Noah Smith — 2026 Tennessee House, District 36 campaign
2026 Tennessee House, District 36 · totals since Jan 16, 2026
Won the nomination 8,034 votes · 66.97% reported results
Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Oct 27, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance
5 filings · Pre-General 2026–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 →
$88,124
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$202,843
includes $2,150 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $61,600. 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 →
$7,850
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$114,762
less $42 in refunds & credits → $114,719 net disbursements
Donors
122
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, 40% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $82K · 40%Organizations and PACs, itemized $57K · 28%Unitemized contributions $2K · 1%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $62K · 30%
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 →
$933average gift
$500median gift
88individual 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 →
97% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (3% from out of state).
Tennessee $135,493 Out of state $3,600
- Nashville $30K22%
- Jacksboro $26K19%
- Lafollette $21K15%
- Knoxville $10K7%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $48K
- Other out-of-state $4K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2026 – Oct 2026. Peak $39,675 in Sep 2026. Spending peaked at $69,697 in Jul 2026.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 114 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 12 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,300 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu | 1 | $15,400.00 |
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Robert Colvin | 2 | $3,800.00 |
| William Bunch | 2 | $3,800.00 |
| Ann Ayers Colvin | 2 | $3,800.00 |
| Jenny Boyd | 2 | $3,800.00 |
| Tennessee Manufactured Housing Assn PAC | 1 | $3,000.00 |
| Kimberly Fairchild | 3 | $3,000.00 |
| Rebecca Nix | 2 | $2,900.00 |
| Ayers Auction Realty Includes In-Kind | 3 | $2,900.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Noah | 25 | $47,916.18 | |
| Victory Enterprises | 13 | $44,792.36 | |
| Yard Sign Plus | 4 | $3,409.00 | |
| United States Postal Service | 6 | $3,261.60 | |
| Byrge Screen Printing | 5 | $2,926.24 | |
| Keller Group | 1 | $2,840.50 | |
| Union County Republican Party | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Vistaprint | 5 | $1,512.58 | |
| Lamar Advertising | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Campbell County Christian Learning CNTR | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Vietnam Veterans Chapter 1148 | 1 | $800.00 | |
| Sporting Clays for Kids -Da Effler Event | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Wlaf | 3 | $500.00 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Lafollette Press | 1 | $420.00 | |
| Sandy's Custom Auto | 4 | $415.14 | |
| Campbell County Childrens Center | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Wix | 5 | $263.91 | |
| Sam's Club | 1 | $104.32 | |
| Claiborne Christian Education Foundation | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Advantage US | 1 | $100.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$61,600.00 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 (Noah Smith) | Candidate loan | Jan 16, 2026 | $61,600.00 | $0.00 | $61,600.00 |
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 Noah Smith’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Consulting & professional services $46,292 40%
- Printing & mail $38,791 34%
- Travel $10,989 10%
- Advertising & media $9,910 9%
- Contributions & donations $4,800 4%
- Other $1,819 2%
- Fundraising & events $1,204 1%
- Office & operations $956 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-General 2026 | $73,191.92 | $88,123.65 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 131169 |
| Q3 2026 | $42,950.19 | $73,191.92 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129803 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $25,431.11 | $42,950.19 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128548 |
| Q2 2026 | $16,889.01 | $25,431.11 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127226 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.00 | $16,889.01 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 124617 |