Lowell Russell — 2026 Tennessee House, District 21 campaign
2026 Tennessee House, District 21 · totals since Jan 16, 2025
Won the nomination 9,669 votes · 100% reported results
Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Oct 27, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance
7 filings · Mid-Year 2025–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 →
$182,651
$155,274 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 →
$97,059
includes $2,032 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$69,352
Donors
156
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 74% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $23K · 24%Organizations and PACs, itemized $72K · 74%Unitemized contributions $2K · 2%
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 →
$216average gift
$112median gift
106individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
$50–200
$200–1K
$1K–5K
$5K+
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 →
91% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (9% from out of state).
Tennessee $86,558 Out of state $8,469
- Nashville $45K48%
- Brentwood $11K12%
- Madisonville $4K4%
- Loudon $3K3%
- Vonore $3K3%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $20K
- Other out-of-state $8K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2025 – Oct 2026. Peak $22,457 in Aug 2026. Spending peaked at $10,783 in Apr 2025.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 87 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 69 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $5,252 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| HCA TriStar Fund PAC | 2 | $7,500.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Association PAC | 2 | $6,000.00 |
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Lawyers Involved for TN PAC | 2 | $4,500.00 |
| TN Advance Financial PAC | 2 | $4,000.00 |
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | 2 | $3,000.00 |
| Tennessee Truck PAC | 2 | $3,000.00 |
| Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Housing Industry PAC | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| Driving Tennessee PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell, Lowell | 28 | $22,311.90 | |
| Rachel Barrett & Co | 2 | $13,012.08 | |
| Atlanta Cap Company | 3 | $5,551.20 | |
| Sutton, Tj | 5 | $4,495.59 | |
| Tennessee House of Republican Caucus | 1 | $4,000.00 | |
| Dixon Printing | 6 | $3,746.18 | |
| Amazon | 5 | $2,122.42 | |
| Abc Tops | 1 | $1,850.00 | |
| Advocate & Democrat | 4 | $1,393.75 | |
| McLemore, Keith | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Garrett, Johnny ↺ donor $960.60 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Russell, Cory | 1 | $950.00 | |
| Bentons Country Hams | 2 | $807.50 | |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Walt Williams Inc. | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Billy Pickel for Road Superintendent | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Larsen Jay for Knox Co. Mayor | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Cochran, Mark | 1 | $411.90 | |
| Puckett's Grocery & Restaurant | 1 | $409.89 | |
| Monroe County Gop | 1 | $375.00 | |
| Minuteman Gift Shoppe | 1 | $330.00 | |
| Wlil Radio | 2 | $325.00 | |
| Kiwanis Club Membership Madisonville | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Smoky Mountain Service Dogs | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Monroe County Republican Women | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Monroe County Chamber of Commerce | 2 | $273.00 | |
| Browder, Melissa ↺ donor $200.00 | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Sequoyah High School Boys Basketball | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Loudon County Chamber of Commerce | 2 | $230.00 | |
| Tsali | 1 | $151.92 | |
| Ut Extension-Monroe CNTY | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Hecker, John | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Winred | 2 | $139.79 | |
| Sweetwater Dixie Youth Sports | 2 | $100.00 | |
| Evans, Richard | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Wilver, Gail | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Monroe County Buzz | 1 | $90.00 | |
| Monroe County Republican Party | 1 | $80.00 | |
| Loudon County Republican Party | 1 | $80.00 | |
| United States Postal Service | 3 | $66.65 | |
| Sweetwater Diamond Youth Softball | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Starbucks | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Downtown Madisonville Assoc | 1 | $25.00 | |
| Robinette, Christine | 1 | $20.00 | |
| The Local Market | 1 | $3.27 |
Dates
| 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 Lowell Russell’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Travel $21,044 30%
- Consulting & professional services $13,012 19%
- Other $11,005 16%
- Office & operations $5,173 7%
- Field & voter contact $5,038 7%
- Printing & mail $5,006 7%
- Contributions & donations $4,288 6%
- Advertising & media $3,659 5%
- Fundraising & events $1,127 2%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-General 2026 | $172,144.95 | $182,651.01 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 130926 |
| Q3 2026 Amended | $151,585.09 | $172,144.95 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 130139 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $148,266.42 | $150,098.54 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128324 |
| Q2 2026 | $149,330.97 | $148,266.42 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127134 |
| Q1 2026 Amended | $160,614.49 | $150,817.52 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 126117 |
| Year-End 2025 Amended | $138,410.53 | $160,614.49 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124473 |
| Mid-Year 2025 Amended | $155,273.96 | $138,410.53 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 124486 |