David Seal — 2008 Tennessee House, District 17 campaign
2008 Tennessee House, District 17
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 2008–Q4 2008
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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).
- Q4 2008 Amendment $49 filing-stated
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.
| Itemized contributions from others | $1,250 |
| Candidate's own contributions | $3,120 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $885 |
| Raised (cash) | $5,255 |
- Q4 2008 Amendment $365 mixed
- Candidate's own contributions $275 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $90 filing-stated
- Pre-General 2008 Amendment $2,045 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $300 derived
- Candidate's own contributions $1,545 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
- Q3 2008 Amendment $1,525 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $700 derived
- Candidate's own contributions $600 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $225 filing-stated
- Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $500 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $250 derived
- Candidate's own contributions $200 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
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- Q2 2008 Amendment $820 mixed
- Candidate's own contributions $500 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $320 filing-stated
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.
| Itemized expenditures | $5,010 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $95 |
| Total spent | $5,105 |
- Q4 2008 Amendment $558 derived
- Pre-General 2008 Amendment $2,355 derived
- Q3 2008 Amendment $1,467 derived
- Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $630 derived
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- Q2 2008 Amendment $95 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).
| From outside Tennessee | $0 |
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 59% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 41%, organizations and PACs 0%.
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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.
| Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) | $3,120 |
| From individuals | $2,135 |
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 →
100% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0% from out of state).
- Jefferson City $55044%
- Knoxville $50040%
- Talbott $20016%
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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).
| From outside Tennessee | $0 |
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2008 – Nov 2008. Peak $500 in Aug 2008. Spending peaked at $2,484 in Oct 2008.
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| David Seal Self | 12 | $3,120.00 |
| Jim Coppock | 1 | $500.00 |
| Warren Stinson | 1 | $300.00 |
| Sam Rankin | 1 | $250.00 |
| Julian Avent | 1 | $200.00 |
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard-Banner | 9 | $2,356.20 | |
| Rays Printing | 4 | $773.39 | |
| Postmaster | 3 | $765.00 | |
| Sign-Wise | 2 | $572.74 | |
| Shopper News | 3 | $388.05 | |
| Smoky Mountain Trader | 1 | $155.00 |
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
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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 David Seal’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $2,899 58%
- Printing & mail $2,111 42%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.