Kyler L. Gilkey — 2026 Tennessee House, District 84 campaign

Tennessee House, District 84 Democratic

2026 Tennessee House, District 84 · totals since Jan 16, 2026

Latest filing: Q3 2026 · Oct 13, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance

4 filings · Pre-Primary 2026–Q3 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 →
$8,229
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$21,962
Total Spent
$13,733
Donors
114
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:
  • Q3 2026 Initial $8,229 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
Q3 2026 reported receipts $0
Pre-Primary 2026 reported receipts $630
Q2 2026 reported receipts $9,941
Q1 2026 reported receipts $11,391
Reported receipts $21,962
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.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $13,733
Total spent $13,733
From each filing:
Receipts
$21,962
Spent
$13,733

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down the receipts the headline adds up, by the lines of each report behind it; its parts add up to the headline. Open its “Why this number?” for each report’s lines. 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 →

Largest part: individuals, itemized, 100% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $22K · 100%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, itemized with reported receipts.

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Each selected report's reported receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline.

Individuals, itemized: $21,962 ÷ Reported receipts: $21,962
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $21,962
From each filing:

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 →

$193average gift
$100median gift
114individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
20%
2%
$50–200
54%
24%
$200–1K
21%
33%
$1K–5K
5%
41%
$5K+
0%
0%

Average gift per individual donor compares total from individual donors with individual donors.

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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: $21,962 ÷ Individual donors: 114
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $21,962
Median gift $100
Individual donors 114

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 →

73% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (27% from inside).

Tennessee $5,886 Out of state $16,076
  • Memphis $5K22%
  • Washington Dc, DC $5K22%
  • Chicago, IL $4K18%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $1K
  • Other out-of-state $7K

Out-of-state share of located dollars compares itemized money from outside tennessee with itemized money with a known state.

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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: $16,076 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $21,962
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $16,076

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jun 2025 – Jul 2026. Peak $8,981 in Jun 2026. Spending peaked at $3,477 in Jul 2026.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $21,957 of $21,962 in itemized contributions. The other $5 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 30 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 84 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $5,794 and their names are withheld.

30 named donors 33 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Cheryl LYNN and Kerry James Bruce 1 $3,800.00
Leo Cage 1 $1,084.00
Michael Hooks 1 $1,084.00
Brandon Webb 2 $1,050.00
Austin Dove 1 $1,000.00
Reginald Love 1 $1,000.00
Lauren Cage 2 $500.00
Troy A Carter Sr 1 $500.00
John Mason 1 $500.00
Jennifer Stewart 1 $500.00

Expenditures

40 vendors 77 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
DirectFX 3 $5,046.24 37%
American Airlines 3 $1,714.48 12%
Custom Inc. 4 $1,585.46 12%
Diamond Printing Co 1 $1,217.13 9%
United States Postal Service 3 $856.08 6%
Millionaire Grind 1 $397.97 3%
Tractor Supply 1 $242.53 2%
Lyft 6 $218.24 2%
Chick-fil-A 5 $216.39 2%
Circle K 6 $197.38 1%

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 Kyler L. Gilkey’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $7,760 57%
  • Travel $2,443 18%
  • Advertising & media $1,172 9%
  • Fundraising & events $1,153 8%
  • Consulting & professional services $820 6%
  • Office & operations $373 3%
  • Other $13 0.1%

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
Q3 2026 $8,228.71 $8,228.71 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 130108
Pre-Primary 2026 $11,075.25 $8,228.71 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128136
Q2 2026 $7,281.82 $11,075.25 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127449
Q1 2026 $0.00 $7,281.82 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125478