Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Craig Ballin

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Tennessee District 6
Filing address
Nashville, TN (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BALLIN, CRAIG
Next election
Primary August 6, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Tennessee with the 2026 district highlighted

Tennessee, District 6

DemocraticU.S. House · Tennessee District 6Open seatRegistered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)

FEC candidate ID H6TN06247 · Principal campaign committee: BALLIN FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$6,210.22
Total spent$6,210.22
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$517.97
Loans from the candidate$5,000.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through March 1, 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: $1,210.22Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $5,000.00
  • Individual contributions$1,210.2219%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$5,000.0081%

Self-funding: $5,000.00 (81% of money raised): $0.00 given and $5,000.00 lent by the candidate. $4,482.03 of loans repaid so far.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$60.22100%
  • Contributions over $200$0.000%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history appears here after the next data refresh with FEC report data.

The race

Tennessee U.S. House, District 6, 2026 · 15 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Craig Ballin (D)$6,210.22$0.002026-03-01
Johnny Garrett (R)$3,000,586.11$343,417.992026-10-14
William Hilleary V (R)$1,668,657.17$23,379.282026-09-30
Mike Croley (D)$117,167.70$14,341.642026-10-14
Chaney Mosley (D)$94,663.71$0.002026-09-30
John W. Rose (R)$77,889.95$43,007.572026-09-30
Natisha Brooks (R)$50,000.00$6,393.132026-09-30
Lore Ann Bergman (D)$5,349.93−$298.972026-08-19
Brad Gaines (R)$3,525.00$3,523.702026-06-30
Ronnie Dale Braden (AIC)$2,083.21$0.002026-10-19

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RAugust 14, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

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: BALLIN FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.

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