Johnson lapping other Dems, trails Blackburn in fundraising

State Rep. Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) continues to raise money at a healthy clip as she seeks the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, though she still lags behind incumbent Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn financially.

Blackburn, first elected to the seat in 2018, reported bringing in $2.5 million in the third quarter of 2023. That figure is a combination of money brought into her Marsha for Senate campaign account and an affiliated fund. Her campaign account had more than $7.4 million remaining as of the end of the year. She reported spending nearly $500,000 from the main campaign account, with additional expenditures flowing through the separate fund.