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Seth McMillan — 2026 Tennessee House, District 38 campaign

Tennessee House, District 38 Democratic

2026 Tennessee House, District 38 · totals since Jan 16, 2026

Won the nomination 1,081 votes · 100% reported results

Latest filing: Q3 2026 · Oct 14, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance

4 filings · Pre-Primary 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 →
$365
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$5,821
includes $1,571 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$5,456
Donors
6
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:
  • Q3 2026 Initial $365 filing-stated

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 $1,611
Pre-Primary 2026 reported receipts $1,519
Q2 2026 reported receipts $2,530
Q1 2026 reported receipts $162
Reported receipts $5,821
From each filing:

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 $5,456
Total spent $5,456
From each filing:
Receipts
$5,821
Spent
$5,456

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: the candidate's own contributions, itemized, 44% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $3K · 44%Individuals, itemized $2K · 29%Unitemized contributions $2K · 27%

Share of reported receipts: The candidate's own contributions, itemized compares the candidate's own contributions, 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.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized: $2,550 ÷ Reported receipts: $5,821
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: The candidate's own contributions, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $2,550
Individuals, itemized $1,700
Unitemized contributions $1,571
From each filing:

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 →

59% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (41% from inside).

Tennessee $700 Out of state $1,000
  • Washington, DC $50029%
  • Atlanta, GA $25015%
  • Crossville $25015%
  • Knoxville $25015%
  • Silver Creek, GA $25015%
  • 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: $1,000 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $1,700
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,000
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2026 – Sep 2026. Peak $750 in Sep 2026. Spending peaked at $2,506 in May 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.

7 named donors 8 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Seth McMillan Self 2 $2,550.00
Mickey Jordan 1 $500.00
Sarah Keith 1 $250.00
Lisa Chambers 1 $250.00
Kay Howard 1 $250.00
Derek Matthews 1 $250.00
Robert Dudney 1 $200.00

Expenditures

5 vendors 8 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Vistaprint 3 $4,029.00 74%
Designed To Run, Inc. 1 $1,200.00 22%
City of Huntsville 1 $100.00 2%
Actblue 2 $90.98 2%
Big Red Designs 1 $36.00 0.7%

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

  • Printing & mail $4,065 75%
  • Advertising & media $1,300 24%
  • Office & operations $91 2%

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
Q3 2026 $257.63 $365.46 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 130157
Pre-Primary 2026 $47.41 $257.63 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128710
Q2 2026 $161.50 $47.41 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127430
Q1 2026 $0.00 $161.50 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125896