Republicans Appear Likely to Spend $10 Million Trying to Keep Berger in Office
Senate leader Phil Berger and his allies have spent heavily to defeat GOP challenger Sam Page.
Republicans appear likely to spend more than $10 million to bolster state Senate leader Phil Berger’s intense reelection fight against Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page, according to newly released fundraising reports.
Berger’s campaign and independent expenditure groups supporting him spent more than $8.6 million between the start of the primary election cycle in 2025 and February 14, the latest filings show. Combined, they still had $2 million more on hand as of mid-February—which political observers expect they will have spent by the March 3 primary.
An investment of this size for a legislative primary, which often draw roughly 20,000 voters, is unprecedented in North Carolina, political experts say.
