Rocky Mount Today

Benedict Votipka from Nashville contributed a total of $1,000 to the campaign of Republican Party candidate Mark Robinson, according to North Carolina State Board of Elections.

There were 103 total contributions made to political candidates and committees by individuals and organizations in Nashville, 66 percent of which have gone to Republican Party causes and candidates.

The candidate that received the most money in contributions from the individuals and organizations was the Republican Party candidate Dan Forest.

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.

Candidate	Party	Amount
Dale R. Folwell	Republican party	$250
John M. Check	Republican party	$5,000
Lisa Stone Barnes	Republican party	$300
Mark Robinson	Republican party	$1,000

Donor	Candidate	Party	Amount
David L. Rose	Dan Forest	Republican party	$5,400
Elaine Wordsworth	Unknown	Unknown	$5,400
Scott Alan Tyson	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$5,400
Steve A. Wordsworth	Unknown	Unknown	$5,400
Elaine Wordsworth	Dan Forest	Republican party	$5,350
Steve A. Wordsworth	Dan Forest	Republican party	$5,300
Benedict Votipka	John M. Check	Republican party	$5,000
Elaine S. Wordsworth	Lisa Stone Barnes	Republican party	$3,500
Steve A. Wordsworth	Lisa Stone Barnes	Republican party	$3,500
C. Allen Rose	Dan Forest	Republican party	$2,500
Sheree B. Rose	Dan Forest	Republican party	$2,500
Steve Wordsworth	John M. Check	Republican party	$2,500
Charles M. Johnson II	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$2,000
Pamela Votipka	Mark Robinson	Republican party	$2,000
Elaine S. Wordsworth	Joseph M. (Mike) Eatmon	Republican party	$1,500
Steve A. Wordsworth	Joseph M. (Mike) Eatmon	Republican party	$1,500
Benedict Votipka	Mark Robinson	Republican party	$1,000
Betsey W. Robertson	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$1,000
C. Allen Rose	Unknown	Unknown	$1,000
Christopher Collie	Dan Forest	Republican party	$1,000
David L. Rose	Unknown	Unknown	$1,000
James Michael Stocks	Dan Forest	Republican party	$1,000
Leah S. Collie	Dan Forest	Republican party	$1,000
Betsy Hill Owens	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$500
C. Timothy Parker	Dan Forest	Republican party	$500
David L. Rose	Lisa Stone Barnes	Republican party	$500
David Rose	Unknown	Unknown	$500
David Rose	Unknown	Unknown	$500
David Rose	John M. Check	Republican party	$500
Jeffrey Wayne Sears	Reuben F. Young	Democratic party	$500
Steve A. Wordsworth	Sharon Sprinkle	Republican party	$500
Steve Wordsworth	Unknown	Unknown	$500
Morris Roberson	Unknown	Unknown	$350
George Carpenter	Dan Forest	Republican party	$335
Benedict Votipka	Lisa Stone Barnes	Republican party	$300
Macon R. Robertson	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$300
Thomas Williams	Claiborne Holtzman	Republican party	$300
James D. Snell Jr.	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$275
Benedict Votipka	Dale R. Folwell	Republican party	$250
Betsey Robertson	Josh Stein	Democratic party	$250
Betsy Hill Owens	Josh Stein	Democratic party	$250
Charles M. Johnson	Unknown	Unknown	$250
Charles Whitaker	Allen Wellons	Democratic party	$250
Jeffrey Tyson	Unknown	Unknown	$250
Sheree Rose	Unknown	Unknown	$250
Susan Leggett	Dan Forest	Republican party	$250
Virginia S. Braswell	Lisa Stone Barnes	Republican party	$250
Andrew Tyson	Dan Forest	Republican party	$225
George Carpenter	Mark Robinson	Republican party	$225
Jimmie Silver	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$185
George W. Carpenter III	Lisa Stone Barnes	Republican party	$180
Frances Walker	Dan Forest	Republican party	$161
Ashley Bass	Unknown	Unknown	$150
Donald B. Street	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$150
Meredith Bass	John M. Check	Republican party	$150
Nashville Chamber of Commerce	Unknown	Unknown	$150
Carlos Pardo	Mark Robinson	Republican party	$120
Barbara R. Valentine	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$100
Howard Baker	Unknown	Unknown	$100
John A. Foote	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$100
Lester Brown	Dan Forest	Republican party	$100
Matt Strickland	Mark Robinson	Republican party	$100
Nein Daniels	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$100
Pat Earp	Lisa Stone Barnes	Republican party	$100
Tammy Colbert	Dan Forest	Republican party	$100
Walter Davi	John M. Check	Republican party	$100
Wilmer A. Brantley	Dan Forest	Republican party	$100
Mary Strickland	Unknown	Unknown	$90
Nick Taylor	Unknown	Unknown	$85
Jerry Collier	Dan Forest	Republican party	$75
Katherine A. Akers	Unknown	Unknown	$70
Ken Sikes	Unknown	Unknown	$70
Thomas R. Sasser	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$60
Joe Stephen Reams	Unknown	Unknown	$53
Mary Grace Daughtridge	Unknown	Unknown	$53
Barbara Wright	Anthony W. (Tony) Brown	Democratic party	$50
Bonita Davis	Unknown	Unknown	$50
Committee to Elect Dwight Jordan	James D. Gailliard	Democratic party	$50
Kenneth Craft	Dan Forest	Republican party	$50
Sylvia Batchelor	Mark Robinson	Republican party	$50
Wilmer Brantley	John M. Check	Republican party	$50
Hattie Cooper	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$45
Carol Lawrence	Unknown	Unknown	$40
Joyce Womble	Unknown	Unknown	$40
Lettie Allen	Unknown	Unknown	$40
Trent Cousar	Unknown	Unknown	$40
Valerie Sauls	Unknown	Unknown	$35
Michelle Vick	Dan Forest	Republican party	$25
Timothy Sasser	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$25
Annette Richardson	James D. Gailliard	Democratic party	$20
Barbara Valentine	Unknown	Unknown	$20
Hattie Cooper	Unknown	Unknown	$20
Ana C. Joyner	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Bill Lumpp	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Elaine Robertson	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Felisa Bullock	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Jo Ellen Reams	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Joan M. Lucas	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Joni Elizabeth Robbins	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Kendall Cobb	Unknown	Unknown	$18