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Curtis Halford — 2016 Tennessee House, District 79 campaign

Tennessee House, District 79 Republican

2016 Tennessee House, District 79 · 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 → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2015–Q4 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 →
$45,419
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 →
$79,780
includes $105 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$233
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$79,648
Donors
146
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 2016 Initial $45,419 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 2016 reported receipts $2,350
Pre-General 2016 reported receipts $1,500
Q3 2016 reported receipts $3,050
Pre-Primary 2016 reported receipts $20,300
Q2 2016 reported receipts $28,850
Q1 2016 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2015 reported receipts $23,730
Mid-Year 2015 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $79,780
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 $76,965
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,683
Total spent $79,648
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Initial $2,422 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,297 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,125 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $6,589 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,429 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $160 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Amendment $4,223 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Amendment $22,913 derived
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  • Q2 2016 Initial $32,145 derived
  • Q1 2016 Initial $1,603 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,156 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $448 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2015 Amendment $5,522 derived
  • Mid-Year 2015 Supplemental $4,231 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,280 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $951 filing-stated
Receipts
$79,780
Spent
$79,648

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, 67% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $26K · 33%Organizations and PACs, itemized $54K · 67%

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: $53,650 ÷ Reported receipts: $79,780
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $26,025
Organizations and PACs, itemized $53,650
Unitemized contributions $105
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 →

$271average gift
$200median gift
96individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
4%
0.4%
$50–200
45%
15%
$200–1K
43%
46%
$1K–5K
8%
38%
$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: $26,025 ÷ Individual donors: 96
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $26,025
Median gift $200
Individual donors 96
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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 →

89% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (11% from out of state).

Tennessee $70,995 Out of state $8,680
  • Nashville $36K45%
  • Knoxville $5K6%
  • Humboldt $4K5%
  • Dyer $3K4%
  • Huntingdon $3K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $20K
  • Other out-of-state $9K

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: $8,680 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $79,675
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $8,680
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2015 – Jan 2017. Peak $20,600 in Jul 2016. Spending peaked at $22,677 in Jul 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 99 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 47 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $4,050 and their names are withheld.

99 named donors 127 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Jobs4Tn PAC 1 $5,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 3 $3,000.00
Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Tennessee) 2 $3,000.00
BIV-PAC (Bivens) 3 $2,500.00
Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee Veterinary PAC 2 $2,500.00
FBT Gibbons Tennessee PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 2 $2,000.00
The Jackson Clinic PAC 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

56 vendors 133 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Margin of Victory Partners 7 $29,183.00 38%
Public Opinion Strategies 1 $7,200.00 9%
Tiger Express 23 $5,323.41 7%
House Republican Caucus 1 $5,000.00 6%
Advertising 8 $4,624.00 6%
Victory 93.7 12 $3,255.00 4%
Christi Cross 1 $2,000.00 3%
Cross, Ryan 1 $2,000.00 3%
Cross, Madison 1 $2,000.00 3%
Thomas Media WWYN 1 $1,440.00 2%

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

  • Consulting & professional services $21,782 28%
  • Advertising & media $20,643 27%
  • Printing & mail $10,529 14%
  • Contributions & donations $6,905 9%
  • Field & voter contact $6,000 8%
  • Travel $5,323 7%
  • Other $5,156 7%
  • Office & operations $577 0.8%
  • Fundraising & events $49 0.1%

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 $45,491.32 $45,419.11 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69710
Pre-General 2016 $50,580.40 $45,491.32 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68266
Q3 2016 Amended $51,753.14 $50,580.40 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67306
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended $54,366.19 $51,753.14 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66353
Q2 2016 $57,661.15 $54,366.19 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64729
Q1 2016 $59,264.60 $57,661.15 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63305
Year-End 2015 Amended $41,056.00 $59,264.60 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 63984
Mid-Year 2015 $45,286.99 $41,056.00 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60221