Jessie Seal — 2024 Tennessee Senate, District 08 campaign
2024 Tennessee Senate, District 08 · totals since Jan 16, 2024
Final This campaign’s election cycle is closed — no further reports for it are due, so these totals are settled rather than mid-race. They cover every filing we hold for the campaign; if the source archive later adds one, we load it. Full definition → · 6 filings · Pre-General 2024–Q4 2024
Ended With What was left in the campaign’s account when its reporting closed — the ending balance on its final report for this race. It is a leftover, not a war chest: money still to be spent, refunded, given away, or carried into the next campaign. Full definition →
$33,492
as of the Q4 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$197,777
$58,000 refunded
Total Spent
$163,659
Donors
151
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: the candidate's own contributions, itemized, 36% of receipts on these reports.
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $92K · 36%Individuals, itemized $72K · 28%Organizations and PACs, itemized $92K · 36%
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: −$58,000. Shares are of the $255,777 before it.
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 →
$834average gift
$500median gift
86individual 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 →
93% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (7% from out of state).
Tennessee $152,477 Out of state $10,900
- Nashville $29K17%
- Brentwood $23K14%
- Dandridge $10K6%
- Sevierville $9K5%
- Morristown $7K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $75K
- Other out-of-state $11K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2024 – Jan 2025. Peak $41,162 in Oct 2024. Spending peaked at $65,906 in Jul 2024.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 136 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 15 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,365 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Jessie Seal Self | 4 | $92,400.00 |
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 1 | $10,000.00 |
| MARSHA PAC (Marsha Blackburn) | 1 | $10,000.00 |
| PB PAC (Paul Bailey) | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Douglas Ibbetson | 2 | $3,600.00 |
| Donna Ibbetson | 2 | $3,600.00 |
| Tennessee First PAC | 1 | $3,000.00 |
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) | 1 | $3,000.00 |
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | 1 | $2,500.00 |
| Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC | 1 | $2,500.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Targeted Campaign Solutions | 2 | $57,831.43 | |
| Jakthread | 10 | $15,068.95 | |
| The Sports Center | 6 | $9,488.64 | |
| 16 | $8,578.71 | ||
| Maypop Fields | 1 | $7,400.00 | |
| Armour BBQ | 2 | $5,550.00 | |
| Senate Republican Caucus | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Stitches -N- Stuff | 6 | $4,042.00 | |
| Grainger County Today | 7 | $3,580.00 | |
| Cosby, Michael | 7 | $3,500.00 | |
| Niche Soaxyrm Markets | 1 | $2,933.00 | |
| Claiborne County Rep Party | 1 | $2,900.00 | |
| Local Color Ink | 2 | $2,171.36 | |
| Sneedville News Shopper | 2 | $1,920.00 | |
| Jefferson County Republican Party | 2 | $1,900.00 | |
| Cosby, Micheal | 3 | $1,500.00 | |
| Reagon, Jan | 1 | $1,425.00 | |
| The 917 Society | 1 | $1,250.00 | |
| WJDT | 1 | $1,200.00 | |
| The Standard Banner | 3 | $1,107.52 | |
| Union County Rotc | 1 | $1,025.00 | |
| Yeary, Robbie | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| TN State Republican Party | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Jeff Rubys | 3 | $923.83 | |
| Lee, Leigh | 2 | $920.00 | |
| The Jefferson County Post | 2 | $913.68 | |
| Claiborne County Coop | 1 | $865.78 | |
| The Diner | 1 | $752.86 | |
| Chophouse | 4 | $733.03 | |
| Sheraton | 1 | $679.99 | |
| Campaign Sidekick | 1 | $650.00 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | $648.40 | |
| Walmart | 3 | $626.88 | |
| Grainger County Gop | 2 | $600.00 | |
| Armour, Donna | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Hilton Hotel | 1 | $576.32 | |
| Tennessee Young Repbulicans | 1 | $520.51 | |
| Young Life | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Hamblen County Gop | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Sevier County Republican Party | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Burchett for Congress | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Brooks, Austin | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Seal, David | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Volunteer Tents and Event S | 2 | $426.70 | |
| Solomon, Maurice | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Heritage Christian Academy | 1 | $390.00 | |
| Claiborne County Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $375.00 | |
| 1 | $368.00 | ||
| Bojangles | 2 | $337.15 | |
| Copper Celler | 3 | $317.20 | |
| Marghert, Frank | 1 | $313.00 | |
| Hancock County High School | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Messer, Deana | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Pucketts Nashville | 1 | $286.92 | |
| Bundren, Josh | 1 | $275.00 | |
| Grinager County Veterans Office | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Thomas, Ethan | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Harrys Market | 5 | $245.25 | |
| Amazon | 1 | $239.83 | |
| Woodlake | 1 | $238.91 | |
| Crumpley, Donnie | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Dyer, Tim | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Hancock County Republican Party | 1 | $200.00 | |
| First Century Bank | 4 | $192.87 | |
| NFFF | 1 | $175.00 | |
| Hobby Lobby | 1 | $166.42 | |
| English Mountain Spring Water | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Ruby Tuesdays | 1 | $149.51 | |
| B0Jangles | 1 | $148.04 | |
| Young Chapel Church | 1 | $144.00 | |
| Hardees | 3 | $142.28 | |
| United States Postal Service | 2 | $141.00 | |
| Longhorns | 1 | $128.84 | |
| Grianger County Ffa | 1 | $128.00 | |
| Springdale Pic and Pay Bp | 2 | $127.27 | |
| Chestnuthill Vol Fire | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Dollar General | 1 | $123.43 | |
| West, Sheila | 1 | $114.00 | |
| Shell Seervice | 1 | $104.22 | |
| City Quick Stop | 2 | $102.09 | |
| New Market Vol Fire Dept | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Jefferson County | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Raceway | 1 | $90.00 | |
| Shell | 1 | $86.21 | |
| El Paraiso Mexican Grill | 2 | $82.98 | |
| Claiborne Election Commission | 1 | $76.00 | |
| Barnard, Harold | 1 | $75.00 | |
| Christys Florist | 1 | $72.00 | |
| Shell | 1 | $69.59 | |
| City of Sneedville | 1 | $60.00 | |
| 7 | $45.04 | ||
| Weigels | 2 | $37.37 | |
| Little Tokyo | 1 | $34.00 | |
| Old Town Ace | 1 | $29.48 | |
| Dollar Tree | 1 | $21.85 | |
| Common Ground Coffee | 1 | $11.36 | |
| Weigals | 1 | $10.75 |
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 Jessie Seal’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Printing & mail $76,017 46%
- Other $22,526 14%
- Advertising & media $19,977 12%
- Fundraising & events $18,734 11%
- Contributions & donations $16,080 10%
- Office & operations $3,478 2%
- Field & voter contact $3,034 2%
- Consulting & professional services $2,953 2%
- Travel $862 0.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 Amended | $41,547.61 | $33,492.07 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 121217 |
| Pre-General 2024 | $24,969.30 | $41,547.61 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118955 |
| Q3 2024 Amended | $21,810.11 | $24,969.30 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117936 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Amended | $26,291.91 | $21,810.11 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 116524 |
| Q2 2024 Amended | $2,418.41 | $26,291.91 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 116027 |
| Q1 2024 | $0.00 | $2,418.41 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112617 |