Federal campaign records cover 2000–2026. Totals are shown as filed with the Federal Election Commission; this lane does not assign per-filing reconciliation verdicts.
Darden Copeland — 2026 U.S. Representative, District 7 campaign
2026 U.S. Representative, District 7
Won the nomination 16,641 votes · 39.86% reported results
Latest filing: Pre-Primary 2026 · Jul 24, 2026 · source: FEC
6 filings · 12S 2025–Q2 2026
Why this number?
Why this number?
Why this number?
Why this number?
The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).
- 12P 2026 PRE-PRIMARY $78,689 filing-stated
Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts.
| Itemized contributions from others | $520,055 |
| Loans received | $165,000 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $119,424 |
| Loans, offsets, and other receipts | $229,136 |
| Funds raised | $1,033,615 |
- 12P 2026 PRE-PRIMARY $74,504 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $17,715 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $17,989 filing-stated
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $38,800 filing-stated
- Q2 2026 JULY QUARTERLY $152,031 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $19,488 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,543 filing-stated
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $65,000 filing-stated
- Loans $65,000 derived
- Q1 2026 APRIL QUARTERLY $2,783 filing-stated
- YE 2025 YEAR-END $116,497 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $20,388 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $96,109 filing-stated
Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $789,085 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $841 |
| Total spent | $789,926 |
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).
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 →
19% of this campaign’s individual contributions came as small unitemized donations — gifts under the federal itemization threshold (about $200 a cycle) that the filer reports only as a lump sum, never broken out by donor. The gift-size and location breakdowns below cover the itemized 81%.
Why this number?
The money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum — small individual gifts that never cross the federal ~$200 cycle itemization threshold, so they are disclosed only as a total, never by donor — divided by all individual contributions (itemized plus that lump sum). Both figures come straight from the filer's own report summaries. The gift-size and geography figures on this page cover the itemized portion only; this share is the part they cannot break down.
| Itemized individual contributions | $517,055 |
| Unitemized small donations | $119,424 |
The candidate’s own money made up 16% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 50%, organizations and PACs 0.3%, with 22% from other sources.
Why this number?
Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), itemized individuals, unitemized small donations, organizations and PACs, transfers from other committees (FEC line 12), and everything else (loans other than the candidate's, in-kind, offsets and other receipts). The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is the candidate divided by the total.
| Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) | $165,000 |
| From individuals (itemized) | $517,055 |
| Unitemized small donations | $119,424 |
| From organizations and PACs | $3,000 |
| Offsets and other receipts | $229,136 |
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 →
70% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (30% from inside).
- Nashville $101K20%
- Mount Juliet $9K2%
- Charlottesville, VA $8K2%
- Washington, DC $7K1%
- Brentwood $7K1%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $36K
- Other out-of-state $352K
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).
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2025 – Jul 2026. Peak $330,019 in Sep 2025. Spending peaked at $488,195 in Sep 2025.
Contributions
330 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 11,629 additional smaller donors contributed $286,057 total.
| Donor | Donations | Total |
|---|---|---|
| David Freeman | 2 | $7,000.00 |
| John Cooper | 2 | $6,500.00 |
| Scott Patton | 2 | $5,500.00 |
| William Tidwell | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| James M Weaver | 2 | $4,500.00 |
| Stefany Bonfield | 3 | $3,500.00 |
| Donald Henley | 2 | $3,500.00 |
| Walt Burton | 2 | $3,500.00 |
| Samuel Copeland | 1 | $3,500.00 |
| Andy Ward | 1 | $3,500.00 |
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 651 contributions by amount. Download the full list (CSV) for every contribution.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Strategies Media | 4 | $269,478.00 | |
| Gda Wins | 4 | $88,692.90 | |
| Keylime Strategies | 3 | $81,130.34 | |
| Keylime Strategies | 4 | $72,416.06 | |
| Copeland, Darden | 3 | $60,635.83 | |
| Build The Wave | 3 | $41,685.00 | |
| Teets, Kevin | 16 | $39,373.43 | |
| Every Action | 1 | $23,798.00 | |
| Change Research | 2 | $18,288.00 | |
| Dixon/Davis Media Group | 1 | $14,118.00 | |
| Dixon/Davis Media | 1 | $13,380.00 | |
| Stripe | 2 | $13,205.87 | |
| Infocus Campaigns | 1 | $9,361.71 | |
| Actblue | 5 | $8,481.77 | |
| Clark, Maggie | 3 | $5,401.10 | |
| Hiddenbase | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Stone's Phones | 1 | $4,969.43 | |
| O.R. Pechman Sign Company | 1 | $4,376.19 | |
| Burton, Walt | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| O.R. Pecham Sign Company | 1 | $2,550.04 | |
| Calvert Street | 1 | $1,927.93 | |
| Rawlings, Cameron | 1 | $1,325.00 | |
| Snyder, Emily | 2 | $1,281.00 | |
| Goldenbird Marketing | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| 5 | $824.00 | ||
| The Home Depot | 2 | $537.12 | |
| Bonfield, Stefany | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Graphic Concepts Inc | 1 | $458.85 | |
| Printing Etc | 2 | $422.98 | |
| GoDaddy | 2 | $411.36 | |
| Semler Cattle Company | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Lowe's Home Improvement | 3 | $288.86 | |
| Metro Parks Board and Recreation | 1 | $236.00 | |
| City of Clarksville | 2 | $230.00 |
| 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 Darden Copeland’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $376,241 48%
- Fundraising & events $195,731 25%
- Consulting & professional services $129,969 16%
- Other $50,382 6%
- Office & operations $29,413 4%
- Printing & mail $7,349 1.0%
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 Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12P 2026 | $76,887.80 | $78,688.80 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2026 | $7,356.37 | $76,887.80 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2026 Late | $5,073.72 | $7,356.37 | Source ↗ |
| These numbers come straight from the report the committee filed with the FEC, before the FEC has finished processing it. They update automatically once the FEC’s processed version is ready. The filed report is in the Source column. | |||
| YE 2025 Late | $92,196.74 | $5,073.72 | Source ↗ |
| These numbers come straight from the report the committee filed with the FEC, before the FEC has finished processing it. They update automatically once the FEC’s processed version is ready. The filed report is in the Source column. | |||
| Q3 2025 Late | $383,338.48 | $92,196.74 | Source ↗ |
| 12S 2025 Late | $0.00 | $383,338.48 | Source ↗ |