Tennessee

Shayla Purifoy

Gen. Sess. Civil Ct. Judge, Div. 2 Nonpartisan

Won the seat 46,926 votes · 41.16% reported results

Latest filing: Pre-General 2026 · Jul 30, 2026 · source: Shelby County

3 of 3 expected reports filed

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 →
$8,964
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 →
$131,441
includes $5,062 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
In-Kind Received Goods or services donated to the campaign instead of cash — say, free printing or donated consulting — reported at fair-market value. Counted toward the same $200 disclosure threshold as cash gifts. Full definition →
$1,200
goods or services
Total Spent
$117,777
Why this number?
Donors
191
90 shown · 101 below $200
Self-Funded
57%
$76,097 of $132,641 raised · $1,397 donated, $74,700 loaned
Out-of-State
8%
$11,125 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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Funds raised
Itemized contributions from others $50,282
Candidate's own contributions $1,397
Loans received $74,700
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $5,062
Funds raised $131,441
From each filing:
  • Pre-General 2026 Initial $3,365 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,340 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $25 filing-stated
  • Q2 2026 Initial $49,547 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $6,019 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,529 filing-stated
    • Loans $42,000 derived
  • Q1 2026 Amendment $13,795 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $12,286 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,509 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2025 Initial $35,734 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $28,638 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $1,397 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,999 filing-stated
    • Loans $3,700 derived
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $29,000 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.

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

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $117,749
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $28
Total spent $117,777
From each filing:
  • Pre-General 2026 Initial $45,974 derived
  • Q2 2026 Initial $62,003 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $62,000 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3 filing-stated
  • Q1 2026 Amendment $6,114 derived
  • Year-End 2025 Initial $3,686 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,661 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $25 filing-stated

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: $11,125 ÷ Total raised: $132,641
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $11,125
Source filings:
Raised
$132,641
Spent
$117,777

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 57% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 41%, organizations and PACs 0.6%.

Candidate’s own money $76K · 57% Individuals $55K · 41% Organizations & PACs $750 · 0.6%
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: $76,097 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $132,641
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $76,097
From individuals $54,594
From organizations and PACs $750
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $1,200
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 →

$262average gift
$150median gift
189individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $100
8%
2%
$100–200
45%
18%
$200–500
32%
32%
$500–1K
8%
19%
$1K+
6%
29%
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: $49,532 ÷ Individual donors: 189
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $49,532
Median gift $150
Individual donors 189
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 $39,157 Out of state $11,125
  • Memphis $26K52%
  • Cordova $4K8%
  • Germantown $4K8%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $5K
  • Other out-of-state $11K
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: $11,125 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $50,282
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $11,125
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2025 – Jul 2026. Peak $14,756 in Jan 2026. Spending peaked at $45,974 in Jul 2026.

Raised Spent

Contributions

Showing 90 donors who gave $200 or more cumulatively. 101 additional smaller donors contributed $9,962 total.

Itemized campaign contributions
Donor Location Employer Total

Expenditures

66 vendors 141 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Rivers Edge Solutions 3 $16,000.00 14%
Black Market Strategies ▨ may be sample ballot 2 $15,000.00 13%
John Smith Marketing 4 $14,355.45 12%
DirectFX 4 $13,904.39 12%
Lamar Advertising 2 $9,900.00 8%
Target Markets, Inc. ▨ may be sample ballot 1 $7,500.00 6%
Antonio Suggs 7 $4,470.00 4%
iHeartMedia 2 $3,390.00 3%
Oak Street Health 1 $3,000.00 3%
Thomas Long 1 $3,000.00 3%

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

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 $22,573.11 $8,964.34 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $35,028.84 $22,573.11 Source ↗
Q1 2026 Amended $27,347.67 $35,028.84 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $0.00 $27,347.67 Source ↗