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Beth Harwell — 2004 Tennessee House, District 56 campaign

Tennessee House, District 56 Republican

2004 Tennessee House, District 56 · totals since 2003

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 → · 5 filings · Early Supplemental 2003 2003–Pre-Primary 2004

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 →
$61,228
as of the Post-General 2004 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$37,831
includes $2,144 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$15,335
Donors
48
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). Another report, Post-Primary 2004 2004, gives the same end date and states $60,676.19.

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
Post-General 2004 2004 reported receipts $422
Post-Primary 2004 2004 reported receipts $4,517
Pre-General 2004 reported receipts $9,180
Pre-Primary 2004 reported receipts $7,518
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 reported receipts $16,194
Reported receipts $37,831
From each filing:
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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 $15,015
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $320
Total spent $15,335
From each filing:
Receipts
$37,831
Spent
$15,335

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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 73% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $8K · 21%Organizations and PACs, itemized $27K · 73%Unitemized contributions $2K · 6%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, itemized 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.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $27,450 ÷ Reported receipts: $37,831
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $8,100
Organizations and PACs, itemized $27,450
Unitemized contributions $2,144
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $137
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Gift size Each individual donor’s total giving to this campaign this cycle. Organizations, PACs, and the candidate’s own money are excluded (this is about people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. A donor named on the page can still sit in a small bucket — these are cycle totals, not “unnamed donors.” Full definition →

$506average gift
$275median gift
16individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
25%
6%
$200–1K
50%
29%
$1K–5K
25%
65%
$5K+
0%
0%

Average gift per individual donor compares total from individual donors with individual donors.

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Every individual donor's total contributions to this campaign, divided by the number of individual donors. Organizations and PACs are excluded (this measures people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. The median and the gift-size buckets are computed over the same individual-donor totals. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Total from individual donors: $8,100 ÷ Individual donors: 16
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $8,100
Median gift $275
Individual donors 16
Source filings:

Where the money comes from Shares of itemized dollars, by the contributor’s state and city as filed. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it or it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into “elsewhere.” Shown only when at least 80% of dollars carry a usable state. Full definition →

92% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (8% from out of state).

Tennessee $32,650 Out of state $2,900
  • Nashville $29K80%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $4K
  • Other out-of-state $3K

Out-of-state share of located dollars compares itemized money from outside tennessee with itemized money with a known state.

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Itemized contribution dollars from outside Tennessee, divided by all itemized dollars whose contributor state is known. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it OR it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into elsewhere-in-Tennessee and other-out-of-state. Shown only above 99% state coverage. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $2,900 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $35,550
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,900
Source filings:

Contributions Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions by month — Jan 2003 – Nov 2004. Peak $10,950 in Dec 2003.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 44 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 4 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $500 and their names are withheld.

44 named donors 57 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Volunteer PAC 2 $10,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 3 $2,500.00
Doug Smith 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 1 $1,500.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $1,250.00
Justin P Wilson 2 $1,250.00
Housing Industry PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Nurses PAC 3 $1,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 1 $1,000.00
Benjamin Ernest 2 $1,000.00

Expenditures

6 vendors 6 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Majority Strategies 1 $6,300.30 42%
The Lukens Company 1 $4,815.00 32%
Aristotle 1 $2,500.00 17%
Goins, Mark 1 $1,000.00 7%
Tracy, Jim 1 $250.00 2%
IRS 1 $150.00 1.0%

Where the money went Each expenditure carries a short description of what it was for, written by the campaign. We sort those descriptions into a fixed set of categories; one expenditure goes in one category, so the amounts add up to Beth Harwell’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $11,115 74%
  • Office & operations $2,650 18%
  • Contributions & donations $1,250 8%

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
Post-General 2004 2004 $60,806.34 $61,228.34 Source: Post-General 2004 2004 filing Report 2926
Post-Primary 2004 2004 Amended $56,234.52 $60,676.19 Source: Post-Primary 2004 2004 filing Report 1649
Pre-General 2004 $60,676.19 $60,806.34 Source: Pre-General 2004 filing Report 2482
Pre-Primary 2004 Amended $53,580.46 $56,234.52 Source: Pre-Primary 2004 filing Report 1364
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 $38,732.16 $53,580.46 Source: Early Supplemental 2003 2003 filing Report 306