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Claude Sam Elder — 2016 Tennessee House, District 43 campaign

Tennessee House, District 43 Republican

2016 Tennessee House, District 43 · totals since Apr 1, 2016

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 · Pre-Primary 2016–Q3 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 →
$16
as of the Q3 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$1,378
Total Spent
$1,377
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 opening cash balance on the campaign's most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:
  • Q3 2016 Initial $16 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
Q3 2016 reported receipts $0
Pre-Primary 2016 reported receipts $0
Q2 2016 reported receipts $1,378
Reported receipts $1,378
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 $1,123
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $253
Total spent $1,377
From each filing:
  • Q2 2016 Initial $1,377 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,123 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $253 filing-stated
Receipts
$1,378
Spent
$1,377

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: the candidate's own contributions, itemized, 100% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1K · 100%

Share of reported receipts: The candidate's own contributions, itemized compares the candidate's own contributions, 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.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized: $1,378 ÷ Reported receipts: $1,378
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: The candidate's own contributions, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1,378
From each filing:

Contributions

1 named donor 2 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Claude Sam Elder Self 2 $1,377.52

Expenditures

3 vendors 3 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Varietees 1 $768.25 68%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 1 $250.00 22%
White County Republican Party 1 $105.00 9%

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 Claude Sam Elder’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $768 68%
  • Contributions & donations $355 32%

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
Q3 2016 $15.96 — Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67679
Pre-Primary 2016 $0.93 $15.96 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65853

As filed on this report: cash beginning $0.93, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $15.96.
Q2 2016 Late $0.00 $0.93 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 66105