Rusty Crowe
Won the nomination 15,820 votes · 59.83% reported results
Latest filing: Pre-Primary 2026 · Jul 30, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance
9 filings · Mid-Year 2023–Q2 2026
3 of 3 expected reports filed
Why this number?
Why this number?
Why this number?
Why this number?
The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).
- Pre-Primary 2026 Initial $104,343 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 | $334,144 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $300 |
| Funds raised | $334,444 |
- Pre-Primary 2026 Initial $27,300 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $27,200 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
- Q2 2026 Initial $97,100 derived
- Year-End 2025 Supplemental $100,545 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $100,345 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
- Mid-Year 2025 Amendment $1,800 derived
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- Year-End 2024 Supplemental $41,199 derived
- Mid-Year 2024 Supplemental $7,250 derived
- Year-End 2023 Supplemental $41,750 derived
- Mid-Year 2023 Supplemental $17,500 derived
Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $332,444 |
| Total spent | $332,444 |
- Pre-Primary 2026 Initial $132,047 derived
- Q2 2026 Initial $38,391 derived
- Q1 2026 Initial $18,847 derived
- Year-End 2025 Supplemental $19,751 derived
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- Mid-Year 2025 Amendment $15,201 derived
- Year-End 2024 Supplemental $41,951 derived
- Mid-Year 2024 Supplemental $21,885 derived
- Year-End 2023 Supplemental $16,711 derived
- Mid-Year 2023 Supplemental $27,660 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 | $32,700 |
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 19%; organizations and PACs gave 77%; other sources made up 3%.
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 | $67,475 |
| From organizations and PACs | $266,969 |
| In-kind contributions (goods & services) | $12,000 |
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 | $67,175 |
| Median gift | $1,000 |
| Individual donors | 51 |
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 →
90% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (10% from out of state).
- Nashville $107K32%
- Brentwood $43K13%
- Franklin $26K8%
- Johnson City $20K6%
- Cookeville $20K6%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $85K
- Other out-of-state $33K
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 | $32,700 |
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2023 – Jul 2026. Peak $59,900 in Aug 2025. Spending peaked at $132,047 in Jul 2026.
Contributions
149 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively. 4 additional smaller donors contributed $600 total.
| Donor | Donations | Total |
|---|---|---|
| PB PAC (Paul Bailey) | 6 | $20,000.00 |
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) Includes In-Kind | 3 | $20,000.00 |
| HCA TriStar Fund PAC | 4 | $17,500.00 |
| Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) | 5 | $10,000.00 |
| DAWNPAC (Dawn White) | 1 | $10,000.00 |
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | 3 | $7,000.00 |
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | 5 | $6,500.00 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC | 5 | $6,500.00 |
| Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC | 3 | $5,500.00 |
| Independent Medicine S PAC TN | 2 | $5,500.00 |
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flexpoint Campaigns | 2 | $89,176.00 | |
| Vor Media | 32 | $85,378.42 | |
| Rachel Barrett & Company LLC | 5 | $21,105.38 | |
| Honey Baked Ham | 15 | $16,251.18 | |
| Senate Republican Caucus | 1 | $10,000.00 | |
| Direct Edge Campains LLC | 1 | $6,294.36 | |
| Wbej Radio | 17 | $5,405.00 | |
| Washington County Republican Party | 5 | $4,875.00 | |
| Elizabethton Star Newspaper | 18 | $4,872.75 | |
| A T&T | 43 | $4,693.84 | |
| Kingsport Publishing Group | 15 | $3,771.35 | |
| Shady Rock School | 4 | $2,975.00 | |
| Lowe's | 1 | $2,953.54 | |
| Carter County Republican Party | 7 | $2,870.00 | |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | 2 | $2,500.00 | |
| Business Journal | 3 | $2,475.00 | |
| Greentree Storage | 10 | $2,050.00 | |
| Harshbarger, Robert ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Lundberg, Jon | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Ymca | 5 | $1,682.21 | |
| Tennesseean Newspaper | 31 | $1,554.22 | |
| WXBQ Radio | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Humane Society Wash County | 2 | $1,500.00 | |
| Ballad Relief Fund | 2 | $1,500.00 | |
| Hometown Service Coalition | 2 | $1,500.00 | |
| Jones, Renea | 2 | $1,450.00 | |
| Butler Ruritan | 3 | $1,400.00 | |
| Lee, Bill | 1 | $1,400.00 | |
| Wallmart | 5 | $1,352.12 | |
| East Tennessee Republican Club | 5 | $1,350.00 | |
| Lion's Club | 12 | $1,210.00 | |
| Foster Signs | 1 | $1,204.50 | |
| Cumulus Media | 4 | $1,200.00 | |
| Your Image and More | 2 | $1,171.11 | |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | 5 | $1,100.00 | |
| Tennessee Republican Party | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tipton Haynes State Historical Site | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Butler Watauga Heritage | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Appalachian Relief Coordination | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Connections | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Fowler, Todd | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Niceley, Frank | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Massey, Rebecca Duncan | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Haile, Ferrell | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Nisewonger Childrens Foundation | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Doe River Gorge Ministries | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Puckets Restaurant | 1 | $995.19 | |
| Best Buy | 1 | $984.41 | |
| Plant Palace | 5 | $801.75 | |
| Rusty Crowe Campaign | 1 | $800.00 | |
| Hermitage Hotel | 1 | $712.15 | |
| Johnson County Republican Party ↺ donor $499.00 | 2 | $700.00 | |
| Tsea | 3 | $686.50 | |
| Families Free | 2 | $600.00 | |
| American Legion | 3 | $600.00 | |
| Coalition for Kids | 2 | $600.00 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | $581.66 | |
| Johnson County Broadcastin | 2 | $550.00 | |
| Heavenly Ham | 1 | $515.50 | |
| Johnson County Long Term Recovery Group | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Cronan, Antley | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Salvation Army | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Johnson County Flood Fund | 1 | $500.00 | |
| South Central Elementary | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Fallen Outdoors | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Reunite the Fight | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Hensley, Kendall | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Carter County Car Club | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Davis, Patty | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Tennesseans for Life | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Carver Recreaton Center | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Johnson County Middle School | 2 | $416.81 | |
| Mahoneys Store | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Salem Cemetary Assoc | 2 | $400.00 | |
| Isaiah 117 | 1 | $400.00 | |
| H and S Hunting | 1 | $400.00 | |
| East TN Christian Home | 4 | $400.00 | |
| Washington County Disabled Veterans | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Johnson City Firefighters | 7 | $392.00 | |
| Erwin Kiwanis Foundation | 3 | $375.00 | |
| Tractor Supply | 1 | $308.54 | |
| Celebrate Life Mission | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Kermit Tipton Scholarship Fundraiser | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Unicoi County High School | 1 | $300.00 | |
| 4 Thirteen | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Samaritans Purse | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Elizabethton Boys and Girls Club | 2 | $300.00 | |
| TNT Outdoors | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Rampy, Wyatt | 1 | $300.00 | |
| TN Federation of Republican Women | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Wemb | 1 | $299.00 | |
| Office Depot | 3 | $287.57 | |
| TN Dept of Transportation | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Dick's Sporting Goods | 1 | $250.00 | |
| May, Wanda | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Tennessee Employees Action Movement ↺ donor $1,500.00 | 1 | $237.48 | |
| Robin Allery | 1 | $222.74 | |
| Papa Johns | 1 | $220.00 | |
| WFHG Radio | 1 | $220.00 | |
| Hodge, Mike | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Elizabethton High School | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Jackson Park Church | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Ttennessee Sheriffs Assoc | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Phillips, Jacob | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Unicoi County Immagination Library | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Toppers for Life | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Washington County Rescue | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Erwin Ymca | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Science Hill High School | 2 | $200.00 | |
| Tomahawk Newspaper | 1 | $198.00 | |
| Johnson City Press | 1 | $180.00 | |
| Black Olive Restaurant | 2 | $176.02 | |
| Wreaths Across America | 2 | $160.00 | |
| Vietnam Vets of America | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Boones Creek Historical Trust | 1 | $100.00 | |
| World Gospel Mission | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Rockvale High School | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Alliance for Freedom | 1 | $100.00 | |
| WMCT Radio | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Washington College Academy | 1 | $100.00 | |
| TN Farm Bureau | 3 | $90.00 | |
| Nra | 1 | $90.00 | |
| Washington County Republican Women | 2 | $85.00 | |
| Town of Jonesborough | 1 | $50.00 | |
| First Community Bank | 1 | $38.00 |
| 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 Rusty Crowe’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $194,797 59%
- Contributions & donations $63,457 19%
- Fundraising & events $44,737 13%
- Printing & mail $10,907 3%
- Other $9,840 3%
- Office & operations $7,681 2%
- Consulting & professional services $1,025 0.4%
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-Primary 2026 | $209,090.15 | $104,342.72 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2026 | $150,380.92 | $209,090.15 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2026 | $169,227.64 | $150,380.92 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2025 | $88,433.73 | $169,227.64 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2025 Amended | $101,835.16 | $88,433.73 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2024 | $102,587.16 | $101,835.16 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2024 | $117,222.12 | $102,587.16 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2023 | $92,182.78 | $117,222.12 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2023 | $102,342.82 | $92,182.78 | Source ↗ |