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RALEIGH – Effective Jan. 1, 2025, the contribution limit for North Carolina candidates and political committees increases by $400 per election, from $6,400 to $6,800.

No individual or political committee may contribute more than $6,800 to a candidate committee or political committee in any election.

Pursuant to Limitation on contributions [N.C.G.S. § 163-278.13(b)], at the beginning of each odd-numbered calendar year, the State Board of Elections is required to calculate and publish the contribution limit based on changes to the consumer price index (all items — U.S. city average). The 2025 change is based on the 6.1645% increase in the index from July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2024.

A notice of the increase will appear in the North Carolina Register on Jan. 15, 2025.

There are exceptions to the contribution limit:

A candidate or candidate’s spouse may contribute unlimited amounts to that candidate’s committee.

Any national, state, district or county executive committee of any political party recognized under “Political party” defined; creation of new party (N.C.G.S. § 163-96) is exempt from contribution limits.

If there is a primary and a general election, the political committee may receive $6,800 from a contributor between the beginning of the election cycle and the day of the primary, and another $6,800 from the same contributor beginning the day after the primary through the end of the election year.