Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Matthew Ridenhour
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · North Carolina District 9
- Filing address
- Charlotte, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- RIDENHOUR, MATTHEW
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
North Carolina, District 9
FEC candidate ID H0NC09161 · Principal campaign committee: RIDENHOUR FOR CONGRESS
2019–2020 cycle totals through May 31, 2019, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$86,262.7693%
- PACs and other committees$3,500.004%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$2,761.893%
Self-funding: $2,761.89 (3% of money raised): $2,761.89 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
1 committee reported giving $2,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Matthew Ridenhour$2,538.68
- Independent expenditures opposing Matthew Ridenhour$0.00
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- NATIONAL DEFENSE PACSupporting$2,538.00
The race
North Carolina U.S. House, District 9 (special election), 2020 · 6 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Ridenhour (R) | $92,524.65 | $0.00 | 2019-05-31 |
| Leigh Brown (R) | $409,892.99 | $44,758.33 | 2020-12-31 |
| Stony Rushing (R) | $73,550.40 | $0.00 | 2019-08-05 |
| Stevie Rivenbark Hull (R) | $69,552.16 | $0.00 | 2020-10-13 |
| Fern Haywood Shubert (R) | $9,284.52 | $0.00 | 2019-08-31 |
| Loran Allen Smith (G) | $6,009.72 | $1,868.50 | 2020-06-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D) | October 27–29, 2020 | 750 (V) | – | Dan Bishop 45% · Cynthia Wallace 43% |
| Wick Surveys (D) | September 30 – October 2, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Dan Bishop 30% · Cynthia Wallace 34% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: RIDENHOUR FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.
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