Tennessee

John Covington

Shelby County Commissioner, Dist. 1 Republican

Not on the 2026 election ballot

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

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

3 filings · Mid-Year 2025–Q1 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 →
$0
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 →
$9,667
$3,712 refunded
Total Spent
$5,955
Donors
20
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
6%
$555 of $9,667 raised · self-contributions
Out-of-State
6%
$602 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).

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 $9,112
Candidate's own contributions $555
Raised (cash) $9,667
From each filing:

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 $5,955
Total spent $5,955
From each filing:

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: $602 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $9,667
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $602
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$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%

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: $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%

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: $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

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: $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.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 10 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 11 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $912 and their names are withheld.

10 named donors 17 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Memphis Fire Fighters Association PAC 2 $2,500.00
Memphis Police Association PAC 1 $2,500.00
John Covington Self 6 $555.00
Joseph Cunningham 1 $200.00
Ben Adams ↺ $250.00 refunded 1 $0.00 net
$250.00 gross
Jim Strickland ↺ $500.00 refunded 2 $0.00 net
$500.00 gross
Traynor Jennings ↺ $250.00 refunded 1 $0.00 net
$250.00 gross
Will Shapiro ↺ $500.00 refunded 1 $0.00 net
$500.00 gross
Carole W West ↺ $1,000.00 refunded 1 $0.00 net
$1,000.00 gross
Stephen R Leffler ↺ $500.00 refunded 1 $0.00 net
$500.00 gross

Expenditures

5 vendors 22 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Facebook 1 $3,566.93 60%
Watkins Uiberall PLLC 3 $1,300.00 22%
Dirt Cheap Signs 2 $868.54 15%
Anedot 14 $115.26 2%
Canva 2 $104.27 2%

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.

  • Advertising & media $3,567 60%
  • Consulting & professional services $1,300 22%
  • Printing & mail $869 15%
  • Office & operations $220 4%

Filing History

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