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Ben Watts — 2010 Tennessee House, District 08 campaign

Tennessee House, District 08 Republican

2010 Tennessee House, District 08 · totals since Jan 16, 2010

Final This campaign’s election cycle is closed — no further reports for it are due, so these totals are settled rather than mid-race. They cover every filing we hold for the campaign; if the source archive later adds one, we load it. Full definition → · 3 filings · Q1 2010–Year-End 2010

Ended With What was left in the campaign’s account when its reporting closed — the ending balance on its final report for this race. It is a leftover, not a war chest: money still to be spent, refunded, given away, or carried into the next campaign. Full definition →
$0
as of the Year-End report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$1,329
includes $385 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $665. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$1,329
Donors
0
total donors; qualifying names are listed below

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filing listed below.

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The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:

Reported receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Reported receipts
Year-End 2010 reported receipts $385
Q2 2010 reported receipts $279
Q1 2010 reported receipts $665
Reported receipts $1,329
From each filing:

Total spent adds together the amounts listed below.

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Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $713
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $616
Total spent $1,329
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2010 Supplemental $385 filing-stated
  • Q2 2010 Initial $944 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $713 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $231 filing-stated
Receipts
$1,329
Spent
$1,329

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down the receipts the headline adds up, by the lines of each report behind it; its parts add up to the headline. Open its “Why this number?” for each report’s lines. Gift-size and location figures cover itemized contributions only. Aggregates count everyone who gave, including donors below the $200 disclosure floor — a share across all donors identifies no one. Full definition →

Largest part: loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds, 50% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $279 · 21%Unitemized contributions $385 · 29%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $665 · 50%

Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds compares loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds with reported receipts.

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Each selected report's reported receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline.

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: $665 ÷ Reported receipts: $1,329
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $279
Unitemized contributions $385
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $665
From each filing:

Contributions

1 named donor 1 donation

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Ben Watts Self ↺ paid $12.80 1 $278.97

Expenditures

2 vendors 2 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Discount Signs & Graphics 1 $700.00 98%
Watts, Ben ↺ donor $278.97 1 $12.80 2%

Loans

$664.78 in loan balances shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $665
Loan principal shown $665
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Ben Watts) Candidate loan Jan 28, 2010 $664.78 $0.00 $664.78

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2010 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2010 filing Report 36096
Q2 2010 $664.78 $0.00 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 30408
Q1 2010 Amended $0.00 $664.78 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30409

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2011.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $29

1 filing · Mid-Year 2011

Includes $29 spent not itemized below.

No individual donors or expenditures are published for this campaign.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2011 Amended $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37799