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2026 Tennessee District 9 House Election

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About this race

No current officeholder is running — the seat will have a new winner. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records. The November ballot lists 4 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and two independent.

Key issues in Tennessee

Major issues facing Tennessee, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Justin Pearson Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$2,344,947 raised · $1,500,214 spent · $844,733 cash on hand through Jul 17, 2026
Focus: Economy for the many, healthcare for all, safe schools and streets, big money out

Brent Taylor Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,549,482 raised · $1,132,104 spent · $417,377 cash on hand through Jul 17, 2026
Focus: A conservative leader fighting for Tennesseans and taking Tennessee to the top

Dennis Jeffrey Clark Independent Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jul 17, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Justin Pearson DBrent Taylor RDennis Jeffrey Clark IMichelle Head I
Raised$2.3M$1.5M——
Individuals$2.3M98%$466K30%——
PACs & parties$33K1%$82K5%——
Self-funded$2780%$1M65%——
Other$3K0%$1K0%——
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Outside spending†————

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Justin Pearson 1350 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$2.3M
Campaign spent$1.5M
Cash on hand$845K
FEC 2026 through 07/17/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals98%
PACs / committees1%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$21K
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  • Labor PAC$5K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 1350 donors. The other 1300 gave $775K combined.

Plus $1.2M from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Justin Pearson’s full FEC filings →

Brent Taylor 243 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.5M
Campaign spent$1.1M
Cash on hand$417K
FEC 2026 through 07/17/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals30%
PACs / committees5%
Self-funding65%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
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  • Corporate PAC$5K
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  • Candidate committee$4K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 243 donors. The other 193 gave $253K combined.

Plus $11K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Brent Taylor’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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