Monty Fritts — 2026 Governor campaign
2026 Governor · totals since Jul 1, 2025
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 →
$13,871
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$321,699
Loan entries in filing detail: $26,000. 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 →
$43,591
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$308,733
less $904 in refunds & credits → $307,828 net disbursements
Donors
834
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: individuals, itemized, 84% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $269K · 84%Organizations and PACs, itemized $27K · 8%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $26K · 8%
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 →
$325average gift
$100median gift
827individual 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 →
99% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (1% from out of state).
Tennessee $291,540 Out of state $4,149
- Rockwood $27K9%
- Knoxville $20K7%
- Kingston $19K6%
- Nashville $18K6%
- Franklin $17K6%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $191K
- Other out-of-state $4K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Sep 2025 – Sep 2026. Peak $60,659 in Dec 2025. Spending peaked at $84,878 in Jul 2026.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 263 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 575 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $36,072 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Monty Fritts Governor Self In-Kind | 1 | $30,918.05 |
| TN Firearms Assn Legislative Action Comm Tfalac | 1 | $15,400.00 |
| Beverly Elliott | 2 | $10,600.00 |
| Knox Liberty Organization PAC ↺ paid $3,531.35 | 1 | $6,800.00 |
| Don Coffey | 1 | $5,300.00 |
| Robert Seay | 1 | $5,300.00 |
| Edwin Watkins | 1 | $5,300.00 |
| Gary Humble | 1 | $5,300.00 |
| Norman Bobo | 1 | $5,300.00 |
| Dolores Cole | 1 | $5,300.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Star Promotions | 58 | $94,991.31 | |
| Grantham Media LLC | 11 | $68,740.00 | |
| Gene's Printing and Office Supplies | 26 | $17,214.30 | |
| One Source Incorporated | 3 | $15,994.04 | |
| Faithpoint Solutions | 2 | $15,000.00 | |
| Applical Company | 3 | $9,709.60 | |
| Signherousa | 42 | $8,379.50 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party | 2 | $8,000.00 | |
| Anedot, Inc. | 7 | $4,766.15 | |
| Amazon | 35 | $4,086.86 | |
| Knox Liberty Organization ↺ donor $6,800.00 | 2 | $3,531.35 | |
| Rutherford County Gop | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Wind Consulting | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Starnes Media Group LLC | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Hampton Inn | 5 | $1,902.39 | |
| Washington County Republican Executive Committee | 1 | $1,800.00 | |
| Williamson County Republican Party | 2 | $1,699.00 | |
| Miss Lucille's Cafe | 2 | $1,609.50 | |
| Keestone Resort | 2 | $1,532.75 | |
| McMinn County Republican Party | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Knox County Republican Party | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| United States Postal Service | 40 | $1,488.49 | |
| Wilson County Republican Party | 2 | $1,100.00 | |
| Obion County Republican Party | 1 | $1,100.00 | |
| Warren County Republican Party | 2 | $1,050.00 | |
| Roane County Republican Party | 1 | $1,040.00 | |
| Patriot Cakes Restaurant & Bakery | 1 | $1,013.20 | |
| Dickson County Republican Party | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Maury County Republican Party | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tennessee Firearms Foundation | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Zoo Printing | 3 | $985.31 | |
| Columbia Neon Co | 1 | $932.88 | |
| Bedford County Republican Party | 2 | $875.00 | |
| Hiwassee Bruderhof | 1 | $850.00 | |
| GoDaddy | 3 | $811.79 | |
| Carroll County Republican Party (CCRP) | 1 | $800.00 | |
| Fayette County Republican Party | 1 | $800.00 | |
| Green County Republican Women | 1 | $800.00 | |
| Coffee County Republican Party | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Madison County Republican Party PAC | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Lewis County Republican Party | 1 | $700.00 | |
| Framer B. V. | 2 | $684.38 | |
| Fairfield Inn | 4 | $653.05 | |
| Overton County Republican Party - Roc-Pac | 2 | $600.00 | |
| White County Republican Party | 1 | $540.00 | |
| Marco's Pizza | 1 | $534.80 | |
| Home2 Suites | 4 | $502.23 | |
| Want Fm | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Humphreys Co Gop | 1 | $500.00 | |
| McMinn County Republican Women | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Claiborne County Gop | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Union County Republican Party | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Putnam County Republican Party | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Flenniken, Travis | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Sutton, Laura | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Cumberland County Republican Party | 1 | $495.00 | |
| Farm Bureau Expo Center | 1 | $488.00 | |
| M & M Broadcasting | 1 | $483.00 | |
| Cheatham County Gop | 1 | $425.00 | |
| Hamilton County Republican Party | 1 | $400.00 | |
| WCRK WMTN Radio | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Smith County Republican Party | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Chester County Republican Party | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Loudon County Republican Party Club PAC | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Morgan County Republican Party | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Carnegie Hotel | 1 | $339.58 | |
| Gibson County Tennessee Republican Party | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Fentress County Republican Party | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Clay County Republican Party | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Kehl, Kevin | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Campbell County Republican Party | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Wally Hatchet's | 1 | $298.42 | |
| Jackson County Republican Party | 1 | $260.73 | |
| Castle, Melissa | 1 | $252.30 | |
| Weco Radio | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Pickett County Republican Party | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Bledsoe County Gop | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Patriot Punk Network | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Jefferson County Republican Party | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Holiday Inn Express | 1 | $230.82 | |
| Chester Co Senior Center | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Eppolito GYM | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Hancock County Republican Party | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Franklin County Republican Party | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Sumner County Fire Buffs | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Embassy Suites | 1 | $192.09 | |
| Town of Unicoi Visitor Center | 1 | $175.00 | |
| Walmart | 2 | $161.83 | |
| Roane State Community College | 1 | $155.00 | |
| Putnam County Republican Party Executive Committee | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Kissell's Kitchen | 1 | $149.15 | |
| Jason's Deli | 3 | $145.53 | |
| The Lodge Pickwick Landing | 1 | $134.10 | |
| Dropbox Inc. | 1 | $131.57 | |
| Rhea County Republican Party PAC | 1 | $130.00 | |
| The Lodge Paris Landing | 1 | $129.79 | |
| Blystad, Lisa | 1 | $125.00 | |
| Brownsville Meeting Grounds | 1 | $125.00 | |
| The UPS Store | 1 | $116.29 | |
| Fastsigns | 1 | $115.02 | |
| Robertson County Republican Party | 1 | $108.55 | |
| Kingston Parks and Recreation | 1 | $105.00 | |
| Hawkins County Cattlemans Association | 1 | $100.00 | |
| McNairy County Ag Center | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Marshall County Republican Party | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Griffin, June | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Monroe Co Republican Party | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Shoney's Lebanon | 2 | $91.95 | |
| Smokehouse Bar & Grill | 1 | $90.88 | |
| WBR | 1 | $81.39 | |
| Crockett County Gop | 1 | $80.00 | |
| Linton, Larry | 1 | $75.00 | |
| Hamblen County G O P | 1 | $65.00 | |
| Sam's Club | 1 | $59.03 | |
| Food City | 1 | $53.81 | |
| Lawrence County Republican Party | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Corryton Community Club | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Davidson County Republican Party | 1 | $50.00 | |
| BB's Cafe | 1 | $49.02 | |
| Harland Clarke | 1 | $40.95 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | $40.08 | |
| Dollar Tree | 3 | $39.97 | |
| Ifttt | 1 | $35.88 | |
| Waffle House | 1 | $35.25 | |
| Warren County Republican Women | 1 | $35.00 | |
| The Little Dipper LLC | 1 | $34.96 | |
| Instagram LLC Meta Platforms Inc. | 2 | $32.82 | |
| Shoney's | 1 | $28.94 | |
| Regions Bank | 3 | $28.03 | |
| Worlds Biggest Fish FRY | 1 | $25.88 | |
| Grain Bin On the Main | 1 | $16.87 | |
| The Bridge Coffee | 1 | $13.37 | |
| Sunrise Supermarket | 1 | $12.75 | |
| Down Home Restaurant | 1 | $12.71 | |
| Staples | 1 | $11.61 | |
| Lazgo Parking | 1 | $1.73 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$26,000.00 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 (Monty Fritts) | Candidate loan | Sep 2, 2025 | $26,000.00 | $0.00 | $26,000.00 |
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 Monty Fritts’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Printing & mail $123,584 40%
- Advertising & media $91,416 30%
- Contributions & donations $34,903 11%
- Other $32,667 11%
- Office & operations $12,861 4%
- Fundraising & events $6,474 2%
- Travel $4,328 1%
- Consulting & professional services $2,500 0.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $27,374.38 | $13,871.01 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129002 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 Amended | $62,209.26 | $27,374.38 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128624 |
| Q2 2026 Amended | $73,118.86 | $62,209.26 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127412 |
| Q1 2026 | $147,652.95 | $73,118.86 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125156 |
| Year-End 2025 Amended | $0.00 | $147,652.95 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124521 |