Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Cal Cunningham
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · North Carolina
- Filing address
- Raleigh, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- CUNNINGHAM, CAL
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
North Carolina
FEC candidate ID S0NC00202 · Principal campaign committee: CAL FOR NC
Total raised$52,569,133.75
Total spent$52,395,429.78
Cash on hand$173,703.97
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$200,000.00
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, 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$48,478,504.0992%
- PACs and other committees$865,786.092%
- Party committees$54,600.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$200,162.700%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$2,632,883.275%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$337,197.601%
Self-funding: $200,162.70 (0% of money raised): $162.70 given and $200,000.00 lent by the candidate. $200,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
153 committees reported giving $922,486.00 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.
- DSCCParty committee$49,600.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$35,101.00
- DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PACConnected PAC$12,512.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$11,000.00
- NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA PACPAC$10,102.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONConnected PAC$10,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PAC FOR A CHANGEHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- PRAIRIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- IMPACTLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- FIRST STATE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- M-PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- GREAT LAKES PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- HOOPS PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- NARRAGANSETT BAY PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- GREEN MOUNTAIN PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
Show all 153 committees
- PEOPLE'S VOICE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- FORWARD TOGETHER PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- VOTEVETSHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- OCEANS PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- FUND FOR THE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- TREASURE STATE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- COUNTRY ROADS PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- COMMON SENSE COLORADOLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- LOBO PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- MOTOR CITY PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- COMMON GROUND PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PINEAPPLE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PERIMETER PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- HAWAII PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- GETTING STUFF DONE PAC (GSD-PAC)Leadership PAC$10,000.00
- ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- GRANITE VALUES PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- SMART SOLUTIONS PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- BRADY PACHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- VOTER PROTECTION PROJECTHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$9,999.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$9,883.00
- VICTORY NOW PACLeadership PAC$8,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- NEW MILLENNIUM PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- KEYSTONE AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- NUTMEG PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- OFF THE SIDELINES PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- EDUCATE AND INNOVATE PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- VELVET HAMMER PACLeadership PAC$5,600.00
- NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE PACConnected PAC$5,117.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- PLASTERERS' AND CEMENT MASONS' ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRSConnected PAC$5,000.00
- KIDSPACPAC$5,000.00
- NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PARTY - FEDERALParty committee$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION -- POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- FRONTLINE USALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MODERATE DEMOCRATS PACPAC$5,000.00
- WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST, INC. PAC (WGAW PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- BLUE WAVE PROJECTLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BLUE HEN FEDERAL PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TURQUOISE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- GIFFORDS PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- CAPA21- FEDERALHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- BEND THE ARC JEWISH ACTION INC. PAC Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- LEGITPACPAC$5,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF THE SOUTH ORANGE COUNTYParty committee$5,000.00
- NO LABELS PROBLEM SOLVERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NO LABELS PROBLEM SOLVERS PAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- INTEGRITY FIRST PACPAC$5,000.00
- WHEN DEMOCRATS TURN OUT PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BLACK ECONOMIC ALLIANCE PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- GIDDY UP PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- STAND UP FOR WORKERS PACPAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHAREHOLDER & CONSUMER ATTORNEYS PACPAC$4,800.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$4,181.00
- ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS (APFA PAC) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$4,000.00
- HEIDI FOR SENATECandidate committee$4,000.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$3,242.00
- UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA COPE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- CHC BOLD PACConnected PAC$3,000.00
- DMFI PACHybrid PAC$3,000.00
- DAN FOR COLORADOCandidate committee$2,999.00
- PAID FAMILY LEAVE PACPAC$2,800.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SMART TD PAC Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (OPEIU) JB MOSS VOICE OF THE ELECTORATE (VOTE)PAC$2,500.00
- MURPHPACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- LOS ANGELES WOMEN'S GIVING COLLECTIVE PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PACPAC$2,500.00
- TAKING THE HILL PACPAC$2,500.00
- ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TOGETHER FUND PACPAC$2,500.00
- BLUE SENATE PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- JOBS, OPPORTUNITIES AND EDUCATION PAC (JOE-PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTYConnected PAC$2,000.00
- PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SOUTHWEST LEADERSHIP FUNDLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- JAMES MACKLER FOR US SENATECandidate committee$2,000.00
- MCCREADY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- REPAIR THE WORLD PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- ISG PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- DONNELLY FOR INDIANACandidate committee$1,500.00
- ENVIRONMENT AMERICA INC. VOTER ACTION (ABBV. 'ENVIRONMENT AMERICA VOTER ACTION')Connected PAC$1,250.00
- BEST 4 AMERICAConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODDCandidate committee$1,000.00
- AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS ACTION FUND PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WESTCHESTER-PLAYA DEMOCRATIC CLUBPAC$1,000.00
- DEMOC PACPAC$1,000.00
- HOOSIERS FIRST PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- 4 MA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DON BEYERCandidate committee$1,000.00
- REMEDY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- COURAGE TO CHANGELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DUMP CHUMPPAC$1,000.00
- COMPASS USAHybrid PAC$538.00
- CANADA CRESCENTA DEMOCRATIC CLUBPAC$500.00
- SCOTT COOPER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
- PRO-AFRICA USA PACPAC$500.00
- LINDA COLEMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$250.00
- DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF THE MONTEREY PENINSULA FEDERALPAC$200.00
- HOLLISTON DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEEParty committee$200.00
- SWING LEFTHybrid PAC$112.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Cal Cunningham$29,020,033.53
- Independent expenditures opposing Cal Cunningham$89,206,590.56
- Company and union communications to members about Cal Cunningham$2,819.76
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.
- SENATE LEADERSHIP FUNDOpposing$47,079,347.00
- AMERICAN CROSSROADSOpposing$23,799,881.00
- NRSCOpposing$13,631,101.00
- PRIORITIES USA ACTIONSupporting$6,737,894.00
- VOTEVETSSupporting$5,775,086.00
- CAROLINA BLUESupporting$4,518,796.00
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC.(AFP ACTION)Opposing$2,489,146.00
- SMPSupporting$1,548,214.00
- BLACK PACSupporting$1,422,361.00
- BLACK PROGRESSIVE ACTION COALITIONSupporting$1,337,209.00
- NEW AMERICAN JOBS FUNDSupporting$1,214,940.00
- TRUTH AND JUSTICE FUND COMPANYSupporting$1,161,000.00
The race
North Carolina U.S. Senate, 2020 · 9 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Cunningham (D) | $52,569,133.75 | $173,703.97 | 2020-12-31 |
| Thom R. Sen. Tillis (R) | $23,280,646.68 | $834,908.56 | 2020-12-31 |
| Garland S Tucker III (R) | $2,218,719.06 | $0.00 | 2019-12-31 |
| Sandy Smith (R) | $1,703,668.95 | $20,570.04 | 2020-12-31 |
| Eric Mansfield (D) | $258,505.90 | $1,227.30 | 2019-09-30 |
| Erica Danette Smith (D) | $239,739.84 | $19,331.07 | 2020-12-31 |
| Trevor Michael Fuller (D) | $31,597.95 | $457.73 | 2019-09-30 |
| Larry Holmquist (R) | $4,385.00 | −$124.51 | 2020-03-19 |
| Steve Swenson (D) | $2,500.00 | $535.00 | 2019-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Research/CNBC | October 29 – November 1, 2020 | 473 (LV) | ± 4.51% | Thom Tillis 46% · Cal Cunningham 50% |
| Swayable | October 27 – November 1, 2020 | 619 (LV) | ± 5.6% | Thom Tillis 47% · Cal Cunningham 53% |
| Ipsos/Reuters | October 27 – November 1, 2020 | 707 (LV) | ± 4.2% | Thom Tillis 46% · Cal Cunningham 48% |
| Data for Progress | October 27 – November 1, 2020 | 908 (LV) | ± 3.3% | Thom Tillis 46% · Cal Cunningham 51% · Shannon Bray 1% |
| Frederick Polls | October 30–31, 2020 | 676 (LV) | ± 3.7% | Thom Tillis 46% · Cal Cunningham 50% · Shannon Bray 3% |
| Emerson College | October 29–31, 2020 | 855 (LV) | ± 3.3% | Thom Tillis 47% · Cal Cunningham 50% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States Senate election 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: CAL FOR NC.
- 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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