Tennessee

John Covington

Shelby County Commissioner, Dist. 1 Republican

Not on the August 6, 2026 general election ballot

Filed but withdrew, was denied, or did not qualify.

Latest filing: Q1 2026 · Apr 8, 2026 · source: Shelby County

1 of 3 expected reports filed · Pre-Primary 2026 and Q2 2026 outstanding

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 →
$0
Why this number?
Funds Raised The money the campaign took in — cash and checks, plus the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. It does not include the value of donated goods and services; where a campaign received any, that is shown separately as In-Kind Received. Full definition →
$9,667
$3,712 refunded
Why this number?
Total Spent
$5,955
Why this number?
Donors
20
9 shown · 11 below $200
Self-Funded
6%
$555 of $9,667 raised · self-contributions
Out-of-State
6%
$602 from outside TN
Why this number?

The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:

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 Funds raised
Itemized contributions (gross) $9,112
Candidate's own contributions $555
Funds raised $9,667
From each filing:

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

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $5,955
Total spent $5,955
From each filing:

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: $602 ÷ Total raised: $9,667
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $602
Source filings:
Raised
$9,667
Spent
$5,955

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 6% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 43%, organizations and PACs 52%.

Candidate’s own money $555 · 6% Individuals $4K · 43% Organizations & PACs $5K · 52%
Why this number?

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: $555 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $9,667
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $555
From individuals $4,112
From organizations and PACs $5,000
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 →

$228average gift
$101median gift
18individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $100
22%
4%
$100–200
39%
18%
$200–500
17%
17%
$500–1K
17%
36%
$1K+
6%
24%
Why this number?

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: $4,112 ÷ Individual donors: 18
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $4,112
Median gift $101
Individual donors 18
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 →

93% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (7% from out of state).

Tennessee $8,510 Out of state $602
  • Memphis $8K87%
  • Austin, TX $5005%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $560
  • Other out-of-state $102
Why this number?

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: $602 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $9,112
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $602
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — May 2025 – Mar 2026. Peak $2,702 in Sep 2025. Spending peaked at $4,540 in Jan 2026.

Raised Spent

Contributions

Showing 9 donors who gave $200 or more cumulatively. 11 additional smaller donors contributed $912 total.

Itemized campaign contributions
Donor Location Employer Total

Expenditures

Dates
Itemized campaign expenditures
Payee Location Purpose Amount Date

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 John Covington’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

Filing History

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q1 2026 $9,105.54 $0.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $109.30 $9,105.54 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $0.00 $109.30 Source ↗