Tamara Bavendam — 2026 Tennessee House, District 66 campaign
2026 Tennessee House, District 66
Won the nomination 1,724 votes · 100% reported results
Latest filing: Pre-Primary 2026 · Sep 18, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance
3 filings · Pre-Primary 2026–Q2 2026
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Why this number?
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).
- Pre-Primary 2026 Amendment $2,091 filing-stated
Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.
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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts.
| Itemized contributions from others | $10,200 |
| Candidate's own contributions | $1,500 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $2,091 |
| Raised (cash) | $13,791 |
- Pre-Primary 2026 Amendment $1,527 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $1,200 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $327 filing-stated
- Q2 2026 Initial $10,264 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $8,000 derived
- Candidate's own contributions $500 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,764 filing-stated
- Q1 2026 Initial $2,000 derived
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.
| Itemized expenditures | $11,700 |
| Total spent | $11,700 |
- Pre-Primary 2026 Amendment $1,196 derived
- Q2 2026 Initial $9,817 derived
- Q1 2026 Initial $687 derived
Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.
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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 97% coverage).
| From outside Tennessee | $6,100 |
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 11% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 89%, organizations and PACs 0%.
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Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money with everything the campaign raised.
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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.
| Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) | $1,500 |
| From individuals | $12,291 |
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 →
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Average gift per individual donor compares total from individual donors with individual donors.
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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 | $10,200 |
| Median gift | $200 |
| Individual donors | 35 |
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 →
62% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (38% from inside).
- Springfield $3K28%
- Seattle, WA $1K15%
- Prescott, AZ $1K10%
- Boise, ID $5005%
- Des Moines, IA $5005%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $1K
- Other out-of-state $3K
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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 97% state coverage. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).
| From outside Tennessee | $6,100 |
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2026 – Jul 2026. Peak $6,400 in Apr 2026. Spending peaked at $7,114 in Jun 2026.
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $1,200 total; their names are not disclosed here.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tamara Bavendam Self | 3 | $1,500.00 |
| Daniel Riordon | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Claire Yang | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Donna Lewis | 4 | $800.00 |
| Terry Kelvin | 1 | $500.00 |
| Catherine De Vries | 1 | $500.00 |
| Christine Hatid | 1 | $500.00 |
| Chris Holcombe | 1 | $500.00 |
| Suzanne Poppeman | 1 | $500.00 |
| John Schmidt | 1 | $500.00 |
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Smith Marketing | 6 | $5,675.03 | |
| United States Postal Service | 2 | $1,681.00 | |
| Woodard, Leslie Racarol | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Amazon | 5 | $671.13 | |
| TN Democratic Party | 1 | $450.00 | |
| Campaign Partner, Data Ecology LLC | 7 | $309.20 | |
| Kris King Photographer | 2 | $250.00 | |
| Gateway Printing | 1 | $229.88 | |
| Kofee Broz | 2 | $157.60 | |
| Springfield Post Office | 2 | $155.00 | |
| Pure Buttons | 1 | $124.02 | |
| FedEx | 1 | $115.02 | |
| Bs Brewery | 1 | $109.43 | |
| Senior Citizen Center | 1 | $100.00 | |
| 1 | $75.73 | ||
| Harland Clarke | 1 | $37.50 | |
| Wiggles and Waggles | 1 | $30.00 | |
| City of Springfield | 1 | $20.00 | |
| United Community Bank | 3 | $9.00 |
| 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 $5,358 46%
- Advertising & media $2,817 24%
- Consulting & professional services $1,500 13%
- Other $1,283 11%
- Office & operations $410 4%
- Fundraising & events $331 3%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.