Memphis

Joe Towns Jr.

Tennessee House, District 84 Democratic Incumbent

Won the nomination 4,086 votes · 72.89% reported results

Same candidate, other races: Criminal Court Clerk Memphis / Shelby County

Latest filing: Q1 2026 · Apr 16, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance

1 of 1 expected report 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 →
$71,172
$73,751 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 →
$2,450
Why this number?
Total Spent
$2,579
Why this number?
Donors
0
0 shown · 0 below $200
Self-Funded
100%
$2,450 of $2,450 raised · campaign loans

The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:
  • Q1 2026 Initial $71,172 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.

Inputs behind Funds raised
Loans received $2,450
Funds raised $2,450
Source filings:

Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $2,579
Total spent $2,579
From each filing:
Raised
$2,450
Spent
$2,579

Contributions

Showing 0 donors who gave $200 or more cumulatively.

No itemized contributions on record.

Expenditures

7 vendors 7 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Lemoyne Owen College 1 $1,000.00 39%
Thomas, Nathaniel 1 $687.14 27%
Black Caucus 1 $500.00 19%
Holiday Inn 1 $164.09 6%
Sanders, Earline 1 $100.00 4%
Great Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church 1 $100.00 4%
Eel Etc. Fashion 1 $27.43 1%

Loans

Campaign 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.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q1 2026 $71,171.98 $71,171.98 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 Late $71,171.98 $71,171.98 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $73,750.64 $71,171.98 Source ↗