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David W Davidson — 2008 Tennessee House, District 78 campaign

Tennessee House, District 78 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 78 · totals since Jan 16, 2007

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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$77,099
includes $7,849 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 →
$3,200
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$73,737
less $444 in refunds & credits → $73,293 net disbursements
Donors
52
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 2008 Initial $3,806 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 2008 reported receipts $848
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $29,210
Q3 2008 reported receipts $15,096
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $1,750
Q2 2008 reported receipts $3,875
Q1 2008 reported receipts $4,775
Year-End 2007 reported receipts $20,045
Mid-Year 2007 reported receipts $1,500
Reported receipts $77,099
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 $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
Receipts
$77,099
Spent
$73,737

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, 56% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $26K · 34%Organizations and PACs, itemized $43K · 56%Unitemized contributions $8K · 10%

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: $43,200 ÷ Reported receipts: $77,099
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $26,050
Organizations and PACs, itemized $43,200
Unitemized contributions $7,849
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 →

$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%

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

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
Source filings:

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 51 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 3 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $450 and their names are withheld.

51 named donors 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 PAC 2 $2,000.00
Carolyn Ferguson 2 $2,000.00
Wallace Davidson 4 $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: Q4 2008 filing Report 26341
Pre-General 2008 Amended $19,144.99 $21,836.89 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25310
Q3 2008 Amended $19,935.78 $19,144.99 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 25614
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $20,653.95 $19,935.78 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 25612
Q2 2008 $24,019.79 $20,653.95 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21619
Q1 2008 $19,244.79 $24,019.79 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20355
Year-End 2007 Amended $1,500.00 $19,244.79 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 21075
Mid-Year 2007 Amended $0.00 $1,500.00 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13805

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2009.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $3,806

5 filings · Mid-Year 2009–Mid-Year 2011

Includes $733 spent not itemized below.

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
American Press SPONSORSHIP $199.59 04/22/2011
Office Max OFFICE SUPPLIES $224.96 01/24/2011
Best Buy 1130 OFFICE SUPPLIES $144.18 10/05/2010
Office Max OFFICE SUPPLIES $168.15 09/24/2010
Robertson Cheatham County Cooperative SPONSORSHIP $200.00 08/23/2010
Cheatham County Democractic Party DONATIONS $200.00 06/11/2010
Tony Adams OFFICE SUPPLIES $210.00 05/24/2010
Staples OFFICE SUPPLIES $111.38 05/15/2010
Nashville Building & Construction Trades Council DONATIONS $125.00 04/18/2010
Cheatham County Democractic Party DONATIONS $400.00 03/02/2010
4 more expenditures not shown
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2011 $424.55 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37513
Year-End 2010 $1,170.19 $424.55 Source: Year-End 2010 filing Report 36344
Mid-Year 2010 $2,516.57 $1,170.19 Source: Mid-Year 2010 filing Report 31858
Year-End 2009 $3,236.57 $2,516.57 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28909
Mid-Year 2009 $3,806.19 $3,236.57 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27774