Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
John R Bradford III
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · North Carolina District 8
- Filing address
- Raleigh, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BRADFORD, JOHN R III
- Next election
- Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
North Carolina, District 8
FEC candidate ID H4NC08090 · Principal campaign committee: BRADFORD FOR CONGRESS
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$356,419.1217%
- PACs and other committees$85,600.004%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,601,740.0078%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,500.000%
Self-funding: $1,601,740.00 (78% of money raised): $1,740.00 given and $1,600,000.00 lent by the candidate. $78,910.66 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
23 committees reported giving $76,800.00 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.
- NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY/ATRIUM HEALTH EMPLOYEES FED PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- EMERGEORTHO P.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$4,000.00
- AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT TRS, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMH PAC)Connected PAC$3,300.00
- SOUTHERN STATES POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOC PAC FUNDPAC$3,000.00
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANGERS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NARPM PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL RENTAL HOME COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- FRIENDS OF TIM MOORECandidate committee$2,000.00
- NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- BUSINESS-INDUSTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IP-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting John R Bradford III$531,676.40
- Independent expenditures opposing John R Bradford III$42,050.00
FEC totals for the 2024 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.
- DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSSupporting$530,839.00
- BETTER AMERICA UNDER CONSERVATIVES PAC, INC.Opposing$42,050.00
- GRASS ROOTS NORTH CAROLINA/FORUM FOR FIREARMS EDUC POL VICTORY FUNDSupporting$835.00
The race
North Carolina U.S. House, District 8, 2024 · 7 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| John R Bradford III (R) | $2,046,259.12 | $0.00 | 2024-12-31 |
| Allan Baucom (R) | $1,395,025.00 | $7,772.59 | 2024-12-31 |
| Mark E Harris (R) | $837,984.14 | $107,532.72 | 2024-12-31 |
| James Daniel Bishop (R) | $324,587.12 | $37,108.34 | 2024-12-31 |
| Leigh Brown (R) | $156,928.15 | $10,165.67 | 2024-12-31 |
| Don Brown (R) | $90,297.91 | $840.61 | 2024-12-31 |
| Chris Maples (R) | $26,360.00 | $0.00 | 2024-03-22 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
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: BRADFORD FOR CONGRESS.
- 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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