Tennessee

Mickell Lowery

Shelby County Mayor Democratic

Choose financial history for Mickell Lowery
This cycle · 2026
2 earlier entries
Shelby County Commissioner, Dist. 8 · 2018–2022

Won the seat 85,632 votes · 66.01% reported results

Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Aug 7, 2026 · source: Shelby County

6 filings · Mid-Year 2025–Q2 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 →
$83,695
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 →
$941,884
Total Spent
$859,589
Donors
1,365
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
7%
$70,100 of $941,884 raised · $100 donated, $70,000 loaned
Out-of-State
9%
$81,155 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 $871,784
Candidate's own contributions $100
Loans received $70,000
Raised (cash) $941,884
From each filing:
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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 $859,589
Total spent $859,589
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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: $81,155 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $941,884
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $81,155
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$941,884
Spent
$859,589

Headline figures, Shelby County Commissioner, Dist. 8 — currently serving, not seeking re-election

1 filing · Mid-Year 2024

No contributions reported · Spent $1,500

Headline figures, 2022 · Shelby County Commissioner, Dist. 8

2 filings · Year-End 2019–Year-End 2022

Not yet published · 1 filing under review

A further $1,500 net contributions (cash) across 1 filing is not counted above — still being checked.

Headline figures, 2018 · Shelby County Commissioner, Dist. 8

1 filing · Year-End 2017 · all pending review

Not yet published · 1 filing under review

A further $15,375 net contributions (cash) and $24,281 spent across 1 filing is not counted above — still being checked.

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 7% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 76%, organizations and PACs 17%.

Candidate’s own money $70K · 7% Individuals $716K · 76% Organizations & PACs $156K · 17%

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: $70,100 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $941,884
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $70,100
From individuals $715,959
From organizations and PACs $155,825
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 →

$559average gift
$250median gift
1,280individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $100
18%
1%
$100–200
25%
5%
$200–500
21%
10%
$500–1K
16%
17%
$1K+
20%
67%

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: $715,959 ÷ Individual donors: 1280
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $715,959
Median gift $250
Individual donors 1280
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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 →

91% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (9% from out of state).

Tennessee $790,629 Out of state $81,155
  • Memphis $570K65%
  • Cordova $54K6%
  • Collierville $50K6%
  • Germantown $34K4%
  • Bartlett $21K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $62K
  • Other out-of-state $81K

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: $81,155 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $871,784
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $81,155
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2025 – Jul 2026. Peak $205,421 in Jun 2026. Spending peaked at $248,310 in Apr 2026.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $871,709 of $871,784 in itemized contributions. The other $75 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 818 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 548 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $43,669 and their names are withheld.

818 named donors 1,506 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
LEGACY PAC (Andre Dean) 3 $11,100.00
Tennessee Prosperity PAC 3 $10,600.00
MFA Joint Venture PAC (MFA) 1 $10,100.00
Jobs PAC 2 $10,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 3 $7,500.00
Comcast 2 $6,000.00
Metropolitan Memphis Hotel Lodging Association 2 $6,000.00
Tennessee Hospitality Tourism PAC 1 $5,000.00
Sogiv Foundation 1 $5,000.00
Angela Hall Richards 5 $4,800.24

Expenditures

113 vendors 292 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Voteshift 17 $456,104.39 53%
Triumph Strategies LLC 17 $80,221.32 9%
DirectFX 6 $47,002.61 5%
Black Market Strategies 3 $45,000.00 5%
Felecia Walker ↺ donor $1,040.00 20 $40,461.10 5%
Tony Newsome 11 $26,967.00 3%
NGP VAN 14 $13,566.96 2%
Janelle Reid 1 $13,000.00 2%
MLE Media 4 $9,810.00 1%
Stripe 19 $9,346.36 1%

Loans

$70,000.00 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 $70,000
Loan principal shown $70,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Mickell Lowery) Candidate loan Jun 27, 2025 $70,000.00 $0.00 $70,000.00

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

  • Consulting & professional services $454,173 53%
  • Advertising & media $215,472 25%
  • Printing & mail $87,823 10%
  • Field & voter contact $39,926 5%
  • Office & operations $27,677 3%
  • Other $16,441 2%
  • Fundraising & events $13,079 2%
  • Contributions & donations $4,874 0.6%
  • Staff & payroll $125 0.1%

Other 2026 campaigns

Shelby County Commissioner, Dist. 8 — currently serving, not seeking re-election

No contributions reported · Spent $1,500

1 filing · Mid-Year 2024

Shelby County Commissioner, Dist. 8 expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Loc CDC — $1,500.00 03/01/2024

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.

Financial history 2 entries

2022 · Shelby County Commissioner, Dist. 8

Not yet published · 1 filing under review

2 filings · Year-End 2019–Year-End 2022

A further $1,500 net contributions (cash) across 1 filing is not counted above — still being checked.

No individual donors or expenditures are published for this campaign.

2018 · Shelby County Commissioner, Dist. 8

Not yet published · 1 filing under review

1 filing · Year-End 2017 · all pending review

A further $15,375 net contributions (cash) and $24,281 spent across 1 filing is not counted above — still being checked.

No individual donors or expenditures are published for this campaign.

Filing History

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Pre-General 2026 $165,825.13 $83,695.36 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing
Q2 2026 — — Source: Q2 2026 filing
Pre-Primary 2026 $186,372.64 $15,958.85 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing
Q1 2026 Late $314,134.72 $186,372.64 Source: Q1 2026 filing
Year-End 2025 $154,114.54 $314,134.72 Source: Year-End 2025 filing
Mid-Year 2025 $0.00 $154,114.54 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing