Memphis

Joe Towns Jr. — 2026 Tennessee House, District 84 campaign

Tennessee House, District 84 Democratic

2026 Tennessee House, District 84 · totals since Jul 1, 2025

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

Withdrew after winning the Democratic nomination

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

2 filings · Year-End 2025–Q1 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 →
$71,172
$71,172 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 →
$0
Loan entries in filing detail: $26,635. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$0
Donors
0
total donors; qualifying names are listed below

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).

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

Reported receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Reported receipts
Q1 2026 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2025 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $0
From each filing:

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.

This candidate's filings report no campaign contributions or expenditures for this election cycle.

Contributions

No itemized contributions on record.

Expenditures

No expenditures on record.

Loans

$26,635.29 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.

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed 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.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $26,635
Loan principal shown $26,635
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Joe Towns Jr.) Candidate loan — $26,635.29 $0.00 $26,635.29

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: Q1 2026 filing Report 125947
Year-End 2025 Late $71,171.98 $71,171.98 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124325