Tennessee 5th District 2026

The money race

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

DChaz Molder
$2.60M
+$34K for
RCharlie Hatcher
$720K
+$0 for · $273K against

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
Chaz Molder	D	$2,599,775	$33,707	$0	3%
Charlie Hatcher	R	$719,503	$0	$273,014	20%

$3.32M

Raised by candidates

$1.73M

Spent by candidates

$307K

Outside spending

2 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Chaz Molder (D)	$2.60M	$2.36M	$216K	3%	83%	$1.12M	1,420
Charlie Hatcher (R)	$720K	$582K	$4K	20%	75%	$615K	390

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	Charlie Hatcher	Oppose	$273K 3 filings		—
THE PROGRESS FUND C00952093	Chaz Molder	Support	$34K 3 filings		—

Candidates

Chaz Molder

D Democrat

Raised: $2.60M
Small-dollar: 3%
In-state: 83%
Outside for / against: $34K / $0

Health care industry money Real estate money Union PAC money

Charlie Hatcher

R Republican

Raised: $720K
Small-dollar: 20%
In-state: 75%
Outside for / against: $0 / $273K

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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.