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Craig Fitzhugh — 2018 Governor campaign

Governor Democratic

2018 Governor

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 → · 6 filings · Mid-Year 2017–Q3 2018

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 Q3 report
Why this number?
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services are not cash; they appear separately as In-Kind Received. Bookkeeping entries such as a carried balance, accounting adjustment, or refund also stay only in the filing’s own totals. Full definition →
$1,164,272
includes $49,300 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$7,500 refunded
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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. Full definition →
$3,756
goods or services
Total Spent
$1,149,041
Why this number?
Spent of Cash Raised How much of the cash this campaign took in it went on to spend, measured now that its reporting has closed. Above 100% means it spent more than it raised for this race, drawing on money it already had when the cycle opened. Full definition →
99%
$1,149,041 spent of $1,164,272 raised (cash)
Donors
463
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
63%
$735,309 of $1,168,029 raised, including in-kind · $309 donated, $735,000 loaned
Out-of-State
1%
$13,620 from outside TN
Why this number?

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:

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $379,663
Candidate's own contributions $309
Loans received $735,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $49,300
Raised (cash) $1,164,272
From each filing:
  • Q3 2018 Initial $11,242 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $9,100 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $309 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,833 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $38,108 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $29,895 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $8,213 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 Amendment $275,409 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $59,169 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $16,240 filing-stated
    • Loans $200,000 derived
  • Year-End 2017 Supplemental $804,513 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $281,499 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $23,014 filing-stated
    • Loans $500,000 derived
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $35,000 derived

Borrowing that no filing dates to its own reporting period — a balance carried forward from an earlier period, or a loan reported without a date. The rest is shown against the filing that reported borrowing it.

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 $1,145,334
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,707
Total spent $1,149,041
From each filing:
  • Q3 2018 Initial $151,100 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $150,030 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,070 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $360,062 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $359,451 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $611 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 Amendment $451,276 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $450,569 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $706 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Initial $38,725 derived
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  • Year-End 2017 Supplemental $134,733 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $134,142 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $592 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2017 Supplemental $13,144 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,416 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $728 filing-stated

Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $13,620 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $1,168,029
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $13,620
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$1,168,029
Spent
$1,149,041

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. 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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 63% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 30%, organizations and PACs 7%.

Candidate’s own money $735K · 63% Individuals $348K · 30% Organizations & PACs $81K · 7%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money with everything the campaign raised.

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Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $735,309 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $1,168,029
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $735,309
From individuals $348,113
From organizations and PACs $80,850
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $3,756
Source filings:

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 →

$693average gift
$350median gift
431individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
14%
3%
$200–1K
62%
31%
$1K–5K
24%
61%
$5K+
0.5%
5%
Why this number?

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: $298,813 ÷ Individual donors: 431
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $298,813
Median gift $350
Individual donors 431
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 →

96% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (4% from out of state).

Tennessee $366,043 Out of state $13,620
  • Nashville $110K29%
  • Ripley $49K13%
  • Columbia $30K8%
  • Memphis $26K7%
  • Franklin $14K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $137K
  • Other out-of-state $14K
Why this number?

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: $13,620 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $379,663
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $13,620
Source filings:

Contributions Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions by month — Aug 2017 – Aug 2018. Peak $77,000 in Aug 2017.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $8,118 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 493 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 1 $11,800.00
Fitz PAC 1 $11,800.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 1 $10,000.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC 1 $5,000.00
Jones Management Services PAC (JMS, W. Allan Jones) 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 1 $5,000.00
Agc PAC 1 $5,000.00
The Plateau Group Inc. 1 $5,000.00
John Ford 1 $4,000.00
Bill Harmon 1 $4,000.00

Expenditures

137 vendors 251 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Screen Strategies Media 4 $213,281.00 19%
31A Communications 4 $135,500.00 12%
Target Marketing 3 $80,000.00 7%
GPS Impact 5 $60,744.33 5%
Gumbinner & Davies 17 $47,826.22 4%
West, Robert 5 $37,910.81 3%
Ridderbraden, Inc. 1 $37,500.00 3%
Iheartmedia 2 $36,366.40 3%
Kuhn, Matt 3 $33,906.41 3%
April Orange Consulting 3 $33,018.75 3%

Loans

$735,000.00 in loan principal 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.

Why this number?

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 $735,000
Loan principal shown $735,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Craig Fitzhugh) Candidate loan Jan 5, 2018 $735,000.00 $735,000.00 $0.00

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

  • Advertising & media $451,466 39%
  • Other $316,705 28%
  • Field & voter contact $117,807 10%
  • Consulting & professional services $117,077 10%
  • Printing & mail $68,161 6%
  • Staff & payroll $19,622 2%
  • Office & operations $19,331 2%
  • Fundraising & events $18,959 2%
  • Travel $11,530 1%
  • Contributions & donations $4,325 0.4%
  • Sample ballot placement $350 0.1%

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
Q3 2018 $145,310.28 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 $467,264.17 $145,310.28 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Amended $643,130.76 $467,264.17 Source ↗
Q1 2018 $681,855.76 $643,130.76 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 $12,076.07 $681,855.76 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 $25,220.33 $12,076.07 Source ↗