Mark Cochran — 2026 Tennessee House, District 23 campaign
2026 Tennessee House, District 23 · totals since Jan 16, 2025
Won the nomination 5,214 votes · 63.3% 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 →
$80,464
$93,785 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 →
$212,571
includes $449 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $3,235. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$226,303
less $412 in refunds & credits → $225,892 net disbursements
Donors
189
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, 80% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $42K · 20%Organizations and PACs, itemized $170K · 80%
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 →
$470average gift
$250median gift
89individual 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 →
83% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (17% from out of state).
Tennessee $176,926 Out of state $35,150
- Nashville $72K34%
- Brentwood $26K12%
- Athens $15K7%
- Englewood $5K2%
- Etowah $1K0.6%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $58K
- Other out-of-state $35K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2025 – Oct 2026. Peak $53,150 in Jun 2026. Spending peaked at $105,695 in Jul 2026.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 162 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 28 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $3,027 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| MARSHA PAC (Marsha Blackburn) | 1 | $10,000.00 |
| LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) | 2 | $7,500.00 |
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | 2 | $6,000.00 |
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | 2 | $5,000.00 |
| Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC | 2 | $5,000.00 |
| HCA TriStar Fund PAC | 2 | $5,000.00 |
| Anthropic PBC PAC | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC | 3 | $4,000.00 |
| Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) | 2 | $3,500.00 |
| Tennessee Manufactured Housing Assn PAC | 2 | $3,500.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Dog Strategies | 8 | $59,143.68 | |
| Smart Media Group | 4 | $37,692.00 | |
| Echowave | 9 | $27,906.38 | |
| Anchor Research LLC | 1 | $10,500.00 | |
| Rafferty, Tyler | 6 | $10,022.89 | |
| House Republican Caucus | 1 | $7,500.00 | |
| Fairline Hotel | 3 | $6,606.79 | |
| Endless Printworks | 7 | $5,192.68 | |
| Pioneer Spirit, LLC | 3 | $5,050.00 | |
| i360 | 6 | $4,252.85 | |
| Hacker Sign Company | 10 | $4,071.95 | |
| Mullins, Brady | 3 | $3,700.00 | |
| McMinn County Republican Party | 4 | $3,300.00 | |
| Front Porch Catering | 1 | $2,686.68 | |
| Yard Sign Express | 2 | $1,952.00 | |
| 4Imprint | 2 | $1,927.25 | |
| Amazon | 9 | $1,760.08 | |
| Cleveland Tent & Equipment Rental | 1 | $1,577.24 | |
| Adobe | 21 | $1,503.31 | |
| McMinn County Republican Women | 4 | $1,400.00 | |
| Donelson Catering | 1 | $1,235.63 | |
| The Dw Design | 3 | $1,111.00 | |
| TownePlace Suites | 6 | $1,018.42 | |
| Wyxi | 4 | $882.00 | |
| Tellico Kiwanis | 3 | $800.00 | |
| Full Circle Medical Center for Women | 2 | $700.00 | |
| Athens Chamber of Commerce | 3 | $665.00 | |
| Dollar General | 12 | $624.60 | |
| Walmart | 9 | $612.64 | |
| Pokey's & Sports | 1 | $609.11 | |
| Windhom Media Services | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Garrett, Johnny | 1 | $600.00 | |
| ezCater | 1 | $597.80 | |
| Harris, Randy | 1 | $525.00 | |
| Etowah Chamber of Commerce | 3 | $525.00 | |
| Winred | 1 | $507.75 | |
| Harris, Brooke | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Kiwanis Club of Athens | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Daily Post Athenian | 1 | $500.00 | |
| City of Athens | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Dc-A TN Republican Party | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Monroe County Republican Party | 2 | $475.00 | |
| DRC Print | 1 | $450.00 | |
| Pub - Nashville | 1 | $446.64 | |
| Tellico Junction Cafe | 1 | $414.26 | |
| Patriot Memorial Project | 2 | $400.00 | |
| Englewood First Church of God | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Chuck Fleischmann for Congrerss | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Gondolier Pizza & Steak House | 1 | $385.00 | |
| McMinn County Trustee | 1 | $375.00 | |
| Ladies Who Fellowship Together | 2 | $350.00 | |
| Hattie B | 1 | $324.73 | |
| Friends of the Nra | 1 | $320.00 | |
| Jonathan's Grill | 1 | $312.58 | |
| Out the Door | 1 | $305.50 | |
| Julie Goodin Fund | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Charles Hall Museum | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Great Smoky Mountain Council | 2 | $275.00 | |
| American Cancer Society | 2 | $275.00 | |
| McMinn Central Girls Soccer | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Charger Youth Football | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Etowah 4th of July Commitee | 2 | $250.00 | |
| McMinn Central Softball Boosters | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Englewood School | 2 | $250.00 | |
| Walgreens | 1 | $219.21 | |
| Blair's Florist | 3 | $202.65 | |
| Mountain View School | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Niota Rural Fire Department | 3 | $200.00 | |
| Tellico Hs Girls Basketball | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Etowah Rotary Club | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Tellico Volunteer Fire Dept | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Miracle Lake | 1 | $200.00 | |
| McMinn Central Roundhouse Boosters | 1 | $200.00 | |
| VFW 5146 | 2 | $170.00 | |
| Englewood Post Office | 1 | $166.00 | |
| United States Postal Service | 1 | $166.00 | |
| Tnssar | 1 | $156.00 | |
| Jenkins Deli | 2 | $153.81 | |
| Woman At the Well | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Western Sizzler | 2 | $134.20 | |
| Lee's Farms | 1 | $133.00 | |
| Dominos | 1 | $132.69 | |
| Bogangles | 1 | $128.08 | |
| Michael's Casual Dining | 2 | $122.21 | |
| Niota Youth Association | 1 | $120.00 | |
| Am Vets Department of Service | 1 | $120.00 | |
| American Publishing | 2 | $114.00 | |
| The Gathering Table | 1 | $108.55 | |
| Isaiah House | 1 | $104.69 | |
| Pie Hound | 2 | $101.75 | |
| Witt, Amanda | 1 | $100.00 | |
| McMinn County High School | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Tellico TN U Baseball | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Gudger Fire Department | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Tellico Diamond Youth | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Tellico Ballplay Ruritan Club | 1 | $100.00 | |
| McMinn County Ffa | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Tennessee Impact | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Englewood Fire Department | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Rafter Cemetary Fund | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Miller & McPhail, Cpas | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Enoch Contemporay Ballet | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Englewood Lions Club | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Etowah Police Department | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Sweetwater Dixie Youth Baseball | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Tellico Bear & Boar Club | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Ballplay Tellico Ruritan | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Campaign Verify | 1 | $95.00 | |
| Petrees Flowers | 1 | $87.28 | |
| Parking Management Company | 2 | $81.19 | |
| Keep McMinn Beautiful | 1 | $75.00 | |
| Optimist Club of Athens | 1 | $75.00 | |
| Stockholm Lighting Company Ab | 1 | $69.90 | |
| Special Operations Warrior Foundation | 1 | $51.50 | |
| Wreaths Accross America | 1 | $50.00 | |
| McMinn Co Amateur Radio Club | 1 | $50.00 | |
| City of Calhoun | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Mid-East Tennessee Community Chorus | 1 | $50.00 | |
| National Wildlife Federation | 1 | $35.00 | |
| Kroger | 1 | $32.47 | |
| Tractor Supply | 1 | $27.40 | |
| Ag Central | 1 | $27.38 | |
| Main Street Checks | 1 | $25.08 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$3,234.85 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.
| Lender | Type | Received | Balance shown | Repaid | Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self (Mark Cochran) | Candidate loan | — | $3,234.85 | $0.00 | $3,234.85 |
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 Mark Cochran’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $84,914 38%
- Consulting & professional services $48,292 21%
- Printing & mail $26,908 12%
- Contributions & donations $24,403 11%
- Field & voter contact $15,467 7%
- Fundraising & events $13,592 6%
- Office & operations $7,904 3%
- Other $3,724 2%
- Travel $1,100 0.5%
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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-General 2026 | $65,067.18 | $80,464.22 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 131070 |
| Q3 2026 | $73,411.92 | $65,067.18 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129863 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $153,059.00 | $73,411.92 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127841 |
| Q2 2026 Amended | $141,972.46 | $153,059.00 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127413 |
| Q1 2026 | $154,089.33 | $141,972.46 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125340 |
| Year-End 2025 Amended | $87,489.88 | $154,089.33 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124444 |
| Mid-Year 2025 Amended | $93,784.91 | $87,489.88 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122916 |