Chris Hurt — 2026 Tennessee House, District 82 campaign
2026 Tennessee House, District 82 · totals since Jan 16, 2025
Won the nomination 6,998 votes · 100% reported results
Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Oct 27, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance
7 filings · Mid-Year 2025–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 →
$107,205
$127,038 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 →
$27,096
Total Spent
$46,929
Donors
31
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 92% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $2K · 8%Organizations and PACs, itemized $25K · 92%
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 →
84% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (16% from out of state).
Tennessee $22,846 Out of state $4,250
- Nashville $13K46%
- Franklin $2K7%
- Lebanon $2K7%
- Collierville $2K6%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $5K
- Other out-of-state $4K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2025 – Oct 2026. Peak $7,000 in Jan 2026. Spending peaked at $7,383 in Oct 2026.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 30 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $96 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | 2 | $3,500.00 |
| Build TN Housing PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| JCB PAC (Clark Boyd) | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) | 1 | $1,500.00 |
| Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Housing Industry PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee First PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Roots PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu | 1 | $1,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauderdale Co Voice | 21 | $3,473.25 | |
| Lauderdale Co Enterprise | 11 | $3,333.00 | |
| Ducks Unlimited Dyersburg | 2 | $3,300.00 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party | 2 | $3,085.00 | |
| Gibson County Fair | 2 | $3,000.00 | |
| Lauderdale County Fair | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Halls First Baptist Church | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Lauderdale Co Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Garrett, Johnny | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Dyersburg State Community College | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Buck Creek St Jude Trail Ride | 2 | $1,500.00 | |
| West Tennessee Cotton Festival | 2 | $1,500.00 | |
| TN Republican Caucus | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Halls High School Marketing | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Doe, John | 1 | $1,041.02 | |
| Gillespie, John | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Lankford, Michael | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Rudd, Tim | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Stevens, Robert | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Sparks, Michael | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Davis, Elaine | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Smith, Noah | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Walk the Block | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Ellie Young Foundation | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Music City Drum Corp | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Barrett, Joseph M. | 1 | $988.97 | |
| The Bottoms Venue | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Ripley Rotary Club | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Southland Advangage | 1 | $338.32 | |
| Carl Perkins Center | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Discovery Park of America | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Humboldt Chronicle | 1 | $250.00 | |
| West TN Council Bsa | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Crockett Co Chamber of Commerce | 2 | $220.00 | |
| Trenton Gazette | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Bank of Halls | 7 | $135.17 | |
| Thunderbolt Broadcasting | 2 | $114.00 | |
| Junior Auxiliary of Lauderdale Co | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Veterans Museum | 1 | $100.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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 Chris Hurt’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Contributions & donations $30,400 65%
- Advertising & media $9,120 19%
- Printing & mail $2,585 6%
- Other $2,300 5%
- Office & operations $2,186 5%
- Consulting & professional services $338 0.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-General 2026 | $113,087.47 | $107,204.97 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 131004 |
| Q3 2026 | $117,765.47 | $113,087.47 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 130014 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $120,135.47 | $117,765.47 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128603 |
| Q2 2026 | $122,990.46 | $120,135.47 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126508 |
| Q1 2026 | $124,953.22 | $122,990.46 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125197 |
| Year-End 2025 | $120,240.82 | $124,953.22 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 123739 |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $127,037.64 | $120,240.82 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122469 |