Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Christopher Jolly Hale

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Tennessee District 4
Filing address
Murfreesboro, TN (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
HALE, CHRISTOPHER JOLLY
Next election
General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Tennessee with the 2020 district highlighted

Tennessee, District 4

DemocraticU.S. House · Tennessee District 4ChallengerLost the general election (33.3%)

FEC candidate ID H8TN04107 · Principal campaign committee: CHRISTOPHER HALE FOR TENNESSEE

Total raised$315,755.75
Total spent$310,020.83
Cash on hand$5,734.92
Debts owed by the campaign$4,000.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, 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: $280,409.05PACs and other committees: $2,697.53Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $30,042.32Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $2,606.85
  • Individual contributions$280,409.0589%
  • PACs and other committees$2,697.531%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$30,042.3210%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,606.851%

Self-funding: $30,042.32 (10% of money raised): $30,042.32 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $2,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Tennessee U.S. House, District 4, 2020 · 3 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Christopher Jolly Hale (D)$315,755.75$5,734.922020-12-31
Scott Desjarlais (R)$332,278.55$302,649.352020-12-31
Lawrence Doug Norville Douglas Meyer (R)$21,652.36$3,624.342020-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSafe RJuly 2, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe RJune 2, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RJuly 2, 2020
  • PoliticoSafe RApril 19, 2020
  • Daily KosSafe RJune 3, 2020
  • RCPSafe RJune 9, 2020
  • NiskanenSafe RJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee (retrieved October 23, 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: CHRISTOPHER HALE FOR TENNESSEE.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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