Rick Eldridge — 2026 Tennessee House, District 10 campaign
2026 Tennessee House, District 10 · totals since Jan 16, 2025
Won the nomination 5,872 votes · 100% reported results
Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Oct 26, 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 →
$102,571
$60,470 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 →
$110,990
Loan entries in filing detail: $5,000. 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 →
$299
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$63,889
Donors
54
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, 96% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $3K · 3%Organizations and PACs, itemized $107K · 96%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $1K · 1%
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 →
71% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (29% from out of state).
Tennessee $78,050 Out of state $31,750
- Nashville $34K31%
- Brentwood $23K20%
- Madison $15K14%
- Alexandria, VA $8K7%
- Fairfax, VA $8K7%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $7K
- Other out-of-state $16K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2025 – Oct 2026. Peak $31,000 in Sep 2026. Spending peaked at $12,599 in May 2026.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 52 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 3 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $300 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 2 | $20,000.00 |
| Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Jack Daniel's PAC | 2 | $8,000.00 |
| Sports Betting Alliance | 2 | $7,500.00 |
| Tennessee First PAC | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Total Wine Political Action Committee | 2 | $3,500.00 |
| Wholesalers Assn PAC | 2 | $3,500.00 |
| Housing Industry PAC | 2 | $3,000.00 |
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | 1 | $3,000.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Association PAC | 1 | $3,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hale, Ann | 6 | $6,900.00 | |
| Blackburn, Marsha | 1 | $6,000.00 | |
| Republican House Majority Fund | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Grainger Journal | 8 | $2,538.50 | |
| United Way of Hamblen County | 2 | $2,500.00 | |
| Spoone, Joe | 1 | $2,468.00 | |
| Cody, Kenny | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Hamblen Co. Government | 2 | $1,500.00 | |
| Humane Society, Morristown-Hamblen | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Grainger Co. Republican Party | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Helen Ross McNabb Foundation | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| WCRK | 2 | $1,308.00 | |
| Hamblen Co. Republican Party | 2 | $1,300.00 | |
| Fop Cherokee Lodge | 3 | $1,180.00 | |
| Grainger Co. Veterans Services | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Cosby, Mike | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Daily Bread | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Pedigo, Tommy | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Grainger Co. Tomato Festival | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Cochran, Mark | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Lankford, Michael | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Leatherwood, Tom | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Yes On 2 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Crawford, John | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Davis, Elaine | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Powers, Dennis | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Sherrell, Paul | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Cutshaw for Mayor | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Thorn Hill VFD | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Dalton, Austin | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Black, Stanley | 1 | $800.00 | |
| Grainger Chamber of Commerce | 2 | $750.00 | |
| Allegra Marketing | 2 | $713.67 | |
| Lakeway Printers | 1 | $659.00 | |
| Ridin' High | 2 | $600.00 | |
| Great Smoky Mtn Council | 3 | $600.00 | |
| Hamblen Republic Women | 2 | $580.00 | |
| Vietnam Veterans Chapter 1073 | 2 | $550.00 | |
| Smith, Noah | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Grainger High School Jrotc | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Alps Adult Day Services | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Eldridge, Rick | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Stepping Out | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Hometown Grainger | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Food On Foot | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Watkins, Cody | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Washburn School | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Russell, Larry Lowell | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Morristown East Baseball Boosters | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Kiwanis Club of Morristown | 2 | $310.00 | |
| WJDT | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Mats | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Citizen Tribune | 1 | $247.50 | |
| U. S. Post Office | 1 | $234.00 | |
| Alec | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Bat Education and Rehab. | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Noah's Arc Animal Rescue | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Cherokee Park | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Hamblen County Livestock Assoc. | 2 | $100.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$5,000.00 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 (Rick Eldridge) | Candidate loan | — | $5,000.00 | $5,000.00 | $0.00 |
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 Rick Eldridge’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Contributions & donations $42,410 66%
- Advertising & media $14,246 22%
- Fundraising & events $3,548 6%
- Other $2,300 4%
- Office & operations $899 1%
- Printing & mail $486 0.8%
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 | $101,778.58 | $102,570.58 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 130487 |
| Q3 2026 | $70,688.58 | $101,778.58 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 128841 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $73,688.58 | $70,688.58 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127401 |
| Q2 2026 | $97,051.58 | $73,688.58 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126277 |
| Q1 2026 | $101,006.58 | $97,051.58 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125207 |
| Year-End 2025 Amended | $66,105.15 | $101,006.58 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124139 |
| Mid-Year 2025 Amended | $60,469.66 | $66,105.15 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 124140 |