Justin J. Pearson
Won the nomination 32,092 votes · 65.75% reported results
Latest filing: Pre-Primary 2026 · Jul 25, 2026 · source: FEC
2 of 2 expected reports filed
Why this number?
Why this number?
Why this number?
Why this number?
The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).
- 12P 2026 PRE-PRIMARY $844,733 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.
| Itemized contributions from others | $1,123,588 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $1,185,352 |
| Loans, offsets, and other receipts | $3,313 |
| Funds raised | $2,312,252 |
- 12P 2026 PRE-PRIMARY $142,966 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $58,627 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $82,689 filing-stated
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $1,651 filing-stated
- Q2 2026 JULY QUARTERLY $1,081,489 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $423,877 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $656,959 filing-stated
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $652 filing-stated
- Q1 2026 APRIL QUARTERLY $365,646 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $209,819 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $155,406 filing-stated
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $422 filing-stated
- YE 2025 YEAR-END $722,151 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $431,265 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $290,299 filing-stated
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $588 filing-stated
Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $1,481,045 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $2,718 |
| Total spent | $1,483,763 |
- 12P 2026 PRE-PRIMARY $97,059 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $96,709 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $350 filing-stated
- Q2 2026 JULY QUARTERLY $682,297 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $680,963 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,334 filing-stated
- Q1 2026 APRIL QUARTERLY $326,135 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $325,296 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $839 filing-stated
- YE 2025 YEAR-END $378,272 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $378,077 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $195 filing-stated
Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).
Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. 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 →
52% of this campaign’s individual contributions came as small unitemized donations — gifts under the federal itemization threshold (about $200 a cycle) that the filer reports only as a lump sum, never broken out by donor. The gift-size and location breakdowns below cover the itemized 48%.
Why this number?
The money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum — small individual gifts that never cross the federal ~$200 cycle itemization threshold, so they are disclosed only as a total, never by donor — divided by all individual contributions (itemized plus that lump sum). Both figures come straight from the filer's own report summaries. The gift-size and geography figures on this page cover the itemized portion only; this share is the part they cannot break down.
| Itemized individual contributions | $1,087,494 |
| Unitemized small donations | $1,185,352 |
Individuals gave 47% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 2%.
Why this number?
Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), itemized individuals, unitemized small donations, organizations and PACs, transfers from other committees (FEC line 12), and everything else (loans other than the candidate's, in-kind, offsets and other receipts). The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is individuals divided by the total.
| From individuals (itemized) | $1,087,494 |
| Unitemized small donations | $1,185,352 |
| From organizations and PACs | $36,094 |
| Offsets and other receipts | $3,313 |
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 →
69% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (31% from inside).
- Memphis $129K11%
- Nashville $97K9%
- Chicago, IL $53K5%
- New York, NY $51K5%
- Washington, DC $50K4%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $127K
- Other out-of-state $617K
Why this number?
Itemized contribution dollars from outside Tennessee, divided by all itemized dollars whose contributor state is known. 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-in-Tennessee and other-out-of-state. Shown only above 99% state coverage. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Oct 2025 – Jul 2026. Peak $215,221 in May 2026. Spending peaked at $419,064 in Jun 2026.
Contributions
CSVShowing 1130 donors who gave $200 or more cumulatively. 221 additional smaller donors contributed $22,716 total.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total |
|---|
Showing the top 500 of 1,130 donors by total on this page — sorting and search cover these top rows. Download the full list (CSV) for every donor.
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Momentum Campaigns | 33 | $718,526.94 | |
| Actblue Technical Services | 44 | $85,925.19 | |
| Impact Research Inc. | 4 | $72,674.15 | |
| Reger Research | 2 | $62,305.56 | |
| Thomas, Daphne ↺ donor $250.00 | 18 | $54,012.17 | |
| Gusto | 32 | $52,935.30 | |
| Rawlings, Cameron | 25 | $46,187.18 | |
| Kep Strategies LLC | 8 | $42,205.32 | |
| Lc Media LLC | 2 | $35,000.00 | |
| NGP VAN | 12 | $33,983.05 | |
| Mud Mile Communications, Inc. | 5 | $33,065.19 | |
| The Money Wheel, LLC | 9 | $30,740.00 | |
| Kep Strategies LLC | 4 | $28,000.00 | |
| Ransby-Sporn, Asha | 7 | $19,428.57 | |
| Numero | 11 | $12,585.00 | |
| Rivers Edge Solutions ▨ may be sample ballot | 2 | $12,500.00 | |
| M1A1 Service Group | 22 | $10,340.00 | |
| Diamond Printing Company | 15 | $9,524.79 | |
| Gilliam, Oceana ↺ donor $1,130.00 | 8 | $9,203.10 | |
| Boyd, Felecia ↺ donor $281.00 | 12 | $9,189.24 | |
| The Look Usa | 2 | $7,925.00 | |
| American Airlines | 17 | $7,566.45 | |
| Boyd, Felecia Diane | 10 | $7,178.44 | |
| Hill, Katrina | 7 | $7,000.00 | |
| A1 Printing Service | 1 | $6,996.56 | |
| Foster, Bennett ↺ donor $250.00 | 3 | $5,644.17 | |
| The Pivot Group, Inc. | 3 | $5,021.38 | |
| United Airlines | 13 | $4,418.77 | |
| New Direction Church | 1 | $4,150.00 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 10 | $4,146.91 | |
| Johnson, Martin | 2 | $3,157.70 | |
| Airbnb | 3 | $2,954.11 | |
| Apple | 3 | $2,624.06 | |
| Miller, Ra'Kelle | 2 | $2,592.16 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Delta | 2 | $1,863.38 | |
| Fig and Olive Action PAC ↺ donor $1,644.30 | 1 | $1,644.30 | |
| Solidarity Tech | 3 | $1,622.88 | |
| Elegant Couture | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Cordevalle Resort | 1 | $1,450.76 | |
| Metrio Robinson | 4 | $1,400.00 | |
| Burch Porter & Johnson, PLLC | 1 | $1,237.50 | |
| Premier Palace | 2 | $1,150.00 | |
| Hilton | 6 | $1,071.27 | |
| Amalgamated Bank | 8 | $992.62 | |
| 4Imprint | 1 | $983.62 | |
| Rhodes, Valecia | 5 | $936.51 | |
| Jen Cordova Design | 2 | $775.00 | |
| Uber | 3 | $596.69 | |
| Squarespace | 4 | $561.03 | |
| Print Dirt Cheap | 1 | $542.50 | |
| Switchboard | 2 | $501.49 | |
| Empower Analytics Group LLC | 1 | $500.00 | |
| D&J Marketing Company | 1 | $500.00 | |
| New Salem Baptist Church of Memphis | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Amtrust | 1 | $500.00 | |
| 24Hourwristbands | 1 | $484.11 | |
| United States Postal Service | 3 | $468.00 | |
| Budget Car Rental | 1 | $455.76 | |
| La Quinta | 5 | $445.30 | |
| Turo Car Rental | 2 | $439.78 | |
| Amazon | 5 | $405.31 | |
| Jetblue | 1 | $372.40 | |
| Fedex | 3 | $370.13 | |
| Amtrak | 1 | $338.00 | |
| Murphy USA | 2 | $334.89 | |
| Hick Convention Services | 2 | $325.95 | |
| Embassy Suites | 1 | $305.42 | |
| Maury County Democratic Party | 1 | $300.00 | |
| SCDP Annual Prayer Breakfast | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Winston Flowers | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Hampton Inn | 1 | $294.96 | |
| Asana | 1 | $289.48 | |
| Avis Rent-A-Car | 1 | $278.79 | |
| Zoom | 8 | $273.21 | |
| Marriott | 1 | $251.29 | |
| Legends Steakhouse | 1 | $249.54 | |
| Pearson, Kiara | 1 | $240.00 | |
| Love's | 1 | $237.04 | |
| Forrester, Chip | 1 | $210.30 | |
| Marriot | 1 | $196.31 | |
| Justice Democrats | 1 | $149.00 | |
| Avis | 1 | $144.28 | |
| Sunrise PAC ↺ donor $49.85 | 1 | $49.85 |
| 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 Justin J. Pearson’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $790,442 53%
- Consulting & professional services $247,228 17%
- Staff & payroll $205,035 14%
- Office & operations $151,412 10%
- Printing & mail $39,130 3%
- Travel $31,783 2%
- Fundraising & events $10,720 0.8%
- Other $4,794 0.4%
- Contributions & donations $500 0.1%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.