Davette Blalock — 2016 Tennessee House, District 53 campaign

Tennessee House, District 53 Republican

2016 Tennessee House, District 53

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 → · 5 filings · Pre-General 2016–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 →
$0
as of the Q4 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 →
$11,720
includes $1,220 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$569
goods or services
Total Spent
$11,720
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 →
100%
$11,720 spent of $11,720 raised (cash)
Donors
14
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
2%
$250 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 $10,500
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,220
Raised (cash) $11,720
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Initial $1,825 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,800 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $25 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $2,050 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,450 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $600 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Amendment $3,110 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,750 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $360 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Amendment $2,235 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $235 filing-stated
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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 $9,338
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,382
Total spent $11,720
From each filing:
  • Q4 2016 Initial $1,891 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $601 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,291 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2016 Initial $2,098 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,940 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $158 filing-stated
  • Q3 2016 Amendment $3,150 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,893 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $257 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Amendment $2,258 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,938 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $320 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2016 Amendment $2,323 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,966 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $357 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: $250 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $12,289
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $250
Raised incl. in-kind
$12,289
Spent
$11,720

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 →

Individuals gave 67%; organizations and PACs gave 28%; other sources made up 5%.

Individuals $8K · 67% Organizations & PACs $4K · 28% Other sources $569 · 5%
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Share from individuals compares from individuals 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 individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $8,220 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $12,289
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $8,220
From organizations and PACs $3,500
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $569

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 →

$700average gift
$750median gift
10individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
0%
0%
$200–1K
50%
21%
$1K–5K
50%
79%
$5K+
0%
0%
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: $7,000 ÷ Individual donors: 10
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $7,000
Median gift $750
Individual donors 10

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 →

98% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (2% from out of state).

Tennessee $10,250 Out of state $250
  • Nashville $5K48%
  • Brentwood $2K15%
  • Mount Juliet $2K14%
  • Chattanooga $1K10%
  • Franklin $1K10%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $200
  • Other out-of-state $250
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: $250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $10,500
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $250

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — May 2016 – Nov 2016. Peak $2,250 in Aug 2016. Spending peaked at $2,243 in Aug 2016.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 17 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Douglas Hirt 2 $1,500.00
KDS Investments General Partnership 1 $1,500.00
Leaders of Tennessee PAC 1 $1,000.00
Majed Massad 1 $1,000.00
Roxane McGowan 1 $1,000.00
Tal Saltzberg 1 $1,000.00
Gerald McCormick 1 $1,000.00
Davidson County Republican Party 1 $750.00
WLDD In-Kind 2 $569.00
Roy Dale 1 $500.00

Expenditures

11 vendors 26 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Dennison, Dave 12 $2,800.56 30%
Joslin and Sons Signs 4 $2,189.67 23%
Victorystore.Com 1 $1,243.00 13%
Fox Printing 2 $893.67 10%
Right Way Marketing 1 $650.00 7%
Lowe's 1 $450.09 5%
John Smith Marketing 1 $440.00 5%
GoDaddy 1 $240.76 3%
KGS Steel Inc. 1 $196.65 2%
Nashville Sign Adn Graphics Inc. 1 $125.00 1%

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

  • Printing & mail $5,538 59%
  • Field & voter contact $2,801 30%
  • Consulting & professional services $650 7%
  • Other $349 4%

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 $66.26 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 $114.73 $66.26 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Amended $154.28 $114.73 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended $177.35 $154.28 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Amended $0.00 $177.35 Source ↗