Tennessee U.S. House, district 7 · 2026

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

Democrat

Darden Hunter Copeland

Raised: $868,615
From individuals: $636,479
From PACs and other committees: $3,000
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $229,136
Cash on hand: $78,689
Debts: $165,000

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

Outside spending

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

PAC and committee money

4 committees reported giving $9,500 in all.

UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$5,000
BLUEWAVEAMERICA$2,000
ROGERS GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,500
COMMON GROUND PAC$1,000

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.

Republican Incumbent

Matt Van Epps

Raised: $2,571,637
From individuals: $1,799,088
From PACs and other committees: $679,300
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $0
Cash on hand: $308,760
Debts: $45,000

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $2,398,030 to support and $1,641,633 to oppose.

MAGA INC.for $844K
YOUR COMMUNITY PACagainst $738K
HMPagainst $724K
AMERICAN LIBERTY FOUNDATIONfor $384K
AMERICAN PATRIOTS PACfor $330K
CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.for $297K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Dec. 1, 2025.

PAC and committee money

156 committees reported giving $621,118 in all.

ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$15,000
TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
SENATE EAGLE PAC$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,494
BUILDING AMERICA'S REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION PAC$10,000
RAPTOR PAC$10,000
PATRIOTS IN ACTION$10,000

Tracked networks

Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $12K
Defense contractorsPAC checks $4K

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

Andrew Jordon Koontz

Raised: $5,100
From individuals: $0
From PACs and other committees: $0
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $5,100
Cash on hand: $4,970
Debts: $5,100

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

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.

Independent / no party

Lowell Andre Reynolds

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)

Darden Hunter Copeland	Democrat	$868,615	$78,689	$0	$0
Matt Van Epps	Republican	$2,571,637	$308,760	$2,398,030	$1,641,633
Andrew Jordon Koontz	Independent / no party	$5,100	$4,970	$0	$0

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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