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Charles W. Hatcher
U.S. House District 5
2026 general election · 1 open.
Incumbents
No incumbent is running.
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Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.
Every candidate below reports through Jul 17, 2026.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles W. Hatcher Republican | $719,503 | $104,821 | $3,500 |
| Charles M. Molder Democratic | $2,599,775 | $1,482,196 | $215,700 |
Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Every figure is reported through Jul 17, 2026.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Charles M. Molder at $2,599,775. Lowest: Charles W. Hatcher at $719,503. The largest reported value sets this scale at $2,599,775.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Charles M. Molder at $1,482,196. Lowest: Charles W. Hatcher at $104,821. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,482,196.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Charles M. Molder at $215,700. Lowest: Charles W. Hatcher at $3,500. The largest reported value sets this scale at $215,700.
Outside spending supporting
Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.
Highest outside spending supporting: Charles M. Molder at $33,707. Lowest: Charles W. Hatcher at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $33,707.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Highest outside spending opposing: Charles W. Hatcher at $273,014. Lowest: Charles M. Molder at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $273,014.
Where each campaign's committee money came from
Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.
Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee
| Category | Charles W. Hatcher Republican | Charles M. Molder Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership PACs | $0 | $87,50045.5% |
| Non-connected committees | $0 | $37,33819.4% |
| Labor union PACs | $0 | $32,50016.9% |
| Other candidates' committees | $0 | $24,50012.7% |
| Membership organization PACs | $0 | $8,6004.5% |
| Party committees | $0 | $2,0001.0% |
| Itemized total | $0 | $192,438 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Charles W. Hatcher Republican | Charles M. Molder Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Building trades unions Labor | $0 | $15,00019.1% |
| Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $10,00012.7% |
| Transportation unions Labor | $0 | $7,5009.6% |
| Industrial unions Labor | $0 | $5,0006.4% |
| Lawyers and law firms Professional services | $0 | $2,5003.2% |
| LGBTQ rights Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $2,5003.2% |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $0 | $114,000 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $0 | $35,93845.8% |
| Itemized total | $0 | $192,438 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Charles W. Hatcher Republican | Charles M. Molder Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $0 | $33,707100.0% |
| Itemized total | $0 | $33,707 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Charles W. Hatcher Republican | Charles M. Molder Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Committees not yet categorized | $0 | $33,707100.0% |
| Itemized total | $0 | $33,707 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Charles W. Hatcher Republican | Charles M. Molder Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $273,014100.0% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $273,014 | $0 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Charles W. Hatcher Republican | Charles M. Molder Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Committees not yet categorized | $273,014100.0% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $273,014 | $0 |
Last-minute contributions reported before an election
Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.
| Candidate | Reported on notices | Notices | Covers | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles W. Hatcher Republican | $55,673 | 9 | Jul 18 to Aug 4, 2026 | $55,673 still provisional |
| Charles M. Molder Democratic | $51,829 | 7 | Jul 18 to Aug 3, 2026 | $51,829 still provisional |
Candidates not compared
These candidates are left out of the comparison rather than shown as zero, because a missing or partial record is not the same as no money.
- James Andrew Johnson (Independent): No FEC data is stored for cycle 2026.
Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.