Tennessee 1st District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

R★Diana HarshbargerIncumbent
$1.27M
+$13K for
DKristi Burke
$102K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Diana Harshbarger	R	$1,274,194	$13,374	$0	5%
Kristi Burke	D	$101,984	$0	$0	26%

$1.38M

Raised by candidates

$828K

Spent by candidates

$13K

Outside spending

1 spender

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Diana Harshbarger (R)	$1.27M	$477K	$683K	5%	38%	$740K	457
Kristi Burke (D)	$102K	$102K	$250	26%	75%	$88K	49

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND C00552851	Diana Harshbarger	Support	$13K 11 filings		—

Candidates

Diana Harshbarger

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $1.27M
Small-dollar: 5%
In-state: 38%
Outside for / against: $13K / $0

Backed by Stephen Schwarzman Backed by AIPAC Backed by the NRA Realtors PAC money Traded stocks in office Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Kristi Burke

D Democrat

Raised: $102K
Small-dollar: 26%
In-state: 75%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.