Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Brian McGinnis

Party
Independent
Running for
U.S. House · North Carolina District 2
Filing address
Knightdale, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
MCGINNIS, BRIAN
Next election
Primary March 3, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of North Carolina with the 2026 district highlighted

North Carolina, District 2

IndependentU.S. House · North Carolina District 2ChallengerRunning

FEC candidate ID H6NC02213 · Principal campaign committee: MCGINNIS FOR THE PEOPLE

Total raised$72,695.16
Total spent$27,862.89
Cash on hand$45,613.80
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, 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: $72,692.61Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $2.55
  • Individual contributions$72,692.61100%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2.550%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$44,892.4965%
  • Contributions over $200$24,190.3135%
  • Itemized from inside North Carolina$3,786.7214%
  • Itemized from other states$23,719.6086%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $5,467.11 · Florida $4,979.76. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$64K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $64,450.36APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $2,299.50JULY QUARTERLY: raised $3,913.12JULY QUARTERLY: spent $17,376.48OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $4,331.68OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $8,186.912026-032026-062026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

North Carolina U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Brian McGinnis (I)$72,695.16$45,613.802026-09-30
Deborah Ross (D)$2,039,910.71$1,278,165.092026-10-14
Robert Bennett (D)$529.00$0.002025-12-09

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DApril 10, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina (retrieved October 22, 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: MCGINNIS FOR THE PEOPLE.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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