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Tennessee State & Federal Races · General Election November 3, 2026

Follow the money: Tennessee's 2026 elections

Who is paying for Tennessee’s 2026 campaigns? Every dollar reported by candidates for governor, the General Assembly, and Congress — through the August 6 primaries and on to the November 3 general — official totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance and the FEC, searchable and free.

$65.2M
receipts Money raised now toward seats’ next elections is not in this total: $1.4M toward 2028 (16 state seats) ; $18.7M toward 2030 (1 federal seat) .
241
active candidates Candidates still running — the nominees headed to the November 3 ballot, plus anyone in a race that hasn't been decided. Withdrawn candidates and primary losers are listed on the race pages (and in the bulk data) but aren't counted here.
1066
PACs
129
races

Latest filing: Oct 23, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance

Where the money is

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The biggest-money races on the November 3 ballot, and how many people put up the money. Candidate figures use the receipts reported by each filing authority.

Governor

$27.0M
Marsha Blackburn Rep. $12.8M 22,281 donors David Hatley Ind. $12.0M 13 donors Jerri Green Dem. $1.7M 17,522 donors Lauren Pinkston Ind. $491K 1,201 donors
12 more candidates under $25K →

U.S. Senator

$17.3M
Bill Hagerty Rep. $17.2M 8,396 donors Marquita Bradshaw Dem. $35K 24 donors David Sutman Jr. Ind. $26K 0 donors
2 more candidates under $25K →

U.S. Representative, District 9

$6.8M
Justin J. Pearson Dem. $4.0M 2,602 donors Brent Taylor Rep. $2.8M 521 donors

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Biggest donors

all giving
  1. 1 Choose Freedom Inc. → all to PACs $4,244,082
  2. 2 Advance Financial Administration → all to PACs $1,320,000
  3. 3 Jeff Yass Sig $1,000,000
  4. 4 Tennesseans for Student Success Inc. → all to PACs $775,000
  5. 5 Best of Tennessee Inc. → all to PACs $650,000
All donors →

Top PACs

$ to candidates
  1. 1 HCA TriStar Fund 97 candidates $429,800
  2. 2 Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 56 candidates $383,500
  3. 3 Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 75 candidates $371,400
  4. 4 Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 126 candidates $346,300
  5. 5 Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 104 candidates $319,500
All 1066 PACs →

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