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David W Davidson — 2008 Tennessee House, District 78 campaign

Tennessee House, District 78 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 78

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 2007–Q4 2008

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 →
$3,806
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2010 TN House 78
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 →
$77,099
includes $7,849 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 →
$3,200
goods or services
Total Spent
$73,737
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 →
96%
$73,737 spent of $77,099 raised (cash)
Donors
52
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
17%
$13,500 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:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $3,806 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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $69,250
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $7,849
Raised (cash) $77,099
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $848 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $650 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $198 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $29,210 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $25,950 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,260 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $15,096 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $14,350 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $746 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $1,750 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $3,875 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $375 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Initial $4,775 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,600 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $175 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $20,045 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $17,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,045 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2007 Amendment $1,500 derived

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 $71,724
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,013
Total spent $73,737
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $19,323 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $18,720 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $603 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $26,518 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $26,293 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $225 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $15,887 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,394 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $493 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $2,468 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,283 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $185 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $7,241 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,918 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $323 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $2,300 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,116 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $184 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: $13,500 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $80,299
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $13,500
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$80,299
Spent
$73,737

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 42%; organizations and PACs gave 54%; other sources made up 4%.

Individuals $34K · 42% Organizations & PACs $43K · 54% Other sources $3K · 4%
Why this number?

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: $33,899 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $80,299
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $33,899
From organizations and PACs $43,200
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $3,200
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 →

$840average gift
$300median gift
31individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
10%
2%
$200–1K
71%
29%
$1K–5K
16%
31%
$5K+
3%
38%
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: $26,050 ÷ Individual donors: 31
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $26,050
Median gift $300
Individual donors 31
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 →

81% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (19% from out of state).

Tennessee $55,750 Out of state $13,500
  • Nashville $34K50%
  • Washington, DC $13K19%
  • Ashland City $7K10%
  • Nolensville $6K9%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $9K
  • Other out-of-state $500
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: $13,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $69,250
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $13,500
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — May 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $26,600 in Oct 2008. Spending peaked at $41,838 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $450 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 91 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education 5 $10,000.00
Nashville Building Construction Trades Council 3 $10,000.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee Includes In-Kind 14 $6,983.64
Tennessee State United Auto Workers PAC (UAW) 3 $6,000.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Laborers PAC 2 $2,500.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 1 $2,500.00
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 Committee Pe 2 $2,000.00
Carolyn Ferguson 2 $2,000.00
Gary Odom 3 $2,000.00

Expenditures

40 vendors 60 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
TN Campaign Basics 9 $32,648.33 46%
Cooper and Secrest Associates 1 $8,000.00 11%
Wood, Clay 4 $5,355.52 7%
Scharfenberger and Company 4 $3,365.95 5%
E. Allan Brandon LLC 2 $3,350.38 5%
Mitchell, Bo 1 $2,500.00 3%
Makaylas Catering 2 $2,383.78 3%
Best Buy 1 $1,103.37 2%
Best Buy 1130 1 $1,073.42 1%
The Advocate 1 $1,003.00 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 David W Davidson’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Consulting & professional services $37,104 52%
  • Advertising & media $17,077 24%
  • Printing & mail $6,564 9%
  • Office & operations $3,783 5%
  • Contributions & donations $3,150 4%
  • Fundraising & events $3,003 4%
  • Other $939 1%
  • Travel $106 0.2%

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 2008 $21,836.89 $3,806.19 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Amended $19,144.99 $21,836.89 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended $19,935.78 $19,144.99 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $20,653.95 $19,935.78 Source ↗
Q2 2008 $24,019.79 $20,653.95 Source ↗
Q1 2008 $19,244.79 $24,019.79 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended $1,500.00 $19,244.79 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Amended $0.00 $1,500.00 Source ↗