Tennessee · U.S. House · District 09 · 2026

Tennessee District 09 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Tennessee District 09 House race

Steve Cohen ranks No. 3 in money raised.

Democrat Justin Pearson leads the field with about $2.2M raised.

Justin Pearson reports 98% of campaign money from individuals.

The incumbent, Steve Cohen, 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.

Justin Pearson

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 1% from PACs.

98% individuals1% PACs1% other

$2.2M

raised

Brent Taylor

R · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $857K on hand from $1.4M raised.

25% individuals5% PACs70% other

$1.4M

raised

Steve Cohen

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 41% from PACs and 44% from individuals.

44% individuals41% PACs15% other

$776K

raised

William Warner

R · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $459K on hand from $681K raised.

9% individuals0% PACs91% other

$681K

raised

Jeremy Thompson

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 96% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

96% individuals0% PACs4% other

$169K

raised

James Torino

D · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $72K on hand from $119K raised.

15% individuals0% PACs85% other

$119K

raised

Charlotte Bergmann

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 96% from individuals and 4% from PACs.

96% individuals4% PACs0% other

$67K

raised

London Lamar

D · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 21% from PACs and 79% from individuals.

79% individuals21% PACs0% other

$62K

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$75K

Labor / Unions$33K

Health & Pharma$25K

Transportation$18K

Agriculture$17K

Banking & Financial$14K

Law & Lobbying$9K

Ideological / Leadership$6K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

WEST CLINIC · company$18K
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
SMART TD PAC · pac$10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$8K
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC) · pac$8K
GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST · company$7K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

59%33%

8% PACs59% individuals33% other

The incumbent's record

Steve Cohen is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)

$11M

$5.5M - $16M. up $7.8M since 2008.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on the Judiciary
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Who funds them

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

Small donors & unclassified$75K

Labor / Unions$33K

Health & Pharma$25K

Transportation$18K

Agriculture$17K

Banking & Financial$14K

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

The tale of the tape

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

Justin Pearson D · challenger JP	vs	BT Brent Taylor R · challenger
$2.2M	Raised	$1.4M
$799K	Cash on hand	$857K
1%	From PACs	5%
98%	From individuals	25%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
No	Incumbent	No