Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
James Mackler
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Tennessee
- Filing address
- Nashville, TN (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- MACKLER, JAMES
Tennessee
FEC candidate ID S8TN00311 · Principal campaign committee: JAMES MACKLER FOR US SENATE
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$2,193,346.8896%
- PACs and other committees$68,800.003%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$15,105.961%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$13,804.711%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
16 committees reported giving $62,122.00 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.
- IMPACTLeadership PAC$15,000.00
- COMMON GROUND PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- VOTEVETSHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- FRONTLINE USALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- M-PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$2,500.00
- LEGITPACPAC$2,500.00
- SMART SOLUTIONS PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA PACPAC$1,000.00
- GIFFORDS PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DR. DANIELLE MITCHELLCandidate committee$622.00
- USAGAINSTALZHEIMER'S PACPAC$500.00
The race
Tennessee U.S. Senate, 2020 · 19 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Mackler (D) | $2,291,057.55 | $17,012.33 | 2020-12-31 |
| Bill Hagerty (R) | $15,772,577.38 | $55,058.59 | 2020-12-31 |
| Manny Sethi (R) | $5,940,863.76 | $695.99 | 2020-12-31 |
| George S Flinn Jr. (R) | $4,958,987.00 | $2,189.50 | 2020-12-31 |
| Marquita Bradshaw (D) | $1,628,980.09 | $16,208.96 | 2020-12-31 |
| Byron Bush (R) | $441,099.06 | $36,789.79 | 2020-12-31 |
| Joshua Dominique Gregory Gapp (R) | $301,846.36 | $201.71 | 2020-09-30 |
| John E. Osborne (R) | $101,489.05 | $0.00 | 2020-08-25 |
| Yomi Faparusi Sr. (I) | $49,874.31 | $0.00 | 2020-12-31 |
| Mark Pickrell (D) | $43,677.09 | $0.00 | 2020-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swayable | October 23 – November 1, 2020 | 431 (LV) | ± 6.2% | Bill Hagerty 61% · Marquita Bradshaw 39% |
| Cygnal | October 20–22, 2020 | 610 (LV) | ± 3.97% | Bill Hagerty 56% · Marquita Bradshaw 36% |
| Mason-Dixon | January 28–30, 2020 | 625 (RV) | ± 4% | Bill Hagerty 55% · James Mackler 33% |
| Mason-Dixon | January 28–30, 2020 | 625 (RV) | ± 4% | Manny Sethi 46% · James Mackler 35% |
| Cygnal | October 20–22, 2020 | 610 (LV) | ± 3.97% | Generic Republican 58% · Generic Democrat 38% |
| East Tennessee State University | April 22 – May 1, 2020 | 536 (LV) | – | Generic Republican 43% · Generic Democrat 26% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States Senate election 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: JAMES MACKLER FOR US SENATE.
- 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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