Andrew Ogles
RDefeatedIncumbentFEC H2TN05446
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Raised this cycle$791K
Cash on hand: $16K
2026 race
TN-05 — U.S. House
4 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Andrew Ogles.
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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the Tennessee Secretary of State.
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Disclosed money in race
$7.0M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Chaz Molder
DChallengerFEC H6TN05397
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Raised this cycle$3.5M
Cash on hand: $560K
Charlie Hatcher
RChallengerFEC H6TN05405
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Raised this cycle$1.8M
Cash on hand: $475K
James A. Johnson
IChallengerFEC H6TN05447
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Raised this cycle$0
Cash on hand: $0
Micheál (Me-Haul) O'Leary
IChallengerFEC H6TN05462
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Raised this cycle$0
Cash on hand: $0
Local signal
Early read on TN-05 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Chaz Molderlimited coverage
No coverage in our tracked outlets in the last 90 days.
Charlie Hatcherleans negative
1 pos7 neutral2 neg10 articles
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$7.0M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$6.2M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$828K
$555K for · $273K against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chaz Molder(D) + THE PROGRESS FUND $34K | $3.5M | $34K | — | $3.6M |
Charlie Hatcher(R) − FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $273K | $1.8M | — | $273K | $1.5M |
James A. Johnson(I) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
Micheál (Me-Haul) O'Leary(I) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
3 defeated candidates — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Ogles(R)incumbentdefeated + FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $518K + CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC $4K − ALLIANCE FOR ACCOUNTABILITY $65 | $791K | $521K | $65 | $1.3M |
Rachel Hurley(D)defeated | $44K | — | — | $44K |
Yolanda Cooper-Sutton(D)defeated | $0 | — | — | $0 |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside TN versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Chaz Molder(D)82% in-state · $2.1M itemized
$1.7M in-state$382K out-of-state
Charlie Hatcher(R)93% in-state · $553K itemized
$515K in-state$38K out-of-state
2 defeated candidates — show
Andrew Ogles(R)defeated48% in-state · $348K itemized
$165K in-state$182K out-of-state
Rachel Hurley(D)defeated21% in-state · $7K itemized
$1K in-state$5K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Molder | Hatcher | Johnson | O'leary | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abortion A national law should protect access to abortion in every state. | — | ||||
Agriculture Federal funding to extend broadband access to rural areas should be expanded. | — | ||||
Criminal Justice The federal government should send more money to local police departments. | — | ||||
Economy Reducing the national debt should be a higher priority than new spending. | — | ||||
Environment Government environmental reviews for energy and infrastructure projects should move faster, even if it means fewer reviews. | — | ||||
Environment The government should stop subsidizing oil and gas companies. | — | ||||
Environment Federal permitting and subsidies for new nuclear power plants should be expanded. | — | ||||
Guns Civilian ownership of AR-15-style rifles should be restricted. | — | ||||
Immigration The U.S. should do more to enforce immigration laws and secure the border. | — | ||||
Social Security Future workers should have to wait longer to collect full Social Security. | — | ||||
Taxes Corporate taxes should be lower. | — | ||||
Trade Federal procurement should give strong preference to U.S.-made goods, even at higher cost. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
Recent coverage
In the news
Charlie Hatcher
- 10 House incumbent lawmakers who saw their 2026 re-election bids end in primary defeatFox NewsAug 13
- The Wisconsin Governor’s Race Has Democrats Holding Their BreathSlateAug 8
- Trump-backed incumbent ousted in House primary as GOP redistricting push set to reshape TennesseeFox NewsAug 7
- Tennessee primary resultsCNNAug 7
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.