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Tennessee · U.S. House · District 02 · 2026

Tennessee District 02 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Tennessee District 02 House race

Tim Burchett has raised more than 6 times the next candidate.

Republican Tim Burchett has raised about $2.3M, more than 6 times any rival.

Tim Burchett reports 93% of campaign money from individuals.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Tim Burchett

Tim Burchett

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Small-donor heavy. 93% from individuals and 6% from PACs.

93% individuals6% PACs1% other
$2.3M
raised
MB

Michaela Barnett

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

97% individuals0% PACs3% other
$363K
raised
AV

Adam Velk

D
D · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$59K
Banking & Financial$32K
Transportation$12K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Health & Pharma$8K
Real Estate & Construction$6K
Energy & Utilities$6K
Law & Lobbying$5K
Foreign-policy advocacy$5K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • ADVANCED FINANCIAL · company$7K
  • BEAMAN VENTURES · company$7K
  • ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT · company$7K
  • MPI BUSINESS · company$7K
  • MASSMUTUAL · company$6K
  • LENOIR CITY UTILITIES BOARD · company$6K
  • ECO COMPANIES · company$6K
  • FIRST CENTURY BANK · company$6K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

94%
5% PACs94% individuals1% other

The incumbent's record

Tim Burchett is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)
$41K
$5K - $76K. down $252K since 2018.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$59K
Banking & Financial$32K
Transportation$12K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Health & Pharma$8K
Real Estate & Construction$6K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Tim Burchett
R · incumbent
Tim Burchett
vs
MB
Michaela Barnett
D · challenger
$2.3M
Raised
$363K
$1.1M
Cash on hand
$71K
6%
From PACs
0%
93%
From individuals
97%
Banking & Financial
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No