Memphis

Steve Southerland

Tennessee Senate, District 09 Republican Incumbent

Latest filing: Q2 2026 · Jul 8, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance

2 of 2 expected reports filed

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 →
$215,923
$173,577 carried over
Why this number?
Funds Raised The money the campaign took in — cash and checks, plus the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. It does not include the value of donated goods and services; where a campaign received any, that is shown separately as In-Kind Received. Full definition →
$224,351
Why this number?
Total Spent
$184,706
Why this number?
Donors
94
94 shown · 0 below $200
Self-Funded
0.1%
$107 of $224,351 raised · self-contributions
Out-of-State
26%
$57,350 from outside TN
Why this number?

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

Reported on this filing:
  • Q2 2026 Amendment $215,923 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.

Inputs behind Funds raised
Itemized contributions (gross) $224,244
Candidate's own contributions $107
Funds raised $224,351
From each filing:
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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 $184,706
Total spent $184,706
From each filing:
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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).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $57,350 ÷ Total raised: $224,351
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $57,350
Source filings:
Raised
$224,351
Spent
$184,706

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 0.1% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 9%, organizations and PACs 77%, with 13% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $107 · 0.1% Individuals $21K · 9% Organizations & PACs $174K · 77% Other sources $30K · 13%
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 the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $107 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $224,351
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $107
From individuals $20,950
From organizations and PACs $173,750
Other itemized contributions $29,544
Source filings:

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 →

$1,905average gift
$1,000median gift
11individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
0%
0%
$200–1K
27%
6%
$1K–5K
64%
70%
$5K+
9%
24%
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: $20,950 ÷ Individual donors: 11
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $20,950
Median gift $1,000
Individual donors 11
Source filings:

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 →

71% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (29% from out of state).

Tennessee $137,350 Out of state $57,350
  • Nashville $70K36%
  • Washington, DC $29K15%
  • Chattanooga $20K10%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $47K
  • Other out-of-state $29K
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).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $57,350 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $194,700
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $57,350
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2023 – Jun 2026. Peak $22,400 in Jan 2024. Spending peaked at $51,420 in Mar 2024.

Raised Spent

Bars show $194,700 of $224,244 in itemized contributions. The other $29,544 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

Showing 94 donors who gave $200 or more cumulatively.

Itemized campaign contributions
Donor Location Employer Total

Expenditures

111 vendors 769 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Rusty Wallace Toyota 6 $51,280.17 28%
Margin of Victory 2 $10,500.00 6%
Senate Republican Caucus 1 $10,000.00 5%
Ramey, Hannah 2 $8,000.00 4%
Weigels 147 $4,704.99 3%
Six Rivers Media 17 $4,035.00 2%
Bristol Broadcasting Company Inc. 20 $3,937.50 2%
Bk Graphics 2 $3,588.47 2%
State Farm 16 $3,498.55 2%
Food City 37 $3,111.92 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
Q2 2026 Amended $222,623.52 $215,923.43 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $228,906.88 $222,623.52 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $192,575.64 $228,906.88 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 Amended $198,842.10 $192,575.64 Source ↗
Year-End 2024 Amended $169,575.68 $198,842.10 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2024 $216,319.53 $169,575.68 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 $169,466.49 $216,319.53 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 $173,577.06 $169,466.49 Source ↗