North Carolina · U.S. House · District 04 · 2026

North Carolina District 04 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · North Carolina District 04 House race

Valerie P. Foushee ranks No. 2 in money raised.

Democrat Nida Allam leads the field with about $1.1M raised.

Nida Allam reports 91% of campaign money from individuals.

The incumbent, Valerie P. Foushee, ranks No. 2 in the money. $2.4M in itemized outside money is on file, led by JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Nida Allam

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 91% from individuals and 3% from PACs.

91% individuals3% PACs6% other

$1.1M

raised

Valerie P. Foushee

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 54% from PACs and 45% from individuals.

45% individuals54% PACs1% other

$912K

raised

Mahesh Ganorkar

R · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $17K on hand from $12K raised.

52% individuals8% PACs40% other

$12K

raised

Where the money came from

$2.4M in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Ideological / Leadership$2.4M

Small donors & unclassified$59K

Labor / Unions$35K

Tech & Telecom$14K

Law & Lobbying$11K

Agriculture$10K

Health & Pharma$10K

Retail & Consumer$8K

Banking & Financial$7K

Party Committee$6K

Transportation$6K

Real Estate & Construction$5K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC · super pac$1.6M
ARTICLE ONE PAC · super pac$600K
ROLLING SEA ACTION FUND · super pac$150K
ANTHROPIC · company$14K
ADVANCE NORTH CAROLINA · pac$11K
NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND · pac$11K
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

26%70%

26% PACs70% individuals4% other

The incumbent's record

Valerie P. Foushee is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)

$65K

−$120K - $250K. up $100K since 2023.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Ideological / Leadership$2.4M

Small donors & unclassified$59K

Labor / Unions$35K

Tech & Telecom$14K

Law & Lobbying$11K

Agriculture$10K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Nida Allam D · challenger NA	vs	Valerie P. Foushee D · incumbent
$1.1M	Raised	$912K
$0	Cash on hand	$48K
3%	From PACs	54%
91%	From individuals	45%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Ideological / Leadership
No	Incumbent	Yes