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Dennis Ferguson — 2008 Tennessee House, District 32 campaign

Tennessee House, District 32 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 32

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 →
$62,534
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2010 TN House 32
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 →
$115,725
includes $4,800 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$66,777
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 →
58%
$66,777 spent of $115,725 raised (cash)
Donors
170
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
7%
$7,975 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 Amendment $62,534 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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $110,925
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,800
Raised (cash) $115,725
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $37,900 derived
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $4,475 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,425 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Initial $11,550 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $3,400 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,200 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $1,800 derived
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $56,600 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $52,050 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,550 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.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $62,143
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,634
Total spent $66,777
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $11,798 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,568 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,230 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $6,549 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,290 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $259 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Initial $11,282 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,732 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $550 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $3,747 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,274 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $473 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $5,869 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,727 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $142 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Initial $5,265 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,520 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $745 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $13,732 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,286 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $446 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2007 Amendment $8,535 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,746 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $789 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: $7,975 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $115,725
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $7,975
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$115,725
Spent
$66,777

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 51%; organizations and PACs gave 49%.

Individuals $59K · 51% Organizations & PACs $56K · 49%
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: $59,250 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $115,725
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $59,250
From organizations and PACs $56,475
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 →

$626average gift
$500median gift
87individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
2%
0.6%
$200–1K
68%
39%
$1K–5K
30%
61%
$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: $54,450 ÷ Individual donors: 87
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $54,450
Median gift $500
Individual donors 87
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 →

93% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (7% from out of state).

Tennessee $102,950 Out of state $7,975
  • Nashville $40K36%
  • Kingston $11K10%
  • Knoxville $10K9%
  • Clinton $9K8%
  • Rockwood $8K8%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $25K
  • Other out-of-state $8K
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: $7,975 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $110,925
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $7,975
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2007 – Dec 2009. Peak $24,500 in Jan 2009. Spending peaked at $10,014 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 $300 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 219 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Chiropractic Assn PAC 2 $3,500.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 1 $2,000.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 3 $2,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 1 $2,000.00
Federal Express PAC 3 $2,000.00
Anthony Kirkland 2 $2,000.00
Larry Hill 2 $2,000.00
J Robert Mitchell 2 $2,000.00
Dana Pemberton 2 $2,000.00
Robert J Arowood 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

68 vendors 115 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Ramey, Freda 7 $8,122.40 13%
Blue Solution 2 $6,000.00 10%
Bear PAC 2 $5,500.00 9%
All-Star Promotions Gill Barkley Owner 11 $5,426.89 9%
Sprint 9 $4,294.29 7%
Roane Co. Newspaper 4 $3,610.48 6%
April Orange Consulting 1 $2,500.00 4%
Kingsmen 2 $2,500.00 4%
Bellsouth At&T 6 $1,655.83 3%
Kelly, Sue 2 $1,200.00 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 Amended $36,431.66 $62,533.82 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 $38,505.74 $36,431.66 Source ↗
Q3 2008 $38,231.43 $38,505.74 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 $38,578.24 $38,231.43 Source ↗
Q2 2008 $42,635.24 $38,578.24 Source ↗
Q1 2008 $47,870.39 $42,635.24 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended $4,956.03 $47,870.39 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Amended $13,474.80 $4,956.03 Source ↗