Michael Hale — 2026 Tennessee House, District 40 campaign
2026 Tennessee House, District 40 · totals since Jan 16, 2025
Won the nomination 10,634 votes · 100% reported results
Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Oct 29, 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 →
$119,481
$86,111 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 →
$117,495
includes $4,449 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $56,527. The report totals above govern this headline.
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 →
$229
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$84,125
Donors
121
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, 68% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $33K · 28%Organizations and PACs, itemized $80K · 68%Unitemized contributions $4K · 4%
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 →
$577average gift
$500median gift
57individual 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 →
92% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (8% from out of state).
Tennessee $103,547 Out of state $9,500
- Nashville $40K35%
- Brentwood $9K8%
- Smithville $8K7%
- McMinnville $7K6%
- Lebanon $6K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $34K
- Other out-of-state $10K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2025 – Oct 2026. Peak $27,648 in Nov 2025. Spending peaked at $27,678 in Oct 2026.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 115 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 7 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $800 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Bankers Association PAC | 2 | $8,000.00 |
| HCA TriStar Fund PAC | 2 | $4,000.00 |
| Housing Industry PAC | 2 | $3,000.00 |
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | 2 | $3,000.00 |
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | 3 | $2,750.00 |
| Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) | 2 | $2,500.00 |
| Tennessee TELPAC | 1 | $2,500.00 |
| TN Advance Financial PAC | 1 | $2,500.00 |
| Kimberly Nunley | 2 | $2,500.00 |
| Jonathan Dugdale | 5 | $2,500.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Republican Party | 2 | $16,435.30 | |
| Direct Edge Campaigns | 2 | $6,109.54 | |
| Southland Advantage | 2 | $6,045.59 | |
| Second Harvest | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| The Worley Brothers | 1 | $4,500.00 | |
| Tenn House Republican Caucus | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Southwest | 13 | $2,822.52 | |
| Tdot | 2 | $2,500.00 | |
| Hilton | 2 | $2,261.60 | |
| 4Imprint | 1 | $2,212.19 | |
| The Sound | 1 | $1,900.00 | |
| The Springs | 2 | $1,550.00 | |
| Helens Restaurant | 2 | $1,424.35 | |
| Wjle | 4 | $1,291.77 | |
| Twisted Kone | 1 | $1,047.02 | |
| Garrett, Johnny | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Hillary, Van | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Powers, Dennis | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Powers, Bill | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Smith County Fair | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Smith County High School | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Smithville Review | 2 | $968.80 | |
| Sam's Club | 8 | $862.43 | |
| Walmart | 4 | $845.64 | |
| Kilgores | 1 | $840.00 | |
| Dekalb 4H | 2 | $800.00 | |
| Granville Museum | 2 | $800.00 | |
| Smithville Jamboree | 2 | $750.00 | |
| Destin Jeep Rentals | 2 | $746.86 | |
| Imprint.Com | 1 | $707.51 | |
| Dekalb County Fair Organization | 2 | $600.00 | |
| Cannon Co Republican Party | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Ffa Organization | 1 | $519.75 | |
| Adcock Legacy Rodeo | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Sherrell, Paul | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Mtjra (Junior Rodeo) | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Cannon County Senior Center | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Cannon County Goverment | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Tennessee Gop | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Tennessee Ffa Foundation Inc. | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Lakeside At Wildwood | 1 | $450.00 | |
| Southside Lions Clubs | 3 | $450.00 | |
| Hobby Lobby | 1 | $420.50 | |
| Cannon County Touchdown Club | 1 | $400.00 | |
| DCHS Tiger Baseball | 2 | $400.00 | |
| Caddy Shack | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Smith County Republican Party | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Amazon | 1 | $339.09 | |
| Oriental Trading Co | 1 | $334.65 | |
| Webb, Tucker | 1 | $262.50 | |
| Dekalb Tigetette Softball Boosters | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Smith County 4H | 1 | $250.00 | |
| DCHS Fbla | 1 | $250.00 | |
| DCHS Project Graduation | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Last Minute Toy Shop | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Wilson County Republican Women | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Gordonsville Tiger Football Booster | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Ut Extension | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Courtyard by Marriott | 1 | $194.70 | |
| Hale, Maddox | 1 | $182.50 | |
| Staples | 1 | $176.63 | |
| DCHS Basketball | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Jackson County Highschool | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Smith County Senior Citizens | 1 | $150.00 | |
| DMS Softball | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Carthage Courier | 1 | $117.00 | |
| Smith County Chamber of Commerce | 2 | $110.00 | |
| Lions Club | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Jackson County Baseball Association | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Dekalb Jr. Pro Football | 1 | $100.00 | |
| New Life Pentacostal | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Uber | 1 | $17.87 | |
| Donate Right | 1 | $3.50 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$56,527.04 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 (Michael Hale) | Candidate loan | — | $56,527.04 | $0.00 | $56,527.04 |
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 Michael Hale’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $25,504 30%
- Other $23,749 28%
- Contributions & donations $15,750 19%
- Fundraising & events $7,832 9%
- Office & operations $3,845 5%
- Travel $3,560 4%
- Printing & mail $3,000 4%
- Field & voter contact $445 0.6%
- Consulting & professional services $441 0.6%
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 Amended | $138,259.99 | $119,481.34 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 131245 |
| Q3 2026 Amended | $116,630.06 | $138,259.99 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 130061 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $118,529.39 | $116,630.06 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128175 |
| Q2 2026 | $117,904.69 | $118,529.39 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126860 |
| Q1 2026 | $129,744.12 | $117,904.69 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125505 |
| Year-End 2025 Amended | $91,126.38 | $129,744.12 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124551 |
| Mid-Year 2025 Amended | $86,110.85 | $91,126.38 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122902 |