There were at least 221 contributions made to political candidates and committees by Duke Energy Corporation employees, 57.5 percent of which have gone to Republican Party causes and candidates.
According to the Federal Elections Commission, donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. In a study by opensecrets.org, they found the state with the highest percentage of contributions going to Democrats was Vermont with over 86-percent of the money going to Democratic candidates and committees. The most Republican-leaning state was Mississippi with over 71-percent of the money going to Republican candidates and committees.
Spencer Hanes' contributions
| Committee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Kelly for Senate | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| American Wind Energy Association Windpac | - | $1,000 | |
| Cal for Nc | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Friends of Jim Inhofe Committee | Sen. James M. Inhofe | Republican Party | $500 |
| Cynthia Wallace for Congress | Cynthia Wallace | Democratic Party | $250 |
Other donations by employees of Duke Energy Corporation
| Employee | Candidate | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn J. Good | - | $10,000 | |
| Lynn J. Good | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $10,000 |
| Lynn J. Good | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $10,000 |
| Jeff Ertman | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $10,000 |
| Lynn Good | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $5,600 |
| Jeff Ertman | - | Republican Party | $5,550 |
| Thomas Skains | - | $5,000 | |
| Daniel Dimicco | - | $5,000 | |
| Thomas Byrne | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $3,250 |
| Robert Carpenter | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $2,987 |
| Steven K. Young | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Lynn Good | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Julia S. Janson | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $2,800 |
| Annette Clayton | - | $2,500 | |
| Rodney Prevette | - | Republican Party | $2,164 |
| Rodney M. Prevette | - | Republican Party | $2,080 |
| Thomas Byrne | - | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Nicholas Giaimo | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $2,000 |
| Geoff Russell | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Ellen Fagan | - | $1,915 | |
| Patrick O'Connor | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $1,900 |
| Charles Johnston | Marianne Williamson | Democratic Party | $1,900 |
| Kerim Powell | - | Republican Party | $1,710 |
| Jason Degraftenreid | Daniel Mccready | Democratic Party | $1,700 |
| Morgan Mitchell | - | Republican Party | $1,599 |
| Colin Obrien | - | Republican Party | $1,564 |
| Bradley Harris | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $1,400 |
| Ramesh Kalagnanam | - | Republican Party | $1,285 |
| Chad Cowan | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $1,255 |
| Jason Degraftenreid | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,100 |
| Vijay Bondada | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Thomas Craig | - | $1,000 | |
| Scott Adams | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Karl Newlin | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Karl Newlin | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Geoff Russell | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Garo Aghjayan | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Dhiaa M. Jamil | - | $1,000 | |
| Dhiaa Jamil | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Dhiaa Jamil | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Darrell Hatley | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Darrell Hatley | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Dana Bailey | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Christopher Morecroft | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
| Chris Cox | - | $1,000 | |
| Chris Carter | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Chris Carter | Richard L. Hudson Jr. | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Brian Savoy | - | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Brian Savoy | Sen. Thom R. Tillis | Republican Party | $1,000 |
| Patrick Oconnor | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $992 |
| Norvin Clontz | - | $900 | |
| Joey Puckett | - | Republican Party | $870 |
| Bradley Harris | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $800 |
| Lon Huber | - | $764 | |
| John Steve | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $745 |
| William Kevin Mclaughlin | - | $715 | |
| Garry Rice | - | $700 | |
| David Hall | - | Republican Party | $700 |
| Karen Mccauley | - | Republican Party | $691 |
| Ronald Cobb | - | Republican Party | $668 |
| Ronald Ballou | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $655 |
| Prentiss Boswell | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $650 |
| Prentiss Boawell | - | Republican Party | $600 |
| Douglas Schmitt | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $600 |
| Sarah Perez | - | $580 | |
| Deborah Caudill | - | Republican Party | $554 |
| Jb Eanes | - | Republican Party | $544 |
| Norvin Clontz | - | Republican Party | $540 |
| Vanessa Vargas | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $519 |
| William Gideon | Jaime Harrison | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Vijay Bondada | - | $500 | |
| Vijay Bondada | Daniel Mccready | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Vijay Bondada | - | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Stephen Siry | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $500 |
| Shawn Shultz | - | $500 | |
| Raeford Parker | - | $500 | |
| Prentiss Boswell | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Jack Lemmer | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $500 |
| Eric Icenhour | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $500 |
| Brittany Dubose | - | Republican Party | $500 |
| Aaron Harward | - | Republican Party | $495 |
| Baiyan Huang | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $450 |
| James Presson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $446 |
| Sheila Smith | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $435 |
| Sarah Adair | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Randall Huggins | - | Republican Party | $400 |
| Jason Degraftenreid | Cal Cunningham | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Douglas Schmitt | - | Republican Party | $400 |
| Bradley Harris | Deborah Ross | Democratic Party | $400 |
| Colin Obrien | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $399 |
| Kendrick Fentress | - | $398 | |
| Nancy Wright | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $380 |
| Shawn D. Shultz | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $375 |
| Timothy Elrod | - | Republican Party | $350 |
| Ramesh Kalagnanam | Kimberly Klacik | Republican Party | $350 |
| Raeford Parker | - | Republican Party | $350 |
| Michael Burkart | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $350 |
| Larry Knotts | - | Republican Party | $350 |
| Eric Icenhour | - | Republican Party | $350 |
| John Steve | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $345 |
| Stephen Siry | - | Republican Party | $315 |
| Michael E. Heath | - | Republican Party | $315 |
| Fred Jarrett | - | Republican Party | $315 |
| Daniel Gross | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $315 |
| Robert P. Vary | - | $307 | |
| John Melton | - | Republican Party | $302 |
| Timothy Elrod | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $300 |
| Sherry Cude | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Raymoms Wentowski | - | Republican Party | $300 |
| Morgan Mitchell | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $300 |
| Michael Heath | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $300 |
| Laura Pepper | Gary Peters | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Laura Lee | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Larry Knotts | - | Republican Party | $300 |
| Ira Craft | - | Republican Party | $300 |
| David Miller | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $300 |
| Joey Puckett | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $280 |
| Patrick Mcdonald | - | Republican Party | $274 |
| Jack Lemmer | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $270 |
| Carmen Prevette | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $266 |
| Tracy Wyatt | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Ravi Agolla | - | $250 | |
| Randy Mills | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Ramesh Kalagnanam | Martha Mcsally | Republican Party | $250 |
| Norvin Clontz | Sandy Smith | Republican Party | $250 |
| Lois Grobb | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Larry Eugene Hatcher | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Kyle Gregory | - | Republican Party | $250 |
| Jason Haynes | Monika Johnson-Hostler | Democratic Party | $250 |
| David Smith | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Christopher Morecroft | Daniel Mccready | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Cari Boyce | Steve Bullock | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Brooks Price | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
| Betty Ramos | - | $250 | |
| Andrew Byrd | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $250 |
| Adel Acebal | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $250 |
| Larry Hatcher | - | Republican Party | $249 |
| Larry Eugene Hatcher | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $247 |
| Vanessa Vargas | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $242 |
| Martha Barnwell | - | Republican Party | $234 |
| Colin Obrien | - | Republican Party | $220 |
| Karen Mc Cauley | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $212 |
| Steve Loconte | - | $209 | |
| E. Mckinney | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $205 |
| Vakesia Graves | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $200 |
| John Melton | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $200 |
| Ira Craft | - | $200 | |
| Guido De Best | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $200 |
| Garry Rice | - | Republican Party | $200 |
| Deborah Caudill | - | $200 | |
| Danny Max Sims | - | Republican Party | $182 |
| Romey James | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $175 |
| Joey Puckett | - | Republican Party | $175 |
| Neal T. Long | - | Republican Party | $150 |
| Morgan Mitchell | Lindsey Olin Graham | Republican Party | $150 |
| Justin Musick | - | Republican Party | $150 |
| Greg Leimer | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $150 |
| Christopher Greening | - | Republican Party | $145 |
| Morgan Mitchell | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $142 |
| Letzen Maldonado | - | Republican Party | $140 |
| Charles Beam | - | Republican Party | $139 |
| Roger Merrill | - | Republican Party | $135 |
| Noel Benfield | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $130 |
| Guido De Best | - | Democratic Party | $125 |
| Dewey Mcpherson | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $112 |
| Shelly Phillips | - | Republican Party | $110 |
| Christy Maske | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $110 |
| J.B. Eanes | - | Republican Party | $108 |
| Harold Felder | - | Republican Party | $105 |
| Brandon Fentress | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $105 |
| J. Eanes | - | Republican Party | $104 |
| Stephen C. Smith | - | Democratic Party | $100 |
| Ronald Cobb | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Rhonda Mashburn | Kevin McCarthy | Republican Party | $100 |
| Ramesh Kalagnanam | John C. Cummings | Republican Party | $100 |
| Kyle Gregory | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Kerry Powell | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $100 |
| Johnny Melton | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| John Porac | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Henry Stanley | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Henry D. Stanley | - | Republican Party | $100 |
| Keith Smith | - | Republican Party | $88 |
| Janet Jones | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $88 |
| Jb Eanes | - | $84 | |
| Blair Mackey | - | Republican Party | $84 |
| Catherine Mcdonough | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $82 |
| Vanessa Vargas | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Kevin Smith | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Jeffrey Wehner | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $75 |
| Greg M. Leimer | Dan Newhouse | Republican Party | $75 |
| Timothy Baker | - | Republican Party | $70 |
| Tim Tucker | Dan Sullivan | Republican Party | $65 |
| Meng Lin | - | $65 | |
| Michael Phillips | - | Republican Party | $60 |
| Karen Acken | - | Republican Party | $52 |
| Wesley Keith | Andrew Yang | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Tony B. Owen | - | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Robert Carpenter | Charles Booker | Democratic Party | $50 |
| John Gardner | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Gerald Stott | Bernard Sanders | Democratic Party | $50 |
| Deborah Caudill | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $50 |
| Colin Obrien | - | Republican Party | $50 |
| Anthony Joseph Recenello | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $50 |
| Aaron Austin | - | Republican Party | $42 |
| Betsy Dorsett | Pete Buttigieg | Democratic Party | $40 |
| Joletia R. Jones | Joe Biden | Democratic Party | $38 |
| Mitchell Munday | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $35 |
| Danny Sims | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $35 |
| Danny Max Sims | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $35 |
| Colin Obrien | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $35 |
| Timothy Huffman | Mark Kelly | Democratic Party | $25 |
| Teresa Dearnley | Donald Trump | Republican Party | $25 |
| Danny Davis | - | Republican Party | $25 |
| Andy Avent | - | Republican Party | $20 |
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