BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS.

R · house

FEC candidate id: H2TN06030
Internal id: 7a257ee9-1679-4ea1-85f0-6f3d440f3fbe
Status: incumbent

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TN-07. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	791,449
People	Median age	36
Income	Median household income	$75,800
Income	Per-capita income	$41,953
Income	In poverty	12.5%
Income	Unemployed	4.1%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.464
Race	White alone	71.1%
Race	Black alone	15.5%
Race	Asian alone	2.0%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	8.2%
Race	Two or more races	8.5%
Origin	Foreign-born	6.0%
Language	Speaks English only at home	91.6%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	5.3%
Education	High school or higher	63.5%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	34.4%
Education	Advanced degree	12.9%
Household	Family households	62.4%
Household	Avg household size	2.39
Household	Never married (15+)	33.3%
Housing	Median home value	$328,100
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,406
Housing	Single-family detached	64.1%
Housing	Built before 1940	2.7%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	2.4%
Housing	Vacant units	10.1%
Service	Veterans (18+)	9.7%
Health	With a disability	14.4%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	90.4%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	7.6%
Commute	Drove alone	72.5%
Commute	Public transit	0.9%
Commute	Worked from home	15.1%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2026	$2,753,251	$2,830,269	$5,061,597	$0	$240,177
2024	$13,571,274	$12,059,747	$5,138,615	$0	$3,874,100
2022	$3,200,122	$1,253,933	$3,627,087	$0	$516,079
2020	$1,974,716	$907,919	$1,680,898	$0	$1,386,678
2018	$14,634,620	$16,572,478	$614,100	$0	$9,763,518
2016	$2,239,550	$1,550,219	$2,551,958	$7,402	$899,737
2014	$2,086,901	$1,444,429	$1,862,628	$7,402	$852,793
2012	$1,779,731	$1,408,633	$1,220,156	$7,402	$646,216
2010	$1,563,193	$1,054,616	$849,057	$7,402	$690,872
2008	$1,246,329	$1,558,279	$340,480	$7,402	$675,652
2006	$1,210,654	$845,718	$652,430	$0	$687,935
2004	$853,018	$669,361	$287,494	$0	$444,735
2002	$718,030	$669,633	$103,837	$0	$494,681
1994	$11,148	$11,221	$0	$0	$5,304
1992	$184,657	$181,515	$73	$6,000	$155,357

Elections

1992 general house · TN-7 — running
1992 general house · TN-6 — lost_general
2002 general house · TN-7 — lost_general
2004 general house · TN-7 — running
2006 general house · TN-7 — running
2008 general house · TN-7 — running
2010 general house · TN-7 — running
2012 general house · TN-7 — running
2014 general house · TN-7 — running
2016 general house · TN-7 — running
2018 general house · TN-7 — lost_general

Committees

HEALTH FIRST COMMITTEE — joint_fundraising · type N
MARSHA FOR SENATE — principal · type S

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 99.0%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
incumbent	+78.0%
R (major party)	+10.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2022-12-14	DEFEND OUR CONSERVATIVE SENATE PAC (DOC'S PAC)	24K	$5,000
2022-12-08	MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE PAC	24K	$1,500
2022-05-16	AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COM…	24K	$1,000
2022-03-24	NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIA…	24K	$1,000
2022-03-24	NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIA…	24K	$4,000
2021-09-29	SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC	24K	$2,500
2021-06-17	NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, …	24K	$1,000

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee MARSHA FOR SENATE.

Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.

Donor	Employer / occupation	City, ST	Gifts	Total
SWAIM, SUSAN	RETIRED · RETIRED	ELEPHANT BUTTE, NM	1	$475
HANNA, GEORGE	RETIRED · RETIRED	CHAGRIN FALLS, OH	1	$95
BOUZEK, CHERYLL	RETIRED · RETIRED	LINDSAY, CA	1	$95
FARROW, CATHERINE C. MS.	RETIRED · RETIRED	COPPERHILL, TN	1	$50
NEUMANN, AL	RETIRED · RETIRED	OSAKIS, MN	1	$47
TRAISTER, DENISE	RETIRED · RETIRED	SAN ANTONIO, TX	2	$38
KING, NANCY	RETIRED · RETIRED	LITTLETON, CO	1	$35
CORSON, RICHARD	RETIRED · RETIRED	BATESVILLE, MS	1	$35
ISLAM, AMAR	RETIRED · RETIRED	ALEXANDRIA, VA	1	$35
NELSON, SCOTT	RETIRED · RETIRED	FRESNO, CA	1	$33
BAUM, WAYNE	RETIRED · RETIRED	VARNA, IL	1	$33
YOVAN, LYNN	RETIRED · RETIRED	IRVINE, CA	1	$33
DOVE, LAURA	WELLPATH · DENTIST	COLLIERVILLE, TN	1	$33
TWEDT, BONNIE	RETIRED · RETIRED	LAMPE, MO	1	$33
HOGAN, CHARLES	RETIRED · RETIRED	FORSYTH, GA	1	$33
RINKER, CATHERINE	RETIRED · RETIRED	VALLEY CENTER, CA	1	$33
OWENS, EDWARD	RETIRED · RETIRED	MEMPHIS, TN	1	$33
NESVOLD, PAUL	RETIRED · RETIRED	WATERTOWN, MN	1	$33
GRAVES, LINDA SUE	REALTY CAPITAL CITY · REAL ESTATE SALES BROKER	GONZALES, TX	1	$25
ACTON, BOBBETTE	RETIRED · RETIRED	EL CAJON, CA	1	$25
PARK, KAREN	RETIRED · RETIRED	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	1	$25
BRAUN, LORI	AMERICAN FAMILY · INSURANCE	SLEEPY EYE, MN	1	$25
GREEN, MIKE	MCA · BDM	CONROE, TX	1	$19
FLAIR, CONSTANCE A.	RETIRED · RETIRED	MACON, GA	1	$19
WYNNE, PAMELA	RETIRED · RETIRED	BECKLEY, WV	1	$15

Connected on the graph

Inbound (7)

date	from	type	amount	source
2022-12-14	DEFEND OUR CONSERVATIVE SENATE PAC (DOC'S PAC)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-12-08	MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE PAC	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2022-05-16	AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-03-24	NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC	contributed_to	$4,000	pas2
2022-03-24	NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-09-29	SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-17	NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. GRAMMY FUND FOR MUSIC CREATORS)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2

Outbound (2)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	HEALTH FIRST COMMITTEE	—		candidate_committees
—	principal_candidate_of	MARSHA FOR SENATE	—		candidate_committees

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