Tennessee

Ruchee Patel

Criminal Court Judge, Div. VIII Nonpartisan

Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Oct 14, 2026 · source: Shelby County

3 filings · Pre-General 2026–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 →
$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 →
$2,404
includes $375 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$4,609
Donors
1
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
55%
$1,329 of $2,404 raised · campaign loans
Out-of-State
0%
$0 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 $134.29, and the ending cash balance on the previous filing, Q3 2026, is -$1,009.29 — 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 $700
Loans received $1,329
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $375
Raised (cash) $2,404
From each filing:
  • Pre-General 2026 Initial $725 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $350 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $375 filing-stated
  • Q3 2026 Initial $1,545 derived
  • Q2 2026 Initial $134 derived

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 $4,609
Total spent $4,609
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: $0 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $2,404
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $0
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$2,404
Spent
$4,609

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 55% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 45%, organizations and PACs 0%.

Candidate’s own money $1K · 55% Individuals $1K · 45% Organizations & PACs $0 · 0%

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: $1,329 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $2,404
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $1,329
From individuals $1,075
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 →

100% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0% from out of state).

Tennessee $700 Out of state $0
  • Memphis $700100%

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: $0 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $700
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $0
Source filings:

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 1 donor: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

1 named donor 2 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Whitney Knight 2 $700.00

Expenditures

2 vendors 17 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Patel, Ruchee 16 $4,108.74 89%
Memphis Farmers Market 1 $500.00 11%

Loans

$1,329.37 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 $1,329
Loan principal shown $1,329
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Ruchee Patel) Candidate loan Apr 1, 2026 $1,329.37 $0.00 $1,329.37

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

  • Printing & mail $1,909 41%
  • Contributions & donations $1,700 37%
  • Advertising & media $1,000 22%

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 $134.29 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 128363
Q3 2026 $0.00 -$1,009.29 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 128230
Q2 2026 $0.00 $134.29 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127024