Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Ted Budd

- Office
- U.S. senator from North Carolina (class 3)
- Party
- Republican
- Born
- 1971
- In Congress
- House since 2017 · Senate since 2023 · 9 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2023 to January 3, 2029
- FEC filing name
- BUDD, THEODORE P.
- Next election
- Primary May 17, 2022 · General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
North Carolina
Official websiteFacebookX (Twitter)InstagramYouTubeFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H6NC13129 · Principal campaign committee: TED BUDD FOR SENATE
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · North Carolina District 13 | $14,756,213.34 | Registered for a future election |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · North Carolina District 13 | $2,325,418.77 | Won the general election (68.2%) |
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, 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$10,543,728.1271%
- PACs and other committees$1,440,927.0910%
- Party committees$56,000.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$275,265.812%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$2,405,700.7416%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$34,591.580%
Self-funding: $275,265.81 (2% of money raised): $265.81 given and $275,000.00 lent by the candidate. $275,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- Joint Economic Committee
- Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Airland
- Cybersecurity
- Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- Personnel
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Aviation, Space, and Innovation
- Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness Chairman
- Telecommunications and Media
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
39 committees reported giving $147,000.00 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.
- MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; RAI PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CANDY PAC)Connected PAC$6,000.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTYParty committee$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INCConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, LFGPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- FEDERAL BIPARTISAN VOLUNTARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. (PNC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- UPPER HAND FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. FEDERAL PAC (AKA HARTFORD ADVOCATES FEDERAL FUND) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LIVE OAK BANK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- HOUSE FREEDOM FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- LPL FINANCIAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LPL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- UNIVERSAL LEAF TOBACCO COMPANY, INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FEDERAL) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- TRULIANT FCU PACPAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / NAFCU/PAC / DBA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERALLY-INSURED CREDIT UNIONSConnected PAC$2,500.00
Show all 39 committees
- ZENECA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AZPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THE GEO GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- IN THE ARENA PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- ONEMAIN HOLDINGS, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- JACKSON HOLDINGS LLC AND JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL SSF (JACKSON NATIONAL FEDER Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- JACKSON HOLDINGS LLC AND JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (JACKSON N Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NEW PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NORTH CAROLINA SOYBEAN PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION NC SOYPAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- COALPAC, A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONPAC$1,000.00
- TRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SF) INC. Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MINEPAC, A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONPAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PRINCIPLESConnected PAC$1,000.00
- IEX GROUP, INC. PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CGCN PACPAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Theodore P. Budd$88,840.03
- Independent expenditures opposing Theodore P. Budd$0.00
FEC totals for the 2022 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.
- SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUNDSupporting$88,524.00
- RED SENATESupporting$303.00
The race
North Carolina U.S. House, District 13, 2022 · 15 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore P. Budd (R) | $14,756,213.34 | $272,187.73 | 2022-12-31 |
| Wiley Nickel (D) | $3,717,882.21 | $36,999.17 | 2022-12-31 |
| Kelly Daughtry (R) | $3,575,112.25 | $0.00 | 2022-06-30 |
| Robert Nicholas Hines (R) | $3,286,174.94 | $4,394.32 | 2022-12-31 |
| Kent Keirsey (R) | $948,949.72 | $0.00 | 2022-06-30 |
| Devan Barbour IV (R) | $500,475.33 | $11,397.44 | 2022-12-31 |
| Joshua Remillard (D) | $422,963.99 | $0.00 | 2022-06-30 |
| Chad Slotta (R) | $417,416.00 | $884.00 | 2022-12-31 |
| John Aneralla (R) | $155,198.68 | $50,936.59 | 2022-12-31 |
| Karen W Bentley (R) | $128,335.56 | $797.78 | 2022-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA (R) | October 21–24, 2022 | 584 (LV) | ± 4.2% | Bo Hines 43% · Wiley Nickel 44% |
| Global Strategy Group (D) | August 29 – September 1, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Bo Hines 40% · Wiley Nickel 44% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | August 23–24, 2022 | 506 (V) | ± 4.4% | Bo Hines 40% · Wiley Nickel 40% |
| RMG Research | July 31 – August 6, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Bo Hines 44% · Wiley Nickel 39% |
| DCCC Targeting and Analytics Department (D) | May 18–19, 2022 | 429 (LV) | ± 4.7% | Bo Hines 43% · Wiley Nickel 45% |
| Change Research (D) | October 19, 2022 | – | – | Generic Republican 45% · Generic Democrat 43% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 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: TED BUDD FOR SENATE.
- 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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