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Tennessee State & Federal Races · August 6, 2026 Primary

Follow the money: Tennessee's 2026 primaries

Candidates for Tennessee state office have raised nearly $29 million for the August 6 primary. Most of it isn’t coming from ordinary voters — and more than half is concentrated in a single race. Official totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance, made searchable and free.

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$31.0M
raised
292
active candidates Candidates on the August 6 ballot right now. Withdrawn candidates and primary losers are listed on the race pages (and in the bulk data) but aren't counted here.
522
PACs
116
races

Latest filing: Jun 15, 2026 · source: TN Registry of Election Finance

Governor of Tennessee
$16.0M of $31.0M — in one race
The governor's primary is more than half of all the money raised statewide, and the two leaders are running neck and neck.
Marsha Blackburn Rep.
$6,764,319
John Rose Rep.
$6,612,861

Federal races: U.S. Senate & House

All 11 federal races →

Tennessee's 2026 ballot also carries the U.S. Senate race — Sen. Bill Hagerty's seat — and all nine U.S. House districts. $30.2M raised across 30 federal candidates, from FEC filings.

U.S. Senate
Bill Hagerty Rep.
$6,698,224
Marquita Bradshaw Dem.
$881

Federal figures are each committee’s total receipts and spending as reported to the FEC, including transfers from joint-fundraising and party committees. They do not include independent expenditures by outside groups or super PACs.

Biggest donors

all giving
  1. 1 Jeff Yass Sig $1,000,000
  2. 2 Advance Financial Administration → all to PACs $760,000
  3. 3 Laura Arnold Retired $750,000
  4. 4 John Arnold Retired $750,000
  5. 5 Tristar Division Office → all to PACs $600,000
All donors →

Top PACs

$ to candidates
  1. 1 HCA TriStar Fund 83 candidates $261,400
  2. 2 Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 99 candidates $218,500
  3. 3 Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 55 candidates $214,500
  4. 4 Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 86 candidates $182,800
  5. 5 Total Wine Political Action Committee 48 candidates $177,000
All 522 PACs →

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