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Samantha Petit — 2026 Tennessee House, District 43 campaign

Tennessee House, District 43 Democratic

2026 Tennessee House, District 43 · totals since Jan 16, 2026

Won the nomination 1,828 votes · 100% reported results

Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Nov 3, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance

5 filings · Pre-General 2026–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 →
$0
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$7,827
includes $1,432 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $2,500. 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 →
$1,017
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$6,402
Donors
12
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
Q3 2026 reported receipts $5,237
Pre-Primary 2026 reported receipts $0
Q2 2026 reported receipts $846
Q1 2026 reported receipts $1,744
Reported receipts $7,827
From each filing:
Excluded reports:

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 $6,402
Total spent $6,402
From each filing:
Receipts
$7,827
Spent
$6,402

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: loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds, 32% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $2K · 27%Organizations and PACs, itemized $2K · 22%Unitemized contributions $1K · 18%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $3K · 32%

Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds compares loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds 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.

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: $2,500 ÷ Reported receipts: $7,827
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds
Individuals, itemized $2,150
Organizations and PACs, itemized $1,746
Unitemized contributions $1,432
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $2,500
From each filing:
Excluded reports:

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 →

87% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (13% from out of state).

Tennessee $3,400 Out of state $496
  • McMinnville $1K33%
  • Murfreesboro $1K26%
  • Sparta $90023%
  • Washington, DC $49613%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $200

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: $496 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $3,896
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $496
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2026 – Sep 2026. Peak $1,400 in Sep 2026. Spending peaked at $3,547 in Sep 2026.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 7 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 6 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $550 and their names are withheld.

7 named donors 9 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Steven Reynolds 1 $1,000.00
Warren County Democratic Party 1 $1,000.00
White County Democratic Party Includes In-Kind 2 $750.00
Jean Claude Petit Jr In-Kind 1 $517.00
Blue Tennessee PAC 1 $495.72
Geeta McMillan 2 $400.00
Trenena Stanley 1 $200.00

Expenditures

4 vendors 11 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Custom Vinyl Signs 5 $5,507.65 86%
Southern Standard 1 $593.72 9%
Vistaprint 1 $252.40 4%
Regions Bank 4 $48.00 0.8%

Loans

$2,500.00 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.

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 $2,500
Loan principal shown $2,500
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Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Samantha Petit) Candidate loan Feb 6, 2026 $2,500.00 $500.00 $2,000.00

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

  • Printing & mail $5,047 79%
  • Other $713 11%
  • Advertising & media $594 9%
  • Office & operations $48 0.8%

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-General 2026 $925.63 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 131389
Q3 2026 $59.17 $925.63 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 130107
Pre-Primary 2026 $59.17 $59.17 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128716
Q2 2026 $1,743.76 $59.17 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126956
Q1 2026 $0.00 $1,743.76 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125401