2026 elections · Tennessee

Tennessee U.S. House, district 5

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 4 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Republican

Charlie Hatcher

Raised
$1,719,954
From individuals
$1,431,771
From PACs and other committees
$142,806
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$144,127
Cash on hand
$752,927
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $98,861 to support and $273,014 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 12, 2026.

PAC and committee money

14 committees reported giving $48,000 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Independent / no party

James Andrew Johnson

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Democrat

Chaz Molder

Raised
$2,614,732
From individuals
$2,376,575
From PACs and other committees
$215,700
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$1,497,154
Debts
$32,786

FEC, campaign committee totals through July 17, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $33,707 to support and $89,197 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 12, 2026.

PAC and committee money

61 committees reported giving $222,617 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $1K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Independent / no party

Me-Haul O'Leary

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Money in this race (FEC)
Charlie HatcherRepublican$1,719,954$752,927$98,861$273,014
Chaz MolderDemocrat$2,614,732$1,497,154$33,707$89,197

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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