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Charles M Sargent Jr. — 2016 Tennessee House, District 61 campaign

Tennessee House, District 61 Republican

2016 Tennessee House, District 61 · totals since Jan 16, 2015

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 → · 9 filings · Mid-Year 2015–Year-End 2016

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 →
$120,746
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 →
$340,927
includes $2,077 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$1,000 refunded
Itemized in-kind Goods or services donated to the campaign instead of cash — say, free printing or donated consulting — reported at fair-market value. Counted toward the same $200 disclosure threshold as cash gifts. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$9,081
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$397,178
Donors
413
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
Q4 2016 reported receipts $0
Pre-General 2016 reported receipts $0
Q3 2016 reported receipts $7,410
Pre-Primary 2016 reported receipts $72,250
Q2 2016 reported receipts $102,732
Q1 2016 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2015 reported receipts $130,335
Mid-Year 2015 reported receipts $3,000
Year-End 2016 reported receipts $25,200
Reported receipts $340,927
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 $392,652
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,526
Total spent $397,178
From each filing:
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $3,938 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,888 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $50 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Amendment $90,552 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $89,516 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,036 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Amendment $110,700 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $110,462 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $238 filing-stated
  • Q2 2016 Amendment $131,237 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $130,046 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,190 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2016 Initial $19,746 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,365 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $381 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $20,884 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,178 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $706 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2015 Supplemental $12,373 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,954 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $419 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2016 Amendment $7,749 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,243 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $506 filing-stated
Receipts
$340,927
Spent
$397,178

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, 75% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $83K · 24%Organizations and PACs, itemized $257K · 75%

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: −$1,000. Shares are of the $341,927 before it.

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, itemized with reported receipts before the negative part.

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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. Shares are of the receipts before the negative part.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $256,700 ÷ Reported receipts before the negative part: $341,927
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $83,150
Organizations and PACs, itemized $256,700
Unitemized contributions $2,077
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds -$1,000
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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 →

$335average gift
$200median gift
248individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
34%
11%
$200–1K
57%
53%
$1K–5K
8%
36%
$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: $83,150 ÷ Individual donors: 248
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $83,150
Median gift $200
Individual donors 248
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 →

79% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (21% from out of state).

Tennessee $268,250 Out of state $71,600
  • Nashville $130K38%
  • Franklin $42K12%
  • Brentwood $32K9%
  • Memphis $18K5%
  • Washington, DC $15K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $46K
  • Other out-of-state $56K

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: $71,600 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $339,850
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $71,600
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2015 – Jan 2017. Peak $84,900 in Jun 2016. Spending peaked at $130,541 in Jul 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names 332 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

332 named donors 446 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Fedex Corporation PAC 4 $10,100.00
Copart PAC Includes In-Kind 2 $8,600.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 2 $7,000.00
Jobs4Tn PAC 1 $6,000.00
Driving Tennessee PAC 1 $5,000.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC 2 $5,000.00
Jackson Healthcare PAC 2 $5,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $4,500.00
Att Tennessee PAC 2 $4,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 2 $4,000.00

Expenditures

144 vendors 328 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Harris Media 8 $46,865.93 12%
Sheridan Public Relations 8 $28,216.00 7%
Margin of Victory Partner 6 $27,677.00 7%
Comcast Cable 5 $22,939.24 6%
WSMV - Channel 4 1 $20,442.50 5%
WTVF 1 $19,338.36 5%
Alpha Graphic 9 $14,181.82 4%
Westrich, Erin 9 $13,700.00 3%
Rively 3 $11,450.00 3%
North Star Opinion Research Polling 1 $11,000.00 3%

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 Charles M Sargent Jr.’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $166,774 42%
  • Consulting & professional services $47,000 12%
  • Printing & mail $45,278 12%
  • Other $39,208 10%
  • Contributions & donations $33,585 9%
  • Office & operations $32,186 8%
  • Fundraising & events $22,242 6%
  • Staff & payroll $4,116 1%
  • Travel $1,179 0.4%
  • Field & voter contact $1,085 0.3%

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 2016 $103,295.40 $103,295.40 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69522
Pre-General 2016 $106,978.40 $103,295.40 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68018
Q3 2016 Amended $189,141.83 $106,978.40 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 68033
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended $227,591.47 $189,141.83 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66940
Q2 2016 Amended $256,096.01 $227,591.47 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 65329
Q1 2016 $275,841.56 $256,096.01 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 62910
Year-End 2016 Amended $103,295.40 $120,746.36 Source: Year-End 2016 filing Report 70875
Year-End 2015 Amended $166,390.65 $275,841.56 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62726
Mid-Year 2015 $175,763.38 $166,390.65 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 59969