Becca Ripley — 2026 Tennessee House, District 61 campaign
2026 Tennessee House, District 61 · totals since Apr 1, 2026
Won the nomination 3,605 votes · 100% reported results
Latest filing: Q3 2026 · Oct 12, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance
3 filings · Pre-Primary 2026–Q3 2026
Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down the receipts the headline adds up, by the lines of each report behind it; its parts add up to the headline. Open its “Why this number?” for each report’s lines. Gift-size and location figures cover itemized contributions only. Aggregates count everyone who gave, including donors below the $200 disclosure floor — a share across all donors identifies no one. Full definition →
Largest part: loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds, 60% of receipts on these reports.
Where the money comes from Shares of itemized dollars, by the contributor’s state and city as filed. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it or it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into “elsewhere.” Shown only when at least 80% of dollars carry a usable state. Full definition →
69% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (31% from inside).
- Bettendorf, IA $4K69%
- Brentwood $1K18%
- Nashville $5009%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $200
- Other out-of-state $40
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2026 – Sep 2026. Peak $3,800 in Apr 2026. Spending peaked at $5,010 in May 2026.
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 4 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 3 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $240 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Ripley | 1 | $1,900.00 |
| Dave Ripley | 1 | $1,900.00 |
| Richard Hoos | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Davidson County Democratic Women Gwen McFarland | 1 | $500.00 |
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Pride | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Speedpro Nashville South | 1 | $548.75 | |
| Staples | 6 | $492.38 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 1 | $450.00 | |
| Ripley, Becca | 1 | $129.48 | |
| Postmaster | 1 | $94.00 | |
| Actblue, Inc. | 10 | $54.52 |
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$9,000.00 in loan balances shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.
| Lender | Type | Received | Balance shown | Repaid | Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self (Becca Ripley) | Candidate loan | Apr 7, 2026 | $9,000.00 | $0.00 | $9,000.00 |
Where the money went Each expenditure carries a short description of what it was for, written by the campaign. We sort those descriptions into a fixed set of categories; one expenditure goes in one category, so the amounts add up to Becca Ripley’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Contributions & donations $5,000 74%
- Printing & mail $1,035 15%
- Consulting & professional services $450 7%
- Other $223 3%
- Office & operations $61 0.9%
Loans
| Lender | Amount | Date Received | Outstanding | Repaid |
|---|
Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7,882.94 | $8,220.26 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129347 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 Amended | $8,012.42 | $7,882.94 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128942 |
| Q2 2026 Amended | $0.00 | $8,012.42 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 128938 |