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Curtis Halford — 2020 Tennessee House, District 79 campaign

Tennessee House, District 79 Republican

2020 Tennessee House, District 79 · totals since Jan 16, 2019

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 2019–Q4 2020

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 →
$71,408
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 →
$72,295
includes $196 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 →
$5,000
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$66,285
Donors
67
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 2020 Initial $71,408 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 2020 reported receipts $7,500
Pre-General 2020 reported receipts $1,250
Q3 2020 reported receipts $5,346
Pre-Primary 2020 reported receipts $25,349
Q2 2020 reported receipts $4,450
Q1 2020 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2019 reported receipts $28,400
Mid-Year 2019 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $72,295
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 $65,262
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,023
Total spent $66,285
From each filing:
  • Q4 2020 Initial $3,189 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,045 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $144 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2020 Initial $499 derived
  • Q3 2020 Initial $7,209 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Initial $21,939 derived
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  • Q2 2020 Amendment $13,484 derived
  • Q1 2020 Initial $1,747 derived
  • Year-End 2019 Supplemental $13,725 derived
  • Mid-Year 2019 Supplemental $4,492 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,614 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $879 filing-stated
Receipts
$72,295
Spent
$66,285

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, 91% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $6K · 9%Organizations and PACs, itemized $66K · 91%

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: $65,650 ÷ Reported receipts: $72,295
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $6,449
Organizations and PACs, itemized $65,650
Unitemized contributions $196
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 →

$461average gift
$225median gift
14individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
21%
6%
$200–1K
64%
51%
$1K–5K
14%
43%
$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: $6,449 ÷ Individual donors: 14
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $6,449
Median gift $225
Individual donors 14
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 →

80% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (20% from out of state).

Tennessee $57,599 Out of state $14,500
  • Nashville $40K55%
  • Washington, DC $5K6%
  • Oakton, VA $4K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $18K
  • Other out-of-state $6K

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: $14,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $72,099
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $14,500
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2019 – Jan 2021. Peak $25,549 in Jul 2020. Spending peaked at $21,939 in Jul 2020.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 64 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 3 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $399 and their names are withheld.

64 named donors 90 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $8,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) Includes In-Kind 2 $6,000.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $4,000.00
BIV-PAC (Bivens) 2 $3,500.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 3 $3,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $3,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Veterinary PAC 2 $2,500.00
CoreCivic PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

38 vendors 139 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Margin of Victory Partners 6 $28,175.00 43%
Victory 93.7 20 $6,317.00 10%
House Republican Caucus 1 $5,000.00 8%
Tate's Kwik Stop 23 $4,283.21 7%
Milan Mirror 11 $3,934.00 6%
Gibson Co. Memorial Library Foundation 1 $2,400.00 4%
Herald Gazette 12 $2,167.00 3%
Humboldt Chronicle 8 $1,649.50 3%
West Tennessee Regional Art Center 2 $1,250.00 2%
Grills, Rusty 2 $1,250.00 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.

  • Advertising & media $45,615 70%
  • Contributions & donations $14,029 21%
  • Travel $4,283 7%
  • Other $500 0.8%
  • Office & operations $483 0.8%
  • Printing & mail $351 0.6%

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 2020 $67,096.95 $71,407.66 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93374
Pre-General 2020 $66,345.84 $67,096.95 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92217
Q3 2020 $68,208.99 $66,345.84 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90899
Pre-Primary 2020 $64,799.20 $68,208.99 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89630
Q2 2020 Amended $73,833.34 $64,799.20 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 89867
Q1 2020 $75,579.96 $73,833.34 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 86928
Year-End 2019 $60,905.45 $75,579.96 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85574
Mid-Year 2019 $65,397.83 $60,905.45 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84034