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Walter J. Smoski from Blowing Rock contributes a total of $250 to Democratic Party candidate Roy Cooper

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Walter J. Smoski from Blowing Rock contributed a total of $250 to the campaign of Democratic Party candidate Roy Cooper, according to North Carolina State Board of Elections.

There were 101 total contributions made to political candidates and committees by individuals and organizations in Blowing Rock, 90.1 percent of which have gone to Democratic Party causes and candidates.

The candidate that received the most money in contributions from the individuals and organizations was the Democratic Party candidate Ray Russell.

Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, eleven states have no limits on how much can be contributed to a candidate by individual donors, while the other 39 states often limit the amount someone can contribute based on the office the candidate is running for.

Largest 100 contributions from Individuals or Organizations in Blowing Rock
DonorCandidatePartyAmount
Luther H. HodgesJen MangrumDemocratic party$5,000
Catherine Jordan WilliamsonRay RussellDemocratic party$1,604
Anthony Di SantiJosh SteinDemocratic party$1,000
Charles Perry DunbarRay RussellDemocratic party$1,000
Curtis AndrewsJosh SteinDemocratic party$1,000
Leigh E. DunstonRoy CooperDemocratic party$1,000
Luther HodgesElaine MarshallDemocratic party$1,000
Claude D. Smith Jr.Josh SteinDemocratic party$750
Marjory HolderUnknownUnknown$675
Betty B. HoweRay RussellDemocratic party$500
Bo HendersonRay RussellDemocratic party$500
Charles Perry DunbarRoy CooperDemocratic party$500
Curtis AndrewsRoy CooperDemocratic party$500
DRU Anne HensonRay RussellDemocratic party$500
Karen H. HambyRoy CooperDemocratic party$500
Leigh DunstonReuben F. YoungDemocratic party$500
Leigh E. DunstonMark DavisDemocratic party$500
Virginia Bell VanstoryRay RussellDemocratic party$500
Wilbur CarterJosh SteinDemocratic party$500
Herman Charles Sellers IIIRoy CooperDemocratic party$400
Cynthia Dillon-ChabotRay RussellDemocratic party$300
Ermine Boles Henderson Jr.Roy CooperDemocratic party$300
Tim GuptonLucy InmanDemocratic party$258
Ralph PattersonRoy CooperDemocratic party$255
Ben EdwardsUnknownUnknown$250
Bryan P. CrutcherRay RussellDemocratic party$250
Charles P. DunbarJosh SteinDemocratic party$250
Claude Duane Smith Jr.Natasha MarcusDemocratic party$250
Claude SmilthRay RussellDemocratic party$250
Cullie Max TarletonRay RussellDemocratic party$250
Cullie TarletonJosh SteinDemocratic party$250
David CarrUnknownUnknown$250
Jim McDowellDan ForestRepublican party$250
John BaileyUnknownUnknown$250
Leigh E. DunstonLora Christine CubbageDemocratic party$250
Marjory E. HolderRoy CooperDemocratic party$250
Neville ChaneyRay RussellDemocratic party$250
Pamela DunstonRay RussellDemocratic party$250
Paulette PaceUnknownUnknown$250
Sharon Joyce SmoskiRay RussellDemocratic party$250
Timothy G. SellersCasey ViserRepublican party$250
Walter J. SmoskiRoy CooperDemocratic party$250
Albert YountUnknownUnknown$200
Jay Harrison Winston Jr.Ray RussellDemocratic party$200
Robert Alan MendelRay RussellDemocratic party$200
Linda JergerRoy CooperDemocratic party$170
Deanna BallardUnknownUnknown$160
Sharon T. SmoskiRoy CooperDemocratic party$155
Betty HoweUnknownUnknown$150
Bill LeaheyUnknownUnknown$150
Bryan CrutcherRoy CooperDemocratic party$150
Cullie TarletonRachel HuntDemocratic party$150
Cullie TarletonUnknownUnknown$150
Donald SaundersUnknownUnknown$150
Elaine RothenbergUnknownUnknown$150
Ellen C. MilfordRoy CooperDemocratic party$150
Gary Dewain KaderRay RussellDemocratic party$150
Julie O'DellUnknownUnknown$135
Jane RogersRay RussellDemocratic party$125
Karen H. HambyRay RussellDemocratic party$125
Donald B. SaundersRay RussellDemocratic party$101
Brenda FairbetterRay PickettRepublican party$100
Charlie SellersRay PickettRepublican party$100
Curtis AndrewsJeanne SupinDemocratic party$100
Donna DevereuxUnknownUnknown$100
Frank PlottsDan ForestRepublican party$100
James Alton ZellnerRay RussellDemocratic party$100
James F. SteeleDan ForestRepublican party$100
John Graves AldridgeRay RussellDemocratic party$100
Joni Webb PetschauerRay RussellDemocratic party$100
Kathy Phillips DacchilleRay RussellDemocratic party$100
Leigh DunstonKirk DeViereDemocratic party$100
Marjory E. HolderBeth A. WoodDemocratic party$100
Paul FairbetterMark RobinsonRepublican party$100
Paula SimsMark RobinsonRepublican party$100
Peter PetschauerJosh SteinDemocratic party$100
Peter PurcellJeff JacksonDemocratic party$100
Ralph PattersonKirk DeViereDemocratic party$100
Robert Edward ShirleyRay RussellDemocratic party$100
Robert ReedDan ForestRepublican party$100
S. Tucker YatesDan ForestRepublican party$100
Donald B. SaundersRoy CooperDemocratic party$90
Mary ReichelRoy CooperDemocratic party$75
Marjory E. HolderLucy InmanDemocratic party$52
Ada WebsterUnknownUnknown$50
Greg DavisUnknownUnknown$50
Mary HutchensJeanne SupinDemocratic party$50
Neville ChaneyRoy CooperDemocratic party$50
Sandra Colleen WindelspechtRay RussellDemocratic party$50
David L. RobertsonRay RussellDemocratic party$45
Alan Franklin GordonUnknownUnknown$18
Amber WinklerUnknownUnknown$18
Ashley WinkelmannUnknownUnknown$18
Charles G. TravisUnknownUnknown$18
Christopher SpanglerUnknownUnknown$18
Cody S. HawkinsUnknownUnknown$18
Deborah G. CoffeyUnknownUnknown$18
Gail SmartUnknownUnknown$18
Gwen SteeleUnknownUnknown$18
Irene R. SawyerUnknownUnknown$18

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