Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Leigh Brown

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · North Carolina District 8
Filing address
Harrisburg, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BROWN, LEIGH
Next election
Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of North Carolina with the 2024 district highlighted

North Carolina, District 8

RepublicanU.S. House · North Carolina District 8Open seatLost primary

FEC candidate ID H0NC09203 · Principal campaign committee: COMMITTEE TO ELECT LEIGH BROWN

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2023–2024U.S. House · North Carolina District 8$156,928.15Lost primary
2019–2020U.S. House · North Carolina District 9$409,892.99Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)
Total raised$156,928.15
Total spent$190,393.67
Cash on hand$10,165.67
Debts owed by the campaign$100,000.00
Loans from the candidate$100,000.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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: $51,428.15PACs and other committees: $5,500.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $100,000.00
  • Individual contributions$51,428.1533%
  • PACs and other committees$5,500.004%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$100,000.0064%

Self-funding: $100,000.00 (64% of money raised): $0.00 given and $100,000.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

2 committees reported giving $5,026.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Leigh Brown$0.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing Leigh Brown$0.00
  • Company and union communications to members about Leigh Brown$52,903.55

FEC totals for the 2024 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

The race

North Carolina U.S. House, District 8, 2024 · 7 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Leigh Brown (R)$156,928.15$10,165.672024-12-31
John R Bradford III (R)$2,046,259.12$0.002024-12-31
Allan Baucom (R)$1,395,025.00$7,772.592024-12-31
Mark E Harris (R)$837,984.14$107,532.722024-12-31
James Daniel Bishop (R)$324,587.12$37,108.342024-12-31
Don Brown (R)$90,297.91$840.612024-12-31
Chris Maples (R)$26,360.00$0.002024-03-22

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RNovember 10, 2023
  • Inside ElectionsSolid ROctober 27, 2023
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe ROctober 26, 2023
  • Elections DailySafe ROctober 26, 2023
  • CNalysisSolid RNovember 16, 2023
  • Decision Desk HQSafe RJune 1, 2024

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 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: COMMITTEE TO ELECT LEIGH BROWN.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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