In the last fundraising period of the Tennessee governor’s race, U.S. Rep. Diane Black raised the most from donors with more than $1.7 million and House Speaker Beth Harwell ended with the flushest bank account, topping $5 million.
From July to mid-January, the six major candidates also used personal wealth.
Of the Republicans, Harwell loaned $3.1 million, businessman Randy Boyd infused $2 million, Black contributed $1 million and businessman Bill Lee loaned $908,000. Of the Democrats, House Minority Leader Craig Fitzhugh loaned $500,000 and ex-Nashville Mayor Karl Dean added $200,000.
Harwell transferred $894,600 from her other committees.
Boyd spent almost $2.7 million, the most in the field. He raised almost $1.3 million and had $4.1 million cash left.
Dean led Democrats with almost $1.3 million raised and $1.8 million remaining.
Candidates Fundraising
Feb 3, 2018 | 6:00 AM