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Dennis Ferguson — 2004 Tennessee House, District 32 campaign

Tennessee House, District 32 Democratic

2004 Tennessee House, District 32 · totals since 2004

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 → · 4 filings · Post-General 2004 2004–Pre-Primary 2004

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 →
$17,479
as of the Post-General 2004 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$82,079
includes $7,254 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$79,185
Donors
124
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). Another report, Post-Primary 2004 2004, gives the same end date and states $34,283.68.

Reported on this filing:

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
Post-General 2004 2004 reported receipts $1,450
Post-Primary 2004 2004 reported receipts $16,940
Pre-General 2004 reported receipts $3,500
Pre-Primary 2004 reported receipts $60,189
Reported receipts $82,079
From each filing:

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 $72,834
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6,351
Total spent $79,185
From each filing:
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Amendment $10,798 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,472 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $326 filing-stated
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Initial $20,494 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,819 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $675 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Amendment $10,957 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,256 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $701 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Amendment $36,936 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $32,287 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,649 filing-stated
Receipts
$82,079
Spent
$79,185

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, 62% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $24K · 30%Organizations and PACs, itemized $50K · 62%Unitemized contributions $7K · 9%

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: $50,475 ÷ Reported receipts: $82,079
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $24,350
Organizations and PACs, itemized $50,475
Unitemized contributions $7,254
From each filing:

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 →

$399average gift
$250median gift
61individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
10%
3%
$200–1K
79%
62%
$1K–5K
11%
35%
$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: $24,350 ÷ Individual donors: 61
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $24,350
Median gift $250
Individual donors 61
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 →

94% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (6% from out of state).

Tennessee $70,075 Out of state $4,750
  • Nashville $41K55%
  • Kingston $7K10%
  • Knoxville $3K4%
  • Rockwood $2K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $16K
  • Other out-of-state $5K

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: $4,750 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $74,825
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $4,750
Source filings:

Contributions Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions by month — Dec 2003 – Dec 2004. Peak $32,775 in Jul 2004.

Bars show $74,675 of $74,825 in itemized contributions. The other $150 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 118 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 6 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $850 and their names are withheld.

118 named donors 138 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 2 $6,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $5,500.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 1 $3,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 1 $2,000.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $2,000.00
Anthony Kirkland 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 1 $1,500.00
James Naifeh 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Pharmacists PAC 2 $1,050.00

Expenditures

50 vendors 75 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Ramey, Freda 4 $18,870.00 26%
McDaniel, Joyce 4 $11,000.00 15%
Peabody Advertising 1 $5,000.00 7%
Roane Co. Newspaper 2 $3,754.49 5%
Nextel Communications 4 $3,750.36 5%
Citgo Midtown 4 $2,550.22 4%
Cingular Wireless 4 $2,485.08 3%
U. S. Postmaster 2 $2,446.77 3%
BBB Communications 1 $2,000.00 3%
Matrix Mailroom 1 $1,705.28 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 Dennis Ferguson’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Consulting & professional services $14,850 20%
  • Other $13,780 19%
  • Advertising & media $11,712 16%
  • Field & voter contact $8,843 12%
  • Printing & mail $7,966 11%
  • Office & operations $6,775 9%
  • Contributions & donations $4,594 6%
  • Travel $2,550 4%
  • Fundraising & events $1,763 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
Post-General 2004 2004 Amended $26,826.40 $17,478.88 Source: Post-General 2004 2004 filing Report 3381
Post-Primary 2004 2004 $37,837.82 $34,283.68 Source: Post-Primary 2004 2004 filing Report 1625
Pre-General 2004 Amended $34,283.68 $26,826.40 Source: Pre-General 2004 filing Report 5061
Pre-Primary 2004 Amended $14,584.80 $37,837.82 Source: Pre-Primary 2004 filing Report 1409