8th District Leads Spending in Congressional Races

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Campaign finance reports show the heaviest fundraising activity among congressional races in Tennessee is in the battle to succeed Democratic Rep. John Tanner, who is retiring from his 8th Congressional District seat in northwestern corner of the state.

Republican Stephen Fincher pushed his total receipts to $2.4 million since entering the race, including a $250,000 loan he made to the campaign during the primary. He reported a cash balance of about $542,000.

Democrat Roy Herron's total receipts reached $2.3 million, including $500,000 from himself. Herron had nearly $645,000 on hand at the end of the third quarter.

Tennessee has two further open House seats due to the retirements of Democratic Rep. Bart Gordon and Republican Rep. Zach Wamp.

The two-week early voting period for the Nov. 2 election began on Wednesday.