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Raumesh Akbari — 2026 Tennessee Senate, District 29 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 29 Democratic Incumbent

2026 Tennessee Senate, District 29

Won the nomination 21,510 votes · 100% reported results

Latest filing: Pre-Primary 2026 · Aug 13, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance

9 filings · Mid-Year 2023–Q2 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 →
$196,574
$191,074 carried over
Why this number?
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services are not cash; they appear separately as In-Kind Received. Bookkeeping entries such as a carried balance, accounting adjustment, or refund also stay only in the filing’s own totals. Full definition →
$168,886
Why this number?
Total Spent
$0
Why this number?
Donors
At least 73 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Self-Funded
15%
$25,536 of $168,886 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
32%
$54,250 from outside TN
Why this number?

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filings listed below.

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The ending cash balances the campaign's 2 committees each reported on their most recent filing, added together (each as filed, not computed).

Source filings:

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $143,350
Loans received $25,536
Raised (cash) $168,886
From each filing: Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $25,536 derived

Filings restate outstanding loans each period, so a loan belongs to the campaign rather than to any one filing.

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.

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Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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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).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $54,250 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $168,886
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $54,250
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$168,886
Spent
$0

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 15% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 0.7%, organizations and PACs 84%.

Candidate’s own money $26K · 15% Individuals $1K · 0.7% Organizations & PACs $142K · 84%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money with everything the campaign raised.

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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 the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $25,536 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $168,886
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $25,536
From individuals $1,100
From organizations and PACs $142,250
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 →

62% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (38% from out of state).

Tennessee $89,100 Out of state $54,250
  • Nashville $50K35%
  • Washington, DC $29K20%
  • Chattanooga $17K12%
  • Brentwood $10K7%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $12K
  • Other out-of-state $25K
Why this number?

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: $54,250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $143,350
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $54,250
Source filings:

Contributions Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions by month — Jul 2023 – May 2025. Peak $32,500 in Jan 2025.

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 73 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC 1 $5,000.00
Nathan Lubin 1 $500.00

Expenditures

No expenditures on record.

Loans

$12,767.93 in loan principal 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.

Why this number?

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $12,768
Loan principal shown $12,768
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Raumesh Akbari) Candidate loan — $12,767.93 $0.00 $12,767.93

Loans

Campaign 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.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Pre-Primary 2026 Late $196,574.10 $196,574.10 Source ↗
Q2 2026 Late $196,574.10 $196,574.10 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $196,574.10 $196,574.10 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $196,574.10 $196,574.10 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $191,074.10 $196,574.10 Source ↗
Year-End 2024 Amended $94,974.10 $191,074.10 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2024 Amended $93,974.10 $94,974.10 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 $53,224.10 $93,974.10 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Late $53,224.10 $53,224.10 Source ↗