2026 general election
Tennessee Senate
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected
$8.8M was spent on the 2026 Tennessee Senate race: $8.5M raised by the campaigns, $1.8M of it from PACs, plus $278K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Bill Hagerty (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$8.8M
Raised by campaigns
$8.5M
PAC checks
$1.8M
Outside money
$278K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Bill HagertyRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $8.4M
- Spent
- $5.4M
- From individuals
- $4.4M
- From PACs
- $1.8M
- From party
- $62K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $278K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 21% of Hagerty's money came from PACs
Corporate $902K (52%)Trade group $287K (17%)Leadership PAC $281K (16%)Membership $78K (5%)Super PAC $23K (1%)Party $62K (4%)Other $90K (5%)
- Young Victory Committee Party$62K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Trade group$22K
- Ernst & Young Political Action Committee Other$13K
- National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association Trade group$10K
- American Bankers Association (Aba) Trade group$10K
- Kennedy Leadership PAC$10K
- Unum Group Corporate$10K
- The Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc. Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- American Mission · $212K supporting
- Senate Conservatives Fund · $45K supporting
- Senate Conservatives Action · $21K supporting
Marquita BradshawDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $35K
- Spent
- $27K
- From individuals
- $35K
- From PACs
- $450
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
David Sutman Jr.Independent / other
✗ Lost- Raised
- $26K
- Spent
- $26K
- From individuals
- $0
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $26K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Robert JonesIndependent / other
✗ Lost- Raised
- $12K
- Spent
- $15K
- From individuals
- $0
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $12K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Yoshi MatthewsIndependent / other
✗ Lost- Raised
- $47
- Spent
- $8K
- From individuals
- $47
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Plus 5 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 Tennessee Senate race?
- $8.8M was spent on the 2026 Tennessee Senate race: $8.5M raised by the campaigns, $1.8M of it from PACs, plus $278K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Bill Hagerty (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Tennessee Senate race?
- Bill Hagerty (Republican) raised $8.4M and had $278K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Tennessee Senate race?
- American Mission ($212K), Senate Conservatives Fund ($45K), Senate Conservatives Action ($21K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Tennessee Senate race?
- NRSC gave $62K to Bill Hagerty; Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac) gave $22K to Bill Hagerty; Ernst & Young Political Action Committee gave $13K to Bill Hagerty.