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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.

$57.3M
raised
238
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 Withdrawn candidates and primary losers are listed on the race pages (and in the bulk data) but aren't counted here.
600
PACs
127
races

Latest filing: Sep 7, 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.

Governor

$18.9M
Marsha Blackburn Rep. $10.8M 20,596 donors David Hatley Ind. $7.0M 13 donors Jerri Green Dem. $698K 8,447 donors Lauren Pinkston Ind. $361K 860 donors
12 more candidates under $25K →

U.S. Senator

$6.2M
Bill Hagerty Rep. $6.2M 4,448 donors
4 more candidates under $25K →

U.S. Representative, District 9

$4.9M
Brent Taylor Rep. $2.5M 256 donors Justin J. Pearson Dem. $2.3M 1,350 donors

Federal races: U.S. Senate & House

All 10 federal races →

Tennessee's 2026 ballot also carries the U.S. Senate race — Sen. Bill Hagerty's seat — and all nine U.S. House districts. $43.7M raised across 48 federal candidates, from FEC filings.

Federal figures are each committee’s total receipts and spending as reported to the FEC, including transfers from joint-fundraising and party committees. They do not include independent expenditures by outside groups or super PACs.

Biggest donors

all giving
  1. 1 School Freedom Fund → all to PACs $4,810,000
  2. 2 Jeff Yass Sig $1,000,000
  3. 3 Advance Financial Administration → all to PACs $870,000
  4. 4 Best of Tennessee Inc. → all to PACs $650,000
  5. 5 Tristar Division Office → all to PACs $600,000
All donors →

Top PACs

$ to candidates
  1. 1 HCA TriStar Fund 92 candidates $379,800
  2. 2 Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 67 candidates $314,000
  3. 3 Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 45 candidates $306,500
  4. 4 Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 102 candidates $305,500
  5. 5 Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 117 candidates $270,650
All 600 PACs →

Funding patterns

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Things the data already shows — the kind of digging that usually takes a spreadsheet.

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