Tennessee

Jahari Dowdy

Criminal Court Judge, Div. I Nonpartisan

Won the seat 62,467 votes · 55.37% reported results

Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Oct 9, 2026 · source: Shelby County

5 filings · Year-End 2025–Q3 2026

Cash on Hand The campaign’s ending cash balance from its most recent filing. Cash shown as “carried over” was held before this election cycle began — usually from a prior campaign for the same office. Full definition →
$20
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services appear separately. Full definition →
$41,843
includes $5,232 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$41,893
less $120 in refunds & credits → $41,773 net disbursements
Donors
64
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
10%
$4,220 of $41,843 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
15%
$6,401 from outside TN

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filing listed below.

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The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed). Note: the opening cash balance on Pre-General 2026 is $669.80, and the ending cash balance on the previous filing, Q3 2026, is $70.01 — both as filed.

Reported on this filing:

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $28,892
Loans received $7,720
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $5,232
Raised (cash) $41,843
From each filing:
  • Pre-General 2026 Initial $3,385 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,435 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,950 filing-stated
  • Q3 2026 Initial $1,050 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $350 filing-stated
  • Q2 2026 Amendment $14,040 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $9,007 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,533 filing-stated
    • Loans $3,500 derived
  • Q1 2026 Initial $9,829 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $8,850 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $979 filing-stated
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  • Year-End 2025 Supplemental $9,320 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $8,900 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $420 filing-stated
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $4,220 derived

Borrowing that no filing dates to its own reporting period — a balance carried forward from an earlier period, or a loan reported without a date. The rest is shown against the filing that reported borrowing it.

Total spent adds together the amounts listed below.

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Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $41,893
Total spent $41,893
From each filing:
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Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $6,401 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $41,843
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $6,401
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$41,843
Spent
$41,893

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. Gift-size and location figures cover itemized contributions only. Aggregates count everyone who gave, including donors below the $200 disclosure floor — a share across all donors identifies no one. Full definition →

The candidate’s own money made up 10% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 80%, organizations and PACs 2%, with 8% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $4K · 10% Individuals $33K · 80% Organizations & PACs $750 · 2% Other sources $4K · 8%

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money with everything the campaign raised.

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Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $4,220 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $41,843
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $4,220
From individuals $33,373
From organizations and PACs $750
Loans other than the candidate's $3,500
Source filings:

Gift size Each individual donor’s total giving to this campaign this cycle. Organizations, PACs, and the candidate’s own money are excluded (this is about people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. A donor named on the page can still sit in a small bucket — these are cycle totals, not “unnamed donors.” Full definition →

$447average gift
$250median gift
63individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $100
0%
0%
$100–200
30%
8%
$200–500
35%
19%
$500–1K
21%
28%
$1K+
14%
45%

Average gift per individual donor compares total from individual donors with individual donors.

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Every individual donor's total contributions to this campaign, divided by the number of individual donors. Organizations and PACs are excluded (this measures people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. The median and the gift-size buckets are computed over the same individual-donor totals. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Total from individual donors: $28,142 ÷ Individual donors: 63
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $28,142
Median gift $250
Individual donors 63
Source filings:

Where the money comes from Shares of itemized dollars, by the contributor’s state and city as filed. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it or it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into “elsewhere.” Shown only when at least 80% of dollars carry a usable state. Full definition →

78% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (22% from out of state).

Tennessee $22,491 Out of state $6,401
  • Memphis $22K75%
  • Hammon, LA $3K9%
  • Hammond, LA $2K7%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $860
  • Other out-of-state $2K

Out-of-state share of located dollars compares itemized money from outside tennessee with itemized money with a known state.

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Itemized contribution dollars from outside Tennessee, divided by all itemized dollars whose contributor state is known. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it OR it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into elsewhere-in-Tennessee and other-out-of-state. Shown only above 99% state coverage. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $6,401 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $28,892
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $6,401
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Nov 2025 – Aug 2026. Peak $7,050 in Mar 2026. Spending peaked at $19,846 in May 2026.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 45 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 19 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $2,192 and their names are withheld.

45 named donors 60 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Joy Mabry 2 $1,900.00
Sandra Milton 3 $1,900.00
Beverly Dowdy 2 $1,700.00
Nathaniel Wade 3 $1,500.00
Natarra Wade 2 $1,300.00
Marquise Dowdy Sr 1 $1,300.00
William P Rainey 1 $1,000.00
Merlane Dowdy 1 $1,000.00
Arthur Horn 1 $1,000.00
Rosalind Bunch 1 $900.00

Expenditures

39 vendors 60 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Black Market Strategies 4 $15,082.50 36%
Direct Fx 4 $7,771.63 19%
Target Marketing 1 $3,760.00 9%
Mle Media 4 $3,305.00 8%
Tri State Defender 1 $2,010.00 5%
Bunch, Rosiland 3 $1,140.00 3%
196 Works 1 $1,097.00 3%
Bob, Winbush 2 $750.00 2%
Genre Memphis 1 $652.50 2%
A1 Printing 1 $581.00 1%

Loans

$7,720.00 in loan balances shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $4,220
Other lenders $3,500
Loan principal shown $7,720
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Jahari Dowdy) Candidate loan Jul 16, 2026 $4,220.00 $0.00 $4,220.00
Southbrook Other lender May 7, 2026 $3,500.00 $0.00 $3,500.00

Where the money went Each expenditure carries a short description of what it was for, written by the campaign. We sort those descriptions into a fixed set of categories; one expenditure goes in one category, so the amounts add up to Jahari Dowdy’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Consulting & professional services $25,946 62%
  • Advertising & media $11,324 27%
  • Field & voter contact $1,250 3%
  • Printing & mail $1,193 3%
  • Fundraising & events $662 2%
  • Contributions & donations $557 1%
  • Office & operations $430 1%
  • Sample ballot placement $350 0.9%
  • Other $180 0.5%

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Each loan shows its balance from the candidate's most recent filing; a candidate's self-loans are combined into a single line. Repayments since that filing appear when the next report is filed.

Filing History

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Pre-General 2026 $669.80 $20.01 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 127650
Q3 2026 $20.01 $70.01 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129684
Q2 2026 Amended $15,243.20 $669.80 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127282
Q1 2026 $6,537.35 $15,243.20 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125182
Year-End 2025 $0.00 $6,537.35 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 123475