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Dennis Potvin — 2018 Tennessee House, District 68 campaign

Tennessee House, District 68 Democratic

2018 Tennessee House, District 68 · totals since Jan 16, 2017

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 2017–Q4 2018

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 →
$0
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 →
$31,204
includes $1,857 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $24,094. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$31,679
less $475 in refunds & credits → $31,204 net disbursements
Donors
14
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 2018 Amendment $0 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 2018 reported receipts $517
Pre-General 2018 reported receipts $6,767
Q3 2018 reported receipts $3,780
Pre-Primary 2018 reported receipts $219
Q2 2018 reported receipts $8,411
Q1 2018 reported receipts $3,731
Year-End 2017 reported receipts $7,778
Mid-Year 2017 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $31,204
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 $28,711
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,968
Total spent $31,679
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Amendment $723 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $669 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $53 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Initial $7,142 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,830 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,312 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Initial $6,179 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,779 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $400 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 Initial $6,158 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,831 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $328 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2018 Amendment $3,760 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,247 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $513 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Supplemental $7,717 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,356 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $361 filing-stated
Receipts
$31,204
Spent
$31,679

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: loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds, 77% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $5K · 14%Organizations and PACs, itemized $750 · 2%Unitemized contributions $2K · 6%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $24K · 77%

Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds compares loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds 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.

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: $24,094 ÷ Reported receipts: $31,204
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds
Individuals, itemized $4,503
Organizations and PACs, itemized $750
Unitemized contributions $1,857
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $24,094
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 →

$375average gift
$250median gift
12individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
0%
0%
$200–1K
92%
67%
$1K–5K
8%
33%
$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: $4,503 ÷ Individual donors: 12
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $4,503
Median gift $250
Individual donors 12
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 →

62% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (38% from out of state).

Tennessee $3,253 Out of state $2,000
  • Clarksville $3K52%
  • Garland, NE $2K29%
  • Nashville $50010%
  • 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: $2,000 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $5,253
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,000
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2017 – Nov 2018. Peak $1,403 in Jun 2018. Spending peaked at $6,099 in Oct 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 14 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

14 named donors 18 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Diana Wright 3 $1,500.00
Larry Gregory 2 $600.00
Nashville Building Construction Trades Council 1 $500.00
David Villaneuva 1 $253.00
Montgomery County Democratic Party 1 $250.00
Michael Williamson 1 $250.00
Jeffrey Hamre 1 $250.00
Daryl Pater 1 $250.00
Debra Little 1 $250.00
August Dahms 2 $250.00

Expenditures

19 vendors 58 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Facebook 19 $5,209.67 18%
Ledbetter Signs 7 $5,090.16 18%
Presto Services 1 $4,629.78 16%
Shuler, Jasmin 6 $4,399.50 15%
Sokol, Korey 5 $4,000.00 14%
Copies In A Flash 1 $1,614.03 6%
Montgomery County 6 $1,125.00 4%
City of Clarksville Parks and Rec 2 $550.00 2%
Mediterranean Grill 1 $500.00 2%
Chik Fil A 1 $271.56 1.0%

Loans

$24,094.15 in loan balances shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $24,094
Loan principal shown $24,094
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Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Dennis Potvin) Candidate loan Jul 1, 2017 $24,094.15 $24,094.15 $0.00

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 Potvin’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $11,654 41%
  • Advertising & media $5,380 19%
  • Field & voter contact $4,400 15%
  • Consulting & professional services $4,200 15%
  • Fundraising & events $1,729 6%
  • Other $1,229 4%
  • Office & operations $120 0.5%

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.

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 2018 Amended $5.65 $0.00 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82312
Pre-General 2018 $380.43 $5.65 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80681
Q3 2018 $2,779.30 $380.43 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79227
Pre-Primary 2018 $2,560.10 $2,779.30 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77721
Q2 2018 $32.97 $2,560.10 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 75694
Q1 2018 Amended $61.46 $32.97 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74161
Year-End 2017 $0.00 $61.46 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72791
Mid-Year 2017 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71063