WASHINGTON, D.C.—The race for North Carolina’s 7th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives has proven to be a costly one.
As eight-term incumbent Mike McIntyre, a Lumberton Democrat, attempts to hold off State Sen. David Rouzer, R-Johnston County, in a recently redrawn, more Republican-leaning 7th Congressional District, outside Political Actions Committees (PACs) have pumped more than $4 million into the race.
The biggest PAC spender to date is the National Republican Congressional Committee, which has spent more than $1.7 million in ads, research and media buys opposing McIntyre’s re-election, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in Washington, D.C.
The conservative Young Guns Action Fund has spent $778,245 in the race, while the Young Guns Network Inc. has spent $157,200.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has spent more than $1 million in media buys opposing Rouzer. House Majority PAC, a Democrat-backed committee, has spent more than $262,500 in ads targeting Rouzer, according to FEC reports.
Third-quarter financial reports for individual candidates were due to the FEC on Monday.
McIntyre reported having $593,171 cash on hand as of Sept. 30.
According to FEC reports, McIntyre reported raised $1.8 million—a little more than $1 million of which came from PACs. McIntyre collected another $811,133 in individual contributions, and $6,652 in party contributions, according to FEC reports.
McIntyre has spent $1.3 million as of Sept. 30.
As of Sept. 30, Rouzer had raised $1.05 million and spent $961,000. Rouzer had $91,895 cash on hand, but campaign spokeswoman Jessica Wood said Rouzer has raised an additional $175,000 since Oct. 1.
PACs and party committees are required to disclose spending to FEC officials more frequently than individual candidates. If more than $10,000 is spent, it must be reported to the FEC before the end of the second day after the communication is publically distributed.
