Tamara Bavendam — 2026 Tennessee House, District 66 campaign
2026 Tennessee House, District 66 · totals since Jan 16, 2026
Won the nomination 1,724 votes · 100% reported results
Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Nov 5, 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 →
$8,555
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$36,936
includes $5,164 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$27,405
Donors
110
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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: individuals, itemized, 78% of receipts on these reports.
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $2K · 5%Individuals, itemized $29K · 78%Organizations and PACs, itemized $1K · 3%Unitemized contributions $5K · 14%
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 →
$265average gift
$125median gift
109individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
$50–200
$200–1K
$1K–5K
$5K+
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 →
51% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (49% from out of state).
Tennessee $15,227 Out of state $14,475
- Springfield $11K38%
- Seattle, WA $2K7%
- Washington, DC $1K4%
- Greenbrier $9303%
- Nashville $7903%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
- Other out-of-state $11K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2026 – Oct 2026. Peak $7,080 in Oct 2026. Spending peaked at $7,316 in Oct 2026.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 52 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 59 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $4,307 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Terry Kelvin | 3 | $2,500.00 |
| Donna Lewis | 9 | $1,800.00 |
| Tamara Bavendam Self | 7 | $1,670.00 |
| Robertson County Democratic Party | 1 | $1,250.00 |
| Daniel Riordon | 2 | $1,100.00 |
| Catherine De Vries | 2 | $1,000.00 |
| Claire Yang | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Robyn Kelvin | 2 | $1,000.00 |
| Marla Mathais | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Mary Worstell | 2 | $1,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Smith Marketing | 12 | $12,994.12 | |
| United States Postal Service | 7 | $3,778.94 | |
| Numero | 2 | $1,590.00 | |
| Woodard, Leslie Racarol | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Smokey Barn News | 1 | $1,150.00 | |
| TN Democratic Party | 3 | $1,012.50 | |
| Usps.Com | 1 | $738.40 | |
| Amazon | 5 | $671.13 | |
| Campaign Partner, Data Ecology LLC | 11 | $485.66 | |
| Usps.Com | 1 | $438.88 | |
| Gateway Printing | 2 | $356.09 | |
| Kofee Broz | 4 | $332.48 | |
| Senior Citizen Center | 4 | $250.00 | |
| Bransford Community Boardd | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Kris King Photographer | 2 | $250.00 | |
| Central Labor Council of Nash & Mid TN | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Costco | 1 | $157.82 | |
| Springfield Post Office | 2 | $155.00 | |
| Kinnard, Bentley | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Walmart | 2 | $148.12 | |
| O' Charley's | 1 | $142.45 | |
| Pure Buttons | 1 | $124.02 | |
| FedEx | 1 | $115.02 | |
| Bs Brewery | 1 | $109.43 | |
| 1 | $75.73 | ||
| 360 Online Print | 1 | $56.87 | |
| City of Springfield | 2 | $40.00 | |
| Harland Clarke | 1 | $37.50 | |
| Wiggles and Waggles | 1 | $30.00 | |
| United Community Bank | 5 | $15.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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 Tamara Bavendam’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Printing & mail $13,890 51%
- Other $4,318 16%
- Advertising & media $4,017 15%
- Fundraising & events $2,667 10%
- Consulting & professional services $1,500 5%
- Office & operations $1,012 4%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-General 2026 Amended | $6,896.05 | $8,554.95 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 131457 |
| Q3 2026 Amended | $1,760.00 | $6,896.05 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 131461 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 Amended | $1,760.00 | $1,760.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 129610 |
| Q2 2026 Amended | $1,313.17 | $1,760.00 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 131458 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.00 | $1,313.17 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125151 |