Memphis

Dawn White

Tennessee Senate, District 13 Republican Incumbent

Won the nomination 14,801 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 →
$326,435
$183,378 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 →
$309,270
Why this number?
Total Spent
$166,213
Why this number?
Donors
136
135 shown  · 1 below $200
Self-Funded
0.7%
$1,900 of $309,270 raised · self-contributions
Out-of-State
11%
$35,000 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 $307,370
Candidate's own contributions $1,900
Funds raised $309,270
From each filing:
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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 $166,213
Total spent $166,213
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: $35,000 ÷ Total raised: $309,270
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $35,000
Source filings:
Raised
$309,270
Spent
$166,213

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 0.7% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 10%, organizations and PACs 89%.

Candidate’s own money $2K · 0.7% Individuals $32K · 10% Organizations & PACs $275K · 89%
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 the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $1,900 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $309,270
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $1,900
From individuals $31,900
From organizations and PACs $275,470
Source filings:

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 →

$1,139average gift
$1,000median gift
28individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
4%
0.4%
$200–1K
36%
14%
$1K–5K
61%
86%
$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: $31,900 ÷ Individual donors: 28
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $31,900
Median gift $1,000
Individual donors 28
Source filings:

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 →

89% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (11% from out of state).

Tennessee $272,370 Out of state $35,000
  • Nashville $148K48%
  • Franklin $24K8%
  • Murfreesboro $22K7%
  • Brentwood $20K7%
  • Washington, DC $13K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $58K
  • Other out-of-state $23K
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: $35,000 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $307,370
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $35,000
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2023 – Jul 2026. Peak $49,000 in Jun 2026. Spending peaked at $59,029 in Apr 2026.

Raised Spent

Contributions

135 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 1 additional smaller donor contributed $100 total.

136 donors 241 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by total
Donor Donations Total
TN Advance Financial PAC 3 $10,500.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 4 $9,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 3 $8,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) 2 $8,000.00
Excellence In Public Education PAC 3 $7,500.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) 3 $7,500.00
Team Kid PAC 3 $7,500.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC 4 $7,000.00
National Health Corp PAC Nhcpac 4 $7,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 5 $6,500.00

Expenditures

31 vendors 131 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
DAWNPAC (Dawn White) 3 $75,000.00 45%
Acquire Digital, LLC 32 $22,750.00 14%
Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse 8 $15,235.88 9%
Echowave 1 $8,000.00 5%
Tennessee Republican Party 2 $6,000.00 4%
Senate Republican Caucus 1 $5,000.00 3%
Leadership Tennessee 1 $4,995.00 3%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 1 $3,000.00 2%
917 Society 1 $2,500.00 2%
Reeves, William S. 1 $1,800.00 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 Dawn White’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Contributions & donations $99,700 60%
  • Fundraising & events $27,536 17%
  • Advertising & media $23,225 14%
  • Office & operations $15,226 9%
  • Other $526 0.4%

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 $315,584.96 $326,434.96 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $355,444.97 $315,584.96 Source ↗
Q1 2026 Amended $358,302.97 $355,444.97 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $274,200.64 $358,302.97 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $280,345.64 $274,200.64 Source ↗
Year-End 2024 $228,915.81 $280,345.64 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2024 $238,555.11 $228,915.81 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 $181,346.41 $238,555.11 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 $183,377.77 $181,346.41 Source ↗