Rusty Crowe — 2026 Tennessee Senate, District 03 campaign
2026 Tennessee Senate, District 03 · totals since Jan 16, 2023
Won the nomination 15,820 votes · 59.83% reported results
Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Oct 27, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance
11 filings · Mid-Year 2023–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 →
$93,005
$102,343 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 →
$388,094
includes $300 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$12,000
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$397,432
Donors
162
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, 76% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $93K · 24%Organizations and PACs, itemized $295K · 76%
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 →
$1,495average gift
$1,000median gift
62individual 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 →
90% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (10% from out of state).
Tennessee $350,194 Out of state $37,600
- Nashville $116K30%
- Johnson City $46K12%
- Brentwood $43K11%
- Franklin $28K7%
- Cookeville $20K5%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $98K
- Other out-of-state $38K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2023 – Oct 2026. Peak $63,400 in Jul 2026. Spending peaked at $152,411 in Jul 2026.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 158 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 4 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $600 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Friends of Ballad Health PAC | 4 | $12,250.00 |
| Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) | 4 | $10,500.00 |
| Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) | 5 | $10,000.00 |
| DAWNPAC (Dawn White) | 1 | $10,000.00 |
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | 6 | $9,000.00 |
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | 3 | $7,000.00 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC | 5 | $6,500.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vor Media | 36 | $107,378.42 | |
| Flexpoint Campaigns | 2 | $89,176.00 | |
| S and S Strategies | 1 | $30,000.00 | |
| Rachel Barrett & Company LLC | 5 | $21,105.38 | |
| Honey Baked Ham | 15 | $16,251.18 | |
| Senate Republican Caucus | 1 | $10,000.00 | |
| Wbej Radio | 19 | $6,367.00 | |
| Direct Edge Campains LLC | 1 | $6,294.36 | |
| Elizabethton Star Newspaper | 20 | $5,868.25 | |
| Kingsport Publishing Group | 17 | $5,357.35 | |
| A T&T | 45 | $4,950.62 | |
| Washington County Republican Party | 5 | $4,875.00 | |
| 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 | 11 | $2,350.00 | |
| Harshbarger, Robert ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Lundberg, Jon | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| East Tennessee Republican Club | 6 | $1,850.00 | |
| Cumulus Media | 5 | $1,805.00 | |
| Ymca | 5 | $1,682.21 | |
| Tennesseean Newspaper | 32 | $1,605.21 | |
| Lion's Club | 14 | $1,562.00 | |
| Foster Signs | 2 | $1,533.00 | |
| 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 | |
| Your Image and More | 2 | $1,171.11 | |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | 5 | $1,100.00 | |
| Goetz, Whitney | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Alexander, Rebecca Keefauver | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tim PAC | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Paduch, Pete ↺ donor $1,000.00 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| 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 | |
| Johnson County Broadcastin | 3 | $675.00 | |
| American Legion | 4 | $650.00 | |
| Families Free | 2 | $600.00 | |
| Coalition for Kids | 2 | $600.00 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | $581.66 | |
| Unicoi County High School | 2 | $550.00 | |
| WFHG Radio | 2 | $526.00 | |
| Heavenly Ham | 1 | $515.50 | |
| Woodby, Patty | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Kalogeros, Gary ↺ donor $1,250.00 | 1 | $500.00 | |
| 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 | |
| Legislative Administration | 1 | $457.07 | |
| 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 | |
| Johnson City Press | 2 | $362.00 | |
| Tractor Supply | 1 | $308.54 | |
| Celebrate Life Mission | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Kermit Tipton Scholarship Fundraiser | 2 | $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 | |
| Black Olive Restaurant | 3 | $274.85 | |
| 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 | |
| Washington County Retired Teachers | 1 | $200.00 | |
| 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 | |
| Wreaths Across America | 2 | $160.00 | |
| Hodges, Joe | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Davey Crocket Ruritan | 1 | $100.00 | |
| 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 | |
| Fleenor Security | 1 | $66.90 | |
| U. S. Post Office | 1 | $65.60 | |
| Town of Jonesborough | 1 | $50.00 | |
| First Community Bank | 1 | $38.00 |
Dates
| 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 $251,377 63%
- Contributions & donations $69,757 18%
- Fundraising & events $44,835 11%
- Printing & mail $12,059 3%
- Other $10,142 3%
- Office & operations $8,238 2%
- Consulting & professional services $1,025 0.3%
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 | $94,052.50 | $93,004.55 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 130994 |
| Q3 2026 | $104,342.72 | $94,052.50 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129854 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $209,090.15 | $104,342.72 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128008 |
| Q2 2026 | $150,380.92 | $209,090.15 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126857 |
| Q1 2026 | $169,227.64 | $150,380.92 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125419 |
| Year-End 2025 | $88,433.73 | $169,227.64 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 123786 |
| Mid-Year 2025 Amended | $101,835.16 | $88,433.73 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122149 |
| Year-End 2024 | $102,587.16 | $101,835.16 | Source: Year-End 2024 filing Report 120784 |
| Mid-Year 2024 | $117,222.12 | $102,587.16 | Source: Mid-Year 2024 filing Report 115084 |
| Year-End 2023 | $92,182.78 | $117,222.12 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111197 |
| Mid-Year 2023 | $102,342.82 | $92,182.78 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109509 |