| Turnout | John Edwards (D) |
Lauch Faircloth* (R) |
Barbara Howe (Libertarian) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 34% | 5,730 | 56.8% | 4,168 | 41.3% | 196 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,562 | 10,094 |
Campaign finance data for this election**:
| John Edwards | |
| Total Disbursements: | $8,331,382 |
| Total Receipts: | $8,420,983 |
| Cash on Hand: | $89,600 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
| Candidate Loans: | $6,150,000 |
| Individual Contributions: | $2,172,145 |
| Party Contributions: | $24,513 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $0 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $49,483 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $14,143 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $8,831 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $5,312 |
| Net Spending: | $8,336,694 |
| Lauch Faircloth* | |
| Total Disbursements: | $11,816,290 |
| Total Receipts: | $11,839,063 |
| Cash on Hand: | $32,578 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $1,000 |
| Candidate Loans: | $1,730,000 |
| Individual Contributions: | $6,385,215 |
| Party Contributions: | $20,123 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $3,005,835 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $295,590 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $599,135 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $599,135 |
| Net Spending: | $12,415,425 |
| Barbara Howe | |
| Total Disbursements: | $10,380 |
| Total Receipts: | $11,945 |
| Cash on Hand: | $1,563 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $500 |
| Candidate Loans: | $0 |
| Individual Contributions: | $9,945 |
| Party Contributions: | $1,500 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $0 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $0 |
| Net Spending: | $10,380 |
**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/NC/1998