Susan M Lynn — 2026 Tennessee House, District 57 campaign

Tennessee House, District 57 Republican Incumbent

2026 Tennessee House, District 57 · totals since Jan 16, 2025

Won the nomination 8,611 votes · 100% reported results

Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Oct 27, 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 →
$71,486
$82,877 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 →
$27,520
Loan entries in filing detail: $2,020. 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 →
$229
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$36,891
Donors
32
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 $3,500
Q3 2026 reported receipts $6,500
Pre-Primary 2026 reported receipts $2,000
Q2 2026 reported receipts $2,750
Q1 2026 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2025 reported receipts $12,770
Mid-Year 2025 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $27,520
From each filing:
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Excluded reports:
  • Q3 2026 — Replaced by an amended report

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 $36,891
Total spent $36,891
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Receipts
$27,520
Spent
$36,891

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, 98% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $500 · 2%Organizations and PACs, itemized $27K · 98%

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: $27,020 ÷ Reported receipts: $27,520
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $500
Organizations and PACs, itemized $27,020
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Excluded reports:
  • Q3 2026 — Replaced by an amended report

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 →

91% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (9% from out of state).

Tennessee $25,020 Out of state $2,500
  • Nashville $14K51%
  • Brentwood $4K13%
  • Mount Juliet $3K9%
  • Franklin $2K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $4K
  • Other out-of-state $3K

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: $2,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $27,520
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,500

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2025 – Oct 2026. Peak $5,000 in Jan 2026. Spending peaked at $20,237 in Oct 2026.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 33 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

33 named donors 41 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 3 $2,250.00
Tennessee Manufactured Housing Assn PAC 2 $2,000.00
HCA TriStar Fund PAC 2 $2,000.00
Johnson Poss Kirby Government Relations PAC 2 $1,250.00
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. PAC 1 $1,000.00
Housing Industry PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee First PAC 1 $1,000.00
Community Choice Financial PAC (CCF) 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

45 vendors 155 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Tennessee Republian Party 2 $18,500.00 50%
Roland Digital Media 1 $2,719.50 7%
Mt. Juliet Chamber 3 $1,800.00 5%
Constant Contact 19 $1,619.91 4%
Wilson County Rep Party 2 $1,180.00 3%
Wave Maps 1 $895.00 2%
Microsoft 21 $885.06 2%
Capitol Promotions 1 $860.00 2%
Soltero 3 $755.00 2%
Allen Printing 1 $674.96 2%

Loans

$2,020.26 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 $2,020
Loan principal shown $2,020
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Susan M Lynn) Candidate loan — $2,020.26 $0.00 $2,020.26

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

  • Printing & mail $18,733 51%
  • Fundraising & events $4,826 13%
  • Advertising & media $4,613 13%
  • Office & operations $3,771 10%
  • Other $2,883 8%
  • Field & voter contact $1,383 4%
  • Travel $679 2%
  • Contributions & donations $3 0.1%

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 $88,223.44 $71,485.97 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 129972
Q3 2026 Amended $86,591.35 $88,223.44 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 130428
Pre-Primary 2026 $84,821.21 $86,591.35 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127209
Q2 2026 $83,533.55 $84,821.21 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126951
Q1 2026 $87,245.78 $83,533.55 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125735
Year-End 2025 Amended $80,139.99 $87,245.78 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124445
Mid-Year 2025 $82,876.70 $80,139.99 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122233