Joe Towns Jr. — 2026 Tennessee House, District 84 campaign
2026 Tennessee House, District 84
Won the nomination 4,086 votes · 72.89% reported results
Won the 2026 Democratic primary for Tennessee House, District 84, then withdrew on Aug 31, 2026. Matthew Szalaj was later appointed the Democratic nominee. Source
Also ran for Criminal Court Clerk on Who Funds Memphis
Latest filing: Q1 2026 · Apr 16, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance
3 filings · Mid-Year 2025–Q1 2026
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Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filing listed below.
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The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).
- Q1 2026 Initial $71,172 filing-stated
Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.
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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts.
| Loans received | $2,450 |
| Raised (cash) | $2,450 |
Total spent adds together the amounts listed below.
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Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $2,579 |
| Total spent | $2,579 |
- Mid-Year 2025 Supplemental $2,579 derived
Contributions
No itemized contributions on record.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemoyne Owen College | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Thomas, Nathaniel | 1 | $687.14 | |
| Black Caucus | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | $164.09 | |
| Sanders, Earline | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Great Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Eel Etc. Fashion | 1 | $27.43 |
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$2,450.00 in loan principal 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.
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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.
| Candidate and family loans | $2,450 |
| Loan principal shown | $2,450 |
| Lender | Type | Received | Principal | Repaid | Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self (Joe Towns Jr.) | Candidate loan | — | $2,450.00 | $0.00 | $2,450.00 |
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.