Charlane Oliver

Tennessee Senate, District 19 Democratic Incumbent

Won the nomination 16,809 votes · 100% reported results

Latest filing: Pre-Primary 2026 · Jul 30, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance

9 filings · Mid-Year 2023–Q2 2026

3 of 3 expected reports filed

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 →
$35,931
$49,205 carried over
Why this number?
Funds Raised The money the campaign took in — cash and checks, plus the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. It does not include the value of donated goods and services; where a campaign received any, that is shown separately as In-Kind Received. Full definition →
$186,185
includes $25 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$209,166
Why this number?
Donors
927
254 shown  · 673 below $200
Out-of-State
9%
$15,826 from outside TN
Why this number?

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

Reported on this filing:

Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts.

Inputs behind Funds raised
Itemized contributions from others $186,160
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $25
Funds raised $186,185
From each filing:
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  • Year-End 2024 Amendment $17,742 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $17,717 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $25 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2024 Amendment $3,487 derived
  • Year-End 2023 Amendment $43,555 derived
  • Mid-Year 2023 Amendment $1,810 derived

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

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $209,166
Total spent $209,166
From each filing:
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Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $15,826 ÷ Total raised: $186,185
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $15,826
Raised
$186,185
Spent
$209,166

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. 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 →

Individuals gave 87%; organizations and PACs gave 13%.

Individuals $161K · 87% Organizations & PACs $25K · 13%
Why this number?

Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $161,285 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $186,185
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $161,285
From organizations and PACs $24,900

Gift size Each individual donor’s total giving to this campaign this cycle. Organizations, PACs, and the candidate’s own money are excluded (this is about people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. A donor named on the page can still sit in a small bucket — these are cycle totals, not “unnamed donors.” Full definition →

$178average gift
$75median gift
906individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
38%
4%
$50–200
36%
18%
$200–1K
22%
44%
$1K–5K
4%
33%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

Every individual donor's total contributions to this campaign, divided by the number of individual donors. Organizations and PACs are excluded (this measures people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. The median and the gift-size buckets are computed over the same individual-donor totals. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Total from individual donors: $161,260 ÷ Individual donors: 906
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $161,260
Median gift $75
Individual donors 906

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 →

92% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (9% from out of state).

Tennessee $170,301 Out of state $15,826
  • Nashville $129K69%
  • Brentwood $5K3%
  • Hendersonville $4K2%
  • Hermitage $3K2%
  • Knoxville $3K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $25K
  • Other out-of-state $16K
Why this number?

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: $15,826 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $186,127
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $15,826

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2023 – Jul 2026. Peak $30,080 in Nov 2023. Spending peaked at $20,468 in Jun 2026.

Raised Spent

Contributions

254 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 673 additional smaller donors contributed $36,652 total.

254 donors 576 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by total
Donor Donations Total
Tennessee State Council, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 2 $4,000.00
Lois Jordan 3 $3,000.00
Chrissy Washburn 4 $2,900.00
Senate Democratic Caucus 1 $2,500.00
March On PAC 1 $2,500.00
Midori Lockett 6 $2,450.00
Lester Jackson 2 $2,300.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 3 $2,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $2,000.00
Frank Garrison 3 $2,000.00

Expenditures

359 vendors 770 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Triumph Strategies 14 $27,629.34 13%
McGruder, Kenya 6 $16,500.00 8%
NWF Strategies 3 $12,000.00 6%
NGP VAN 27 $10,737.77 5%
Oliver, Leshuan 3 $9,000.00 4%
Mosaic Communications 1 $4,612.70 2%
Actblue 17 $3,972.60 2%
Panache Catering 2 $3,700.00 2%
Custom T's & More 8 $3,545.09 2%
Fairmont El San Juan Hotel 2 $3,414.81 2%

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 Charlane Oliver’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Fundraising & events $39,104 19%
  • Field & voter contact $28,475 14%
  • Consulting & professional services $27,629 13%
  • Travel $27,139 13%
  • Other $21,439 10%
  • Advertising & media $18,764 9%
  • Contributions & donations $17,284 8%
  • Office & operations $15,734 8%
  • Staff & payroll $6,905 3%
  • Printing & mail $6,692 3%

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
Pre-Primary 2026 $43,974.11 $35,930.84 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $42,883.58 $43,974.11 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $48,547.23 $42,883.58 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 Amended $22,929.75 $48,547.23 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $22,389.74 $22,929.75 Source ↗
Year-End 2024 Amended $29,986.91 $22,389.74 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2024 Amended $55,007.86 $29,986.91 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 Amended $27,984.07 $55,007.86 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Amended $49,205.03 $27,984.07 Source ↗