Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Charlie Hatcher
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Tennessee District 5
- Filing address
- Bethesda, MD (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- HATCHER, CHARLIE
- Next election
- Primary August 6, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Tennessee, District 5
FEC candidate ID H6TN05405 · Principal campaign committee: CHARLIE HATCHER FOR CONGRESS
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$1,490,168.0683%
- PACs and other committees$168,305.909%
- Party committees$1,250.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$144,126.988%
Self-funding: $144,126.98 (8% of money raised): $144,126.98 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$28,366.715%
- Contributions over $200$550,466.1195%
- Itemized from inside Tennessee$515,077.8293%
- Itemized from other states$37,541.027%
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
14 committees reported giving $48,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL HEALTH CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- FIRST IN FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SENATE EAGLE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- THMCAREPACPAC$3,500.00
- GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING FOR BETTER ELECTION RESULTS PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- UNUM GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UNUMPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MISSISSIPPI FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FURTHERING AGRICULTURE FOR RURAL MISSISSIPPIANS FUND PAPAC$2,500.00
- TENNESSEE TOUGH PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- RVFPACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Charlie Hatcher$0.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Charlie Hatcher$273,013.62
FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- FREEDOM CAUCUS FUNDOpposing$273,013.00
The race
Tennessee U.S. House, District 5, 2026 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hatcher (R) | $1,803,850.94 | $474,542.75 | 2026-10-14 |
| Chaz Molder (D) | $3,380,345.08 | $1,064,155.76 | 2026-09-30 |
| Andy Ogles (R) | $790,546.48 | $15,718.99 | 2026-09-30 |
| Rachel Hurley (D) | $44,140.77 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Research (D) | September 28 – October 1, 2026 | 552 (LV) | ± 4.2% | Charlie Hatcher 46% · Chaz Molder 41% |
| Impact Research (D) | August 19–24, 2026 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Charlie Hatcher 48% · Chaz Molder 40% |
| Impact Research (D) | May 11–13, 2026 | 558 (LV) | ± 4.1% | Andy Ogles 47% · Chaz Molder 41% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: CHARLIE HATCHER FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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