Charlane Oliver — 2026 Tennessee Senate, District 19 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 19 Democratic Incumbent

2026 Tennessee Senate, District 19 · totals since Jan 16, 2023

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

Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Oct 27, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance

11 filings · Mid-Year 2023–Q3 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 →
$30,360
$49,205 carried over
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$228,453
includes $25 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$257,441
less $11,023 in refunds & credits → $246,418 net disbursements
Donors
1,211
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:

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
Pre-General 2026 reported receipts $2,192
Q3 2026 reported receipts $40,075
Pre-Primary 2026 reported receipts $10,365
Q2 2026 reported receipts $39,161
Q1 2026 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2025 reported receipts $49,980
Mid-Year 2025 reported receipts $20,086
Year-End 2024 reported receipts $17,742
Mid-Year 2024 reported receipts $3,487
Year-End 2023 reported receipts $43,555
Mid-Year 2023 reported receipts $1,810
Reported receipts $228,453
From each filing:
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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 $257,441
Total spent $257,441
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Receipts
$228,453
Spent
$257,441

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, 87% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $198K · 87%Organizations and PACs, itemized $30K · 13%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, itemized with reported receipts.

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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.

Individuals, itemized: $198,351 ÷ Reported receipts: $228,453
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $117
Individuals, itemized $198,351
Organizations and PACs, itemized $29,959
Unitemized contributions $25
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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 →

$167average gift
$50median gift
1,189individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
40%
5%
$50–200
36%
19%
$200–1K
21%
45%
$1K–5K
3%
32%
$5K+
0%
0%

Average gift per individual donor compares total from individual donors with individual donors.

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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: $198,351 ÷ Individual donors: 1189
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $198,351
Median gift $50
Individual donors 1189

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 →

90% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (10% from out of state).

Tennessee $204,400 Out of state $23,877
  • Nashville $149K65%
  • Franklin $7K3%
  • Brentwood $6K3%
  • Hendersonville $4K2%
  • Hermitage $4K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $34K
  • Other out-of-state $24K

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: $23,877 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $228,277
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $23,877

Contributions & Spending Over Time

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

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 308 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 904 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $46,693 and their names are withheld.

308 named donors 767 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
The Equity Alliance Fund PAC 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee State Council, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 2 $4,000.00
Victoria Pao 5 $3,900.00
Lois Jordan 3 $3,000.00
Chrissy Washburn 4 $2,900.00
March On PAC 1 $2,500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus 1 $2,500.00
Midori Lockett 6 $2,450.00
Katie Lentile 2 $2,400.00
Lester Jackson 2 $2,300.00

Expenditures

384 vendors 877 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Triumph Strategies 15 $33,759.04 13%
NWF Strategies 6 $24,000.00 9%
McGruder, Kenya 8 $23,500.00 9%
Oliver, Leshuan 5 $13,500.00 5%
NGP VAN 27 $10,737.77 4%
Switchboard 10 $6,614.98 3%
Actblue 20 $5,398.22 2%
Mosaic Communications 1 $4,612.70 2%
Lyft 125 $3,983.70 2%
Panache Catering 2 $3,700.00 1%

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.

  • Field & voter contact $40,975 16%
  • Advertising & media $40,944 16%
  • Fundraising & events $40,428 16%
  • Consulting & professional services $33,959 13%
  • Travel $28,301 11%
  • Other $22,691 9%
  • Contributions & donations $18,559 7%
  • Office & operations $17,219 7%
  • Printing & mail $7,460 3%
  • Staff & payroll $6,905 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-General 2026 $48,616.34 $30,360.13 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 130916
Q3 2026 $35,930.84 $48,616.34 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 128995
Pre-Primary 2026 $43,974.11 $35,930.84 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128046
Q2 2026 $42,883.58 $43,974.11 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126121
Q1 2026 $48,547.23 $42,883.58 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 124581
Year-End 2025 Amended $22,929.75 $48,547.23 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124563
Mid-Year 2025 $22,389.74 $22,929.75 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 120999
Year-End 2024 Amended $29,986.91 $22,389.74 Source: Year-End 2024 filing Report 122073
Mid-Year 2024 Amended $55,007.86 $29,986.91 Source: Mid-Year 2024 filing Report 120997
Year-End 2023 Amended $27,984.07 $55,007.86 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 120996
Mid-Year 2023 Amended $49,205.03 $27,984.07 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 120995