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Marsha Blackburn — 2026 Governor campaign

Governor Republican

2026 Governor · totals since Jul 1, 2025

Won the nomination 311,328 votes · 43.55% reported results

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

5 filings · Year-End 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 →
$3,137,205
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$12,831,383
includes $131 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$38,894 refunded
Itemized in-kind 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. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$14,208
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$9,330,117
less $786 in refunds & credits → $9,329,331 net disbursements
Donors
22,281
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 $3,137,205 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 $2,095,473
Pre-Primary 2026 reported receipts $1,225,790
Q2 2026 reported receipts $2,764,981
Q1 2026 reported receipts $1,229,411
Year-End 2025 reported receipts $5,515,729
Reported receipts $12,831,383
From each filing:
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Excluded reports:
  • Q2 2026 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2026 — Replaced by an amended report

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 $9,330,117
Total spent $9,330,117
From each filing:
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Receipts
$12,831,383
Spent
$9,330,117

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, 81% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $10.4M · 81%Organizations and PACs, itemized $2.5M · 19%

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: −$38,894. Shares are of the $12,870,277 before it.

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, itemized with reported receipts before the negative part.

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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. Shares are of the receipts before the negative part.

Individuals, itemized: $10,411,321 ÷ Reported receipts before the negative part: $12,870,277
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $10,411,321
Organizations and PACs, itemized $2,458,825
Unitemized contributions $131
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds -$38,894
From each filing:
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Excluded reports:
  • Q2 2026 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2026 — Replaced by an amended report

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 →

$473average gift
$38median gift
22,019individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
55%
2%
$50–200
27%
5%
$200–1K
9%
7%
$1K–5K
4%
15%
$5K+
4%
70%

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: $10,411,321 ÷ Individual donors: 22019
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $10,411,321
Median gift $38
Individual donors 22019
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 →

72% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (28% from out of state).

Tennessee $9,235,567 Out of state $3,634,579
  • Nashville $2.6M20%
  • Knoxville $854K7%
  • Franklin $798K6%
  • Brentwood $749K6%
  • Memphis $556K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $3.7M
  • Other out-of-state $3.6M

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: $3,634,579 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $12,870,146
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $3,634,579
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Aug 2025 – Sep 2026. Peak $1,633,052 in Aug 2025. Spending peaked at $4,726,375 in Jul 2026.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 4,231 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 18,052 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $767,663 and their names are withheld.

4,231 named donors 17,405 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. PAC 3 $30,800.00
Att Tennessee PAC 2 $30,800.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 2 $30,800.00
Go Netn PAC 2 $30,800.00
The Bipartisan Network PAC 3 $30,800.00
Total Wine Political Action Committee 2 $30,800.00
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC 2 $30,800.00
Build TN Housing PAC 4 $30,800.00
Excellence In Public Education PAC 2 $30,800.00
Tractor Supply Company Political Action Committee 2 $30,800.00

Expenditures

193 vendors 526 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Smart Media Group LLC 3 $4,721,502.20 51%
Targeted Victory LLC 8 $1,238,120.74 13%
The Pass Group LLC 5 $515,451.39 6%
Acme, Aircraft Charter Management Expert 7 $293,602.08 3%
Winred Technical Services, LLC 34 $197,529.30 2%
416 Wilson Pike Circle, LLC 11 $174,650.00 2%
Knoxville Convention Center 1 $137,850.83 1%
Moore, A Series LLC 6 $131,134.04 1%
ADP 19 $123,366.59 1%
Fabrizio Lee & Associates, LLC 1 $100,915.00 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 Marsha Blackburn’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $6,086,585 65%
  • Consulting & professional services $918,284 10%
  • Office & operations $542,931 6%
  • Staff & payroll $509,381 5%
  • Fundraising & events $492,619 5%
  • Printing & mail $378,382 4%
  • Travel $351,129 4%
  • Contributions & donations $26,812 0.3%
  • Other $23,993 0.3%

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 $2,691,223.61 $3,137,204.68 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 128646
Pre-Primary 2026 $6,039,638.66 $2,691,223.61 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127741
Q2 2026 Amended $4,387,909.27 $6,039,638.66 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127869
Q1 2026 Amended $3,880,838.53 $4,387,909.27 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125895
Year-End 2025 Amended $0.00 $3,880,838.53 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124369