Unknown | $1,000 |
| Barry Halperin | Roy Cooper | Democratic party | $1,000 |
| Bernard Arghiere | John Ager | Democratic party | $1,000 |
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