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Rusty Grills — 2026 Tennessee House, District 77 campaign

Tennessee House, District 77 Republican Incumbent

2026 Tennessee House, District 77 · totals since Jan 16, 2025

Won the nomination 6,901 votes · 100% reported results

Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Oct 31, 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 →
$156,737
$106,697 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 →
$100,166
Total Spent
$50,126
Donors
74
total donors; qualifying names are listed below

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

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The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:

Reported receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Reported receipts
Pre-General 2026 reported receipts $11,507
Q3 2026 reported receipts $22,761
Pre-Primary 2026 reported receipts $6,500
Q2 2026 reported receipts $12,399
Q1 2026 reported receipts $387
Year-End 2025 reported receipts $45,812
Mid-Year 2025 reported receipts $801
Reported receipts $100,166
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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.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $50,126
Total spent $50,126
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Receipts
$100,166
Spent
$50,126

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, 95% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $3K · 3%Organizations and PACs, itemized $95K · 95%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $3K · 3%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, itemized with reported receipts.

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Each selected report's reported receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $95,000 ÷ Reported receipts: $100,166
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $2,600
Organizations and PACs, itemized $95,000
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $2,566
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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 →

75% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (25% from out of state).

Tennessee $73,100 Out of state $24,500
  • Nashville $43K44%
  • Washington, DC $7K7%
  • Brentwood $7K7%
  • Franklin $6K6%
  • Sioux Falls, SD $5K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $17K
  • Other out-of-state $13K

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: $24,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $97,600
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $24,500
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2025 – Oct 2026. Peak $14,750 in Sep 2026. Spending peaked at $8,332 in Jun 2026.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 73 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $100 and their names are withheld.

73 named donors 95 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Poet, LLC 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 1 $4,000.00
Tennessee First PAC 2 $3,500.00
Tennessee Manufactured Housing Assn PAC 2 $3,500.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 2 $3,500.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 2 $3,250.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $3,000.00
The Bipartisan Network PAC 2 $2,500.00
Build TN Housing PAC 1 $2,500.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

50 vendors 68 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
G-PAC (Rusty Grills) 2 $8,500.00 17%
Grills, Rusty 2 $7,242.07 14%
Long, Lily 4 $5,300.00 11%
House Republican Caucus 1 $3,000.00 6%
Awareness Analytics Partners 1 $2,500.00 5%
Dyer County Ffa 1 $2,000.00 4%
Eric Maupin for Mayor 1 $1,500.00 3%
Obion County Republican Party 2 $1,300.00 3%
Millsfield Fire Dept. 2 $1,000.00 2%
Maupin, Eric 1 $1,000.00 2%

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 Grills’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Contributions & donations $30,428 61%
  • Fundraising & events $9,706 19%
  • Advertising & media $7,481 15%
  • Office & operations $1,987 4%
  • Consulting & professional services $500 1.0%
  • Other $25 0.1%

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-General 2026 $145,946.53 $156,737.05 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 131319
Q3 2026 $130,285.62 $145,946.53 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129700
Pre-Primary 2026 Amended $124,770.51 $130,285.62 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 129703
Q2 2026 Amended $130,188.51 $124,770.51 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 129697
Q1 2026 $132,699.48 $130,188.51 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125677
Year-End 2025 Amended $102,759.29 $132,699.48 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124803
Mid-Year 2025 Amended $106,697.26 $102,759.29 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 124802