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Beth Harwell — 2006 Tennessee House, District 56 campaign

Tennessee House, District 56 Republican

2006 Tennessee House, District 56 · totals since 2005

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 → · 7 filings · Supplemental 2005 2005–Q4 2006

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 →
$125,431
as of the Q4 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$80,443
includes $300 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$16,241
Donors
123
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:
  • Q4 2006 Initial $125,431 filing-stated

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
Q4 2006 reported receipts $6,000
Pre-General 2006 reported receipts $2,500
Q3 2006 reported receipts $4,700
Pre-Primary 2006 reported receipts $1,500
Q2 2006 reported receipts $1,750
Q1 2006 reported receipts $59,250
Supplemental 2005 2005 reported receipts $4,743
Reported receipts $80,443
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 $15,992
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $249
Total spent $16,241
From each filing:
Receipts
$80,443
Spent
$16,241

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: individuals, itemized, 78% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $5K · 6%Individuals, itemized $63K · 78%Organizations and PACs, itemized $12K · 15%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, 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.

Individuals, itemized: $62,750 ÷ Reported receipts: $80,443
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $5,000
Individuals, itemized $62,750
Organizations and PACs, itemized $11,950
Unitemized contributions $300
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $443
From each filing:
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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 →

$654average gift
$400median gift
96individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
3%
0.2%
$50–200
22%
3%
$200–1K
39%
22%
$1K–5K
36%
75%
$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: $62,750 ÷ Individual donors: 96
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $62,750
Median gift $400
Individual donors 96
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 →

97% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (3% from out of state).

Tennessee $72,500 Out of state $2,200
  • Nashville $65K87%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $7K
  • Other out-of-state $2K

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: $2,200 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $74,700
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,200
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2005 – Jan 2007. Peak $59,250 in Jan 2006. Spending peaked at $780 in Jul 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 100 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 24 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,850 and their names are withheld.

100 named donors 117 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Beth Harwell Self 1 $5,000.00
Tom Cone 2 $2,000.00
David Ingram 2 $2,000.00
Anne Ragsdale 2 $2,000.00
Woody Miller 2 $2,000.00
Dick Ragsdale 2 $2,000.00
David Sciortino 2 $2,000.00
Bob Wellerding ↺ paid $2,000.00 2 $2,000.00
Doug Smith 2 $2,000.00
Nan Smith 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

10 vendors 11 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Kaugi, Bryan 1 $6,000.00 38%
Aristotle 1 $4,000.00 25%
Wellerding, Bob ↺ donor $2,000.00 1 $2,000.00 13%
Watkins, Reuben 2 $1,350.00 8%
U. S. Post Office 1 $1,000.00 6%
Clearcreek Studios 1 $802.84 5%
Watson, Eric 1 $500.00 3%
IRS 1 $129.00 0.9%
Jacobs, Cohen and Ass. 1 $105.00 0.7%
Corporate Video 1 $105.00 0.7%

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.

  • Other $6,000 38%
  • Fundraising & events $6,000 38%
  • Advertising & media $2,258 14%
  • Printing & mail $1,000 6%
  • Contributions & donations $500 3%
  • Office & operations $129 0.9%
  • Consulting & professional services $105 0.7%

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
Q4 2006 $119,430.86 $125,430.86 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12114
Pre-General 2006 $116,930.86 $119,430.86 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11261
Q3 2006 Amended $112,335.86 $116,930.86 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 11843
Pre-Primary 2006 $111,510.86 $112,335.86 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8833
Q2 2006 Amended $109,760.86 $111,510.86 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8502
Q1 2006 Amended $53,314.86 $109,760.86 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6931
Supplemental 2005 2005 Amended $61,228.34 $53,314.86 Source: Supplemental 2005 2005 filing Report 6090