Elaine Davis — 2026 Tennessee House, District 18 campaign
2026 Tennessee House, District 18 · totals since Jan 16, 2025
Won the nomination 5,254 votes · 62.65% 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 →
$37,565
$16,043 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 →
$188,087
Loan entries in filing detail: $20,000. The report totals above govern this headline.
Itemized in-kind Goods or services donated to the campaign instead of cash — say, free printing or donated consulting — reported at fair-market value. Counted toward the same $200 disclosure threshold as cash gifts. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$2,926
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$166,564
Donors
149
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, 65% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $45K · 24%Organizations and PACs, itemized $123K · 65%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $20K · 11%
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 →
$568average gift
$500median gift
80individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
$50–200
$200–1K
$1K–5K
$5K+
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 →
94% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (6% from out of state).
Tennessee $158,087 Out of state $10,000
- Nashville $43K26%
- Knoxville $39K23%
- Franklin $19K11%
- Portland $13K7%
- Brentwood $9K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $36K
- Other out-of-state $10K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2025 – Oct 2026. Peak $48,564 in Sep 2026. Spending peaked at $41,990 in Jul 2026.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 126 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 26 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $2,390 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennesseans for Student Success Action PAC | 3 | $16,000.00 |
| LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) | 3 | $12,500.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Association PAC | 2 | $8,000.00 |
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | 2 | $5,000.00 |
| JCB PAC (Clark Boyd) | 3 | $3,500.00 |
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 1 | $3,000.00 |
| Three Rivers PAC | 2 | $3,000.00 |
| Tennessee First PAC | 2 | $2,500.00 |
| TN Advance Financial PAC | 1 | $2,500.00 |
| Tennessee Manufactured Housing Assn PAC | 2 | $2,500.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeney, Mike | 11 | $12,747.20 | |
| Burns Printing & Mailing | 4 | $12,653.59 | |
| Wind Consulting | 4 | $12,000.00 | |
| Mail Works Inc. | 3 | $11,297.30 | |
| IRS | 10 | $8,416.50 | |
| Victory Text | 11 | $7,757.52 | |
| Hart Graphics | 7 | $6,851.98 | |
| El Toro Ip Targeting | 2 | $6,500.00 | |
| Ipromoteu | 4 | $5,124.74 | |
| Stephens, Chrissey | 7 | $5,008.00 | |
| i360 | 2 | $4,219.50 | |
| King, Patty Jean | 9 | $4,184.63 | |
| 12 | $3,867.95 | ||
| Boatwright, Elijah | 5 | $3,288.54 | |
| W. Andrew Fox, Atty | 2 | $3,219.00 | |
| On Target Messaging | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Knox County Gop | 5 | $2,911.80 | |
| Gibson, Reagan | 4 | $2,909.97 | |
| Harrison, Demarco | 5 | $2,750.60 | |
| Esparza, Matthew | 6 | $2,605.34 | |
| Cox, Kalli | 3 | $2,562.25 | |
| Tenn House Republican Caucas | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| McNerlin, Ruthi | 6 | $2,467.02 | |
| Parisi, Henry | 8 | $2,420.14 | |
| Seyfert, Bunker | 5 | $1,367.26 | |
| Sp Respect Remember | 2 | $1,150.00 | |
| National Fallen Firefighters Foundation | 3 | $1,110.00 | |
| TN Republican Party | 2 | $1,100.00 | |
| Respect & Remember Foundation | 1 | $1,025.00 | |
| Knoxville Federated Republican Women | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Wiatr, Emily | 10 | $997.50 | |
| The Knoxville Focus | 2 | $995.20 | |
| Apple | 7 | $956.07 | |
| McKee, Josh | 4 | $910.22 | |
| TN Firearms Association | 3 | $841.06 | |
| Knox Liberty Organization | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Ciardullo, Ryan | 3 | $735.04 | |
| Parrot Printing | 1 | $719.74 | |
| Anedot | 5 | $697.60 | |
| Matthews, Tucker | 5 | $655.53 | |
| TN Right To Life | 2 | $650.00 | |
| Bass, Jade | 2 | $627.61 | |
| United Airlines | 1 | $613.40 | |
| SDHS Touchdown Club | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Flaunt Social Strategy LLC | 1 | $599.00 | |
| Phoneburner | 1 | $540.79 | |
| 1 | $500.00 | ||
| Betsy Henderson Campaign | 1 | $500.00 | |
| American Airlines | 1 | $464.98 | |
| Professional Payroll Services | 10 | $457.71 | |
| Armas, Paul | 1 | $431.38 | |
| Fuller, Sophie | 2 | $429.38 | |
| Weigel's | 5 | $427.93 | |
| Daire, Nathan | 2 | $413.55 | |
| The Balloon Garden | 1 | $384.56 | |
| Walmart | 3 | $382.92 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 1 | $369.40 | |
| GoDaddy | 7 | $331.44 | |
| Arns, Emma | 1 | $321.15 | |
| Dollar Tree | 2 | $305.47 | |
| Calfee, Isabella | 2 | $303.80 | |
| Knox Bar Association | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Volunteer Women's Republican Club | 4 | $292.88 | |
| Kirby, Jacob | 2 | $275.91 | |
| TownePlace Suites | 1 | $270.85 | |
| Super, Sheri | 2 | $258.07 | |
| Web Presence Shop | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Ashley Sartelle Campaign | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Bill Sofield Campaign | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Campaign To Elect Andrea Kline | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Sheri Super Campaign | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Joey Ruffalo Campaign | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Gun Owners of America | 3 | $250.00 | |
| Emison for Mayor | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Surdej, Nate | 1 | $240.50 | |
| Girl Scouts of America | 2 | $231.75 | |
| Esparza, Dawn | 2 | $230.00 | |
| Metropolis Parking | 8 | $219.53 | |
| Kroger | 2 | $204.73 | |
| McNally Party | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Pinkstaff Simpson & Headrick | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Berger, Charleston | 1 | $198.09 | |
| Buc-ee's | 4 | $191.77 | |
| Ballinger, Nathon | 2 | $188.25 | |
| Daire, Uriah | 1 | $183.09 | |
| Stanley's Greenhouse | 1 | $183.05 | |
| Signup Think TN Pol | 1 | $180.79 | |
| West Hill Community Association | 1 | $170.00 | |
| Gibbs Ruritan Club | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Cumulus Media | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Chapman Food Mart | 2 | $148.46 | |
| Homegoods | 2 | $135.30 | |
| Jenkins, Lauren | 2 | $133.50 | |
| Short, Charlie | 1 | $130.00 | |
| Carver, Alex | 1 | $130.00 | |
| The UPS Store | 1 | $129.00 | |
| West Knox Republican Club ↺ donor $750.00 | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Becky Jones Campaign | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Doug Lloyd Campaign | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Melody Watts Campaign ↺ donor $125.00 | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Jeff Talman Campaign | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Bricken, Grace | 2 | $123.52 | |
| Expedia | 2 | $122.95 | |
| Venable, Monty | 2 | $121.94 | |
| Casa Don Gallo | 1 | $120.00 | |
| Craft, Ayden | 1 | $117.00 | |
| Content360 | 1 | $114.00 | |
| Sophisticated Country Design | 1 | $110.00 | |
| Food City | 2 | $108.62 | |
| Zippy Printz Inc. | 1 | $105.36 | |
| Garrett Holt Campaign | 1 | $103.48 | |
| Barry Beeler Campaign | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Charles Frazier Campaign | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Justin Cofer Campaign | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Lee Ann Eaves Campaign | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Steve Triplett Campaign | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Knoxville History Project | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Blount County Republican Party | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Hallmark | 1 | $83.09 | |
| Farmacy | 1 | $80.00 | |
| Harland Clarke | 2 | $75.60 | |
| National Rifle Association | 1 | $75.00 | |
| T.J. Maxx | 2 | $74.27 | |
| McMillan, Annclaire | 1 | $65.00 | |
| McDaniel, Lizzy | 1 | $60.00 | |
| Esparza, Richard | 1 | $60.00 | |
| Little Green Apple | 1 | $48.88 | |
| Wiatr, Cherilyn | 3 | $48.75 | |
| United States Postal Service | 1 | $46.80 | |
| Mnich, Jack | 1 | $40.50 | |
| Winred | 1 | $19.70 | |
| Halls Business & Professional Assoc. | 1 | $18.00 | |
| 3rd & Lindsley Bar & Grill | 1 | $17.00 | |
| Marriott | 1 | $16.56 | |
| Parkwhiz Inc. | 1 | $9.28 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$20,000.00 in loan balances shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.
| Lender | Type | Received | Balance shown | Repaid | Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self (Elaine Davis) | Candidate loan | Jan 13, 2026 | $20,000.00 | $0.00 | $20,000.00 |
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 Elaine Davis’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Field & voter contact $52,455 31%
- Printing & mail $36,275 22%
- Advertising & media $25,425 15%
- Consulting & professional services $16,881 10%
- Other $10,025 6%
- Contributions & donations $7,607 5%
- Staff & payroll $7,523 5%
- Fundraising & events $5,123 3%
- Travel $3,152 2%
- Office & operations $2,098 1%
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 Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-General 2026 | $64,336.54 | $37,565.31 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 131037 |
| Q3 2026 | $67,398.33 | $64,336.54 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 130019 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 Amended | $84,184.07 | $67,398.33 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128753 |
| Q2 2026 Amended | $53,160.23 | $84,184.07 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127377 |
| Q1 2026 | $54,806.53 | $53,160.23 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125581 |
| Year-End 2025 | $18,193.84 | $54,806.53 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124119 |
| Mid-Year 2025 Amended | $16,042.85 | $18,193.84 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 124127 |