Paul Sherrell
Won the nomination 7,415 votes · 64.2% reported results
Latest filing: Pre-Primary 2026 · Jul 28, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance
5 filings · Mid-Year 2025–Q2 2026
3 of 3 expected reports filed
Why this number?
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Why this number?
The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).
- Pre-Primary 2026 Initial $33,032 filing-stated
Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.
| Itemized contributions from others | $61,195 |
| Funds raised | $61,195 |
- Pre-Primary 2026 Initial $7,250 derived
- Q2 2026 Initial $31,800 derived
- Year-End 2025 Supplemental $18,120 derived
- Mid-Year 2025 Amendment $4,025 derived
Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $59,264 |
| Total spent | $59,264 |
- Pre-Primary 2026 Initial $47,668 derived
- Q2 2026 Initial $5,682 derived
- Q1 2026 Initial $978 derived
- Year-End 2025 Supplemental $4,222 derived
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- Mid-Year 2025 Amendment $714 derived
Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).
| From outside Tennessee | $3,250 |
Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. 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 →
Individuals gave 22%; organizations and PACs gave 78%.
Why this number?
Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is individuals divided by the total.
| From individuals | $13,300 |
| From organizations and PACs | $47,895 |
| In-kind contributions (goods & services) | $299 |
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 →
Why this number?
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 | $13,300 |
| Median gift | $500 |
| Individual donors | 21 |
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 →
95% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (5% from out of state).
- Nashville $20K32%
- Brentwood $9K15%
- Portland $8K12%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $22K
- Other out-of-state $3K
Why this number?
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).
| From outside Tennessee | $3,250 |
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2025 – Jul 2026. Peak $21,150 in Jun 2026. Spending peaked at $47,668 in Jul 2026.
Contributions
62 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 1 additional smaller donor contributed $100 total.
| Donor | Donations | Total |
|---|---|---|
| LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) | 2 | $7,500.00 |
| Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| HCA TriStar Fund PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Jimmy Brewer | 1 | $1,900.00 |
| TN Advance Financial PAC | 1 | $1,500.00 |
| Team Tennessee PAC | 1 | $1,500.00 |
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Edge Campaigns LLC | 7 | $46,242.98 | |
| Sparta Expositor | 3 | $3,445.00 | |
| House Republican Caucus ↺ donor $299.25 | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Southern Standard | 3 | $2,889.00 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party | 2 | $520.00 | |
| Children's Advocacy Center | 2 | $400.00 | |
| Eastland Volunteer Fire Department | 7 | $315.00 | |
| GCTV | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Keisling, Kelly | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Warren County Republican Party | 3 | $270.00 | |
| Friends of Scott's Gulf Wilderness State | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Casa of the TN Valley | 1 | $154.64 | |
| Rotary Club of Sparta | 2 | $140.00 | |
| White County Republican Party | 1 | $140.00 | |
| Lucky Community Improvement Club | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Nra | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Sparta White County Rescue Squad | 1 | $100.00 | |
| White County Schools | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Phyllis Prater Scholarship Fund | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Main Street Journal | 1 | $77.00 | |
| Warren County Republican Women | 2 | $75.00 | |
| North End Volunteer Fire Department | 3 | $64.00 | |
| Bondecroft Volunteer Fire Department | 3 | $58.00 | |
| Cherry Creek Volunteer Fire Department | 4 | $40.00 | |
| Tennessee Firearms Association | 1 | $35.00 | |
| Hickory Valley Volunteer Fire Department | 1 | $30.00 | |
| Eaa Chapter 1700 Warren County TN | 1 | $24.00 | |
| Warren County Rescue Squad | 2 | $24.00 | |
| White County High School Ffa | 1 | $20.00 |
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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 Paul Sherrell’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Printing & mail $30,134 51%
- Advertising & media $22,798 38%
- Office & operations $3,257 5%
- Contributions & donations $2,555 4%
- Other $500 0.9%
- Fundraising & events $20 0.1%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.