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North Carolina · U.S. House · District 12 · 2026

North Carolina District 12 House race

General election in 55 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · North Carolina District 12 House race

Alma S. Adams has raised more than 6 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the North Carolina District 12 House race, 2026 report raising $488,421 between them. Alma S. Adams reports $370,506 and Charay Hedgepeth reports $62,887, a gap of $307,619. Of what Alma S. Adams reports, 26% came from individuals and 73% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

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

Alma S. Adams

Alma S. Adams

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 73% from PACs and 26% from individuals.

26% individuals73% PACs1% other
$371K
raised
CH

Charay Hedgepeth

D
D · challenger

1% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 99% from other sources.

1% individuals0% PACs99% other
$63K
raised
JC

John Codiga

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 89% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

89% individuals0% PACs11% other
$29K
raised
AA

Addul Ali

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$18K
raised
RR

Ryan Rabah

I
I · challenger

82% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 18% from other sources.

82% individuals0% PACs18% other
$9K
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Labor / Unions$48K
Small donors & unclassified$10K
Transportation$10K
Retail & Consumer$8K
Insurance$8K
Law & Lobbying$5K
Energy & Utilities$5K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION · pac$10K
  • INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE · pac$10K
  • INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$8K
  • LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$8K
  • TEACHERS INSURANCE ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC (TIAA PAC) · pac$8K
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$5K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

56%30%14%
56% PACs30% individuals14% other

The incumbent's record

Alma S. Adams is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$408K
$265K - $550K. up $233K since 2014.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Agriculture
  • House Committee on Education and Workforce

Who funds them

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

Labor / Unions$48K
Small donors & unclassified$10K
Transportation$10K
Retail & Consumer$8K
Insurance$8K
Law & Lobbying$5K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

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

Alma S. Adams
D · incumbent
Alma S. Adams
vs
CH
Charay Hedgepeth
D · challenger
$371K
Raised
$63K
$457K
Cash on hand
$1K
73%
From PACs
0%
26%
From individuals
1%
Labor / Unions
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No