Memphis

Kelly T Keisling

Tennessee House, District 38 Republican Incumbent

Won the nomination 12,364 votes · 100% reported results

Latest filing: Pre-Primary 2026 · Aug 17, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance

3 of 3 expected reports 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 →
$48,775
$56,734 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 →
$70,087
Why this number?
In-Kind Received Goods or services donated to the campaign instead of cash — say, free printing or donated consulting — reported at fair-market value. Counted toward the same $200 disclosure threshold as cash gifts. Full definition →
$217
goods or services
Total Spent
$69,810
Why this number?
Donors
62
61 shown · 1 below $200
Self-Funded
12%
$8,237 of $70,304 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
10%
$7,250 from outside TN
Why this number?

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

Reported on this filing:

Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Funds raised
Itemized contributions from others $61,850
Loans received $8,237
Funds raised $70,087
From each filing: Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $8,237 derived

Filings restate outstanding loans each period, so a loan belongs to the campaign rather than to any one filing.

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

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $69,810
Total spent $69,810
From each filing:
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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).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $7,250 ÷ Total raised: $70,304
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $7,250
Source filings:
Raised
$70,304
Spent
$69,810

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 12% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 13%, organizations and PACs 75%.

Candidate’s own money $8K · 12% Individuals $9K · 13% Organizations & PACs $53K · 75%
Why this number?

Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $8,237 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $70,304
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $8,237
From individuals $9,100
From organizations and PACs $52,750
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $217
Source filings:

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 →

$827average gift
$750median gift
11individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
9%
1%
$200–1K
45%
27%
$1K–5K
45%
71%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

Every individual donor's total contributions to this campaign, divided by the number of individual donors. Organizations and PACs are excluded (this measures people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. The median and the gift-size buckets are computed over the same individual-donor totals. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Total from individual donors: $9,100 ÷ Individual donors: 11
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $9,100
Median gift $750
Individual donors 11
Source filings:

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 →

88% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (12% from out of state).

Tennessee $54,600 Out of state $7,250
  • Nashville $36K58%
  • Brentwood $6K10%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $13K
  • Other out-of-state $7K
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).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $7,250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $61,850
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $7,250
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2025 – Jul 2026. Peak $19,450 in Sep 2025. Spending peaked at $7,255 in May 2025.

Raised Spent

Contributions

Showing 61 donors who gave $200 or more cumulatively. 1 additional smaller donor contributed $100 total.

Itemized campaign contributions
Donor Location Employer Total

Expenditures

143 vendors 380 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Zd Stephens Company 17 $14,933.89 21%
Amsalem Global Travel Management 1 $3,302.67 5%
Abbott Print Shop 9 $3,258.76 5%
State of Tennessee 7 $3,090.00 4%
Hilton 1 $2,845.24 4%
Raj Market 34 $2,245.75 3%
Jimmy John's 9 $1,760.53 3%
Middle Tennessee Office Equipment 7 $1,563.60 2%
Advance Imaging 12 $1,510.00 2%
Tennessee House Republican Caucus 1 $1,500.00 2%

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 Kelly T Keisling’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

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
Pre-Primary 2026 Amended $49,032.77 $48,774.85 Source ↗
Q2 2026 Amended $38,344.16 $49,032.77 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $47,560.35 $38,344.16 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 Amended $34,999.56 $47,560.35 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 Amended $56,734.42 $34,999.56 Source ↗