Tennessee · U.S. House · District 05 · 2026

Tennessee District 05 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Tennessee District 05 House race

Chaz Molder has raised more than 4 times the next candidate.

Democrat Chaz Molder has raised about $2.5M, more than 4 times any rival.

Chaz Molder reports 92% of campaign money from individuals.

The incumbent, Andrew Ogles, ranks No. 3 in the money.

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.

Chaz Molder

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 92% from individuals and 8% from PACs.

92% individuals8% PACs0% other

$2.5M

raised

Charlie Hatcher

R · challenger

80% from individuals, 1% from PACs, and 19% from other sources.

80% individuals1% PACs19% other

$694K

raised

Andrew Ogles

RIncumbent

R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 22% from PACs and 76% from individuals.

76% individuals22% PACs2% other

$590K

raised

Rachel Hurley

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$31K

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$107K

Ideological / Leadership$10K

Real Estate & Construction$10K

Tech & Telecom$7K

Law & Lobbying$5K

Insurance$5K

Sports, Media & Entertainment$5K

Banking & Financial$4K

Energy & Utilities$3K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES · company$11K
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC · pac$10K
BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
DANIELS MANUFACTURING CORP · company$7K
LETS GET TO WORK PAC · pac$7K
SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES, INC. · company$7K
CORECIVIC · company$7K
PRESIDENT / FOUNDER OF CRS DEVELOPMENT · company$7K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

87%

9% PACs87% individuals4% other

The incumbent's record

Andrew Ogles is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)

$123K

−$319K - $565K. up $750K since 2022.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Homeland Security
House Committee on Financial Services

Who funds them

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

Small donors & unclassified$107K

Ideological / Leadership$10K

Real Estate & Construction$10K

Tech & Telecom$7K

Law & Lobbying$5K

Insurance$5K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

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

Chaz Molder D · challenger CM	vs	CH Charlie Hatcher R · challenger
$2.5M	Raised	$694K
$1.6M	Cash on hand	$187K
8%	From PACs	1%
92%	From individuals	80%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
No	Incumbent	No