This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 85 of 120 general elections were contested. The losing candidates are shown along with the percentage of the vote they received compared to the winner. In cases where the race was pushed to a runoff, vote percentages for both advancing candidates are included.

In North Carolina, state-level candidates have spent $61 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Oct. 22, 2022. Democratic candidates have spent $17.3 million and Republican candidates have spent $26 million. 

In North Carolina, candidates who have filed state campaign finance reports have raised $85.4 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Oct. 22, 2022. State-level Democratic candidates have raised $28.1 million and Republican candidates have raised $35.8 million.