Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Justin J. Pearson
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Tennessee District 9
- Filing address
- Memphis, TN (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- PEARSON, JUSTIN J.
- Next election
- Primary August 6, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Tennessee, District 9
FEC candidate ID H6TN09449 · Principal campaign committee: THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT JUSTIN J. PEARSON
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$3,863,693.6896%
- PACs and other committees$139,415.633%
- Party committees$200.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$392.380%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$5,356.570%
Self-funding: $392.38 (0% of money raised): $392.38 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$1,851,141.6965%
- Contributions over $200$994,859.2235%
- Itemized from inside Tennessee$351,279.1332%
- Itemized from other states$737,864.3768%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $133,935.35 · Massachusetts $123,299.00 · New York $99,437.50 · Illinois $67,091.00 · Washington $43,887.50. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
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
20 committees reported giving $66,539.00 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.
- COURAGE TO CHANGELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- BUILDING BLUEHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE VOTERS OF AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- JANE FONDA CLIMATE PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- LEADERS WE DESERVEHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- ENGAGE Y'ALL PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- MARCH ON PACHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- FUTURE DEMOCRATS PACHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ROOTED & READY PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- FIG AND OLIVE ACTION PACConnected PAC$1,644.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- INDIVISIBLE ACTIONHybrid PAC$1,048.00
- WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- SURJ PACPAC$244.00
- SUNRISE PACHybrid PAC$53.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$50.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Justin J. Pearson$36,435.36
- Independent expenditures opposing Justin J. Pearson$0.00
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.
- TENNESSEE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS COALITION VOTES ACTION PACSupporting$17,628.00
- INDIVISIBLE ACTIONSupporting$13,944.00
- THE EQUITY ALLIANCE FUND ACTION PACSupporting$2,828.00
- JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PACSupporting$1,234.00
- THE PEOPLE UNITED PACSupporting$75.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Tennessee U.S. House, District 9, 2026 · 11 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin J. Pearson (D) | $4,009,058.26 | $746,128.25 | 2026-10-14 |
| Brent Taylor (R) | $2,694,178.89 | $821,764.56 | 2026-09-30 |
| Steve I Cohen (D) | $785,039.35 | $1,796,335.86 | 2026-09-30 |
| William Todd Warner (R) | $689,616.95 | −$237,637.47 | 2026-07-17 |
| Jeremy Thompson (R) | $247,563.00 | $4,088.08 | 2026-09-30 |
| James Torino (D) | $128,633.60 | $3,405.68 | 2026-09-30 |
| London Lamar (D) | $96,939.43 | $2,686.91 | 2026-09-30 |
| Charlotte Bergmann (R) | $71,257.37 | −$438.32 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hart Research Associates (D) | September 1–3, 2026 | 400 (LV) | – | Justin Pearson 44% · Brent Taylor 48% |
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: THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT JUSTIN J. PEARSON.
- 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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