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Cade Cothren — 2026 Tennessee House, District 71 campaign

Tennessee House, District 71 Republican

2026 Tennessee House, District 71 · totals since Jan 16, 2026

Not on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot

Filed but withdrew, was denied, or did not qualify.

Latest filing: Q2 2026 · Jul 10, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance

2 filings · Q1 2026–Q2 2026

Cash on Hand The campaign’s ending cash balance from its most recent filing. Cash shown as “carried over” was held before this election cycle began — usually from a prior campaign for the same office. Full definition →
$869
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$3,050
includes $150 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$3,025 refunded
Itemized in-kind Goods or services donated to the campaign instead of cash — say, free printing or donated consulting — reported at fair-market value. Counted toward the same $200 disclosure threshold as cash gifts. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$1,500
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$2,681
less $500 in refunds & credits → $2,181 net disbursements
Donors
6
total donors; qualifying names are listed below

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filing listed below.

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The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:
  • Q2 2026 Initial $869 filing-stated

Reported receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Reported receipts
Q2 2026 reported receipts -$2,025
Q1 2026 reported receipts $5,075
Reported receipts $3,050
From each filing:
  • Q2 2026 Initial -$2,025 filing-stated
  • Q1 2026 Amendment $5,075 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • Q1 2026 — Replaced by an amended report

Total spent adds together the amounts listed below.

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Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $2,681
Total spent $2,681
From each filing:
Receipts
$3,050
Spent
$2,681

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: individuals, itemized, 98% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $6K · 98%Unitemized contributions $150 · 2%

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: −$3,025. Shares are of the $6,075 before it.

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, itemized with reported receipts before the negative part.

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Each selected report's reported receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline. Shares are of the receipts before the negative part.

Individuals, itemized: $5,925 ÷ Reported receipts before the negative part: $6,075
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $5,925
Unitemized contributions $150
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds -$3,025
From each filing:
  • Q2 2026 Initial -$2,025 filing-stated
  • Q1 2026 Amendment $5,075 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • Q1 2026 — Replaced by an amended report

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 →

100% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0% from out of state).

Tennessee $5,925 Out of state $0
  • Nashville $3K49%
  • Lawrenceburg $2K34%
  • Kingston $1K17%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $25

Out-of-state share of located dollars compares itemized money from outside tennessee with itemized money with a known state.

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Itemized contribution dollars from outside Tennessee, divided by all itemized dollars whose contributor state is known. 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-in-Tennessee and other-out-of-state. Shown only above 99% state coverage. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $0 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $5,925
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $0
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2026 – Jul 2026. Peak $3,025 in Mar 2026. Spending peaked at $2,007 in Mar 2026.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 6 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 2 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $125 and their names are withheld.

6 named donors 6 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Cynthia Sherwood 1 $1,900.00
Marilyn Calfee 1 $1,000.00
Burlison Josh In-Kind 1 $750.00
Dave Ray In-Kind 1 $750.00
Fallon Cothren ↺ $1,900.00 refunded 1 $0.00 net
$1,900.00 gross
Joy Longnecker ↺ $1,000.00 refunded 1 $0.00 net
$1,000.00 gross

Expenditures

10 vendors 15 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Meta Platforms, Inc. 4 $518.06 19%
Washington, Nate 1 $500.00 19%
Tennessee Republican Party 1 $500.00 19%
The Shelter, Inc. 1 $300.00 11%
Kids Place Child Advocacy Center 1 $280.59 10%
Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce 1 $250.00 9%
Summertown Tornado Siren Fund 1 $172.50 6%
Lovable Labs, Inc. 2 $87.80 3%
Winred 2 $42.05 2%
Harland Clarke 1 $29.85 1%

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q2 2026 $3,537.66 $869.15 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127355
Q1 2026 Amended $0.00 $3,537.66 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 127356