Tennessee 2nd District 2026

The money race

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

R★Tim BurchettIncumbent
$2.43M
DMichaela Barnett
$398K

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
Tim Burchett	R	$2,428,734	$0	$0	9%
Michaela Barnett	D	$397,584	$0	$0	13%

$2.83M

Raised by candidates

$2.53M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Tim Burchett (R)	$2.43M	$2.25M	$142K	9%	72%	$2.19M	753
Michaela Barnett (D)	$398K	$386K	$250	13%	91%	$341K	170

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.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Tim Burchett

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $2.43M
Small-dollar: 9%
In-state: 72%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by Paul Singer Backed by AIPAC Backed by the NRA Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Traded stocks in office

Michaela Barnett

D Democrat

Raised: $398K
Small-dollar: 13%
In-state: 91%
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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.