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Edgar A. Babian — 2010 Tennessee House, District 85 campaign

Tennessee House, District 85 Republican

2010 Tennessee House, District 85 · totals since Jan 16, 2010

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 → · 6 filings · Pre-General 2010–Q4 2010

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 →
$2,209
includes $182 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$2,209
Donors
2
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:

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 2010 reported receipts $100
Pre-General 2010 reported receipts $250
Q3 2010 reported receipts $1,099
Pre-Primary 2010 reported receipts $677
Q2 2010 reported receipts $82
Q1 2010 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $2,209
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 $1,707
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $503
Total spent $2,209
From each filing:
  • Q4 2010 Initial $404 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $94 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $310 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2010 Initial $726 derived
  • Q3 2010 Amendment $319 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Amendment $677 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $568 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $110 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2010 Initial $82 filing-stated
Receipts
$2,209
Spent
$2,209

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: the candidate's own contributions, itemized, 67% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1K · 67%Organizations and PACs, itemized $550 · 25%Unitemized contributions $182 · 8%

Share of reported receipts: The candidate's own contributions, itemized compares the candidate's own contributions, 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.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized: $1,477 ÷ Reported receipts: $2,209
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: The candidate's own contributions, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1,477
Organizations and PACs, itemized $550
Unitemized contributions $182
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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 →

100% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0% from out of state).

Tennessee $550 Out of state $0
  • Germantown $30055%
  • Arlington $25045%

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: $0 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $550
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $0
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2010 – Nov 2010. Peak $300 in Nov 2010. Spending peaked at $774 in Oct 2010.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 3 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

3 named donors 5 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Edgar A Babian Self 3 $1,476.81
East Shelby Republican Club 1 $300.00
Tennessee Federation Republican Women B McAndrew Iris Fund 1 $250.00

Expenditures

10 vendors 19 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Tubelite 7 $618.00 36%
Print Place .Com 2 $516.98 30%
Flagcenter 1 $174.80 10%
Radio Shack 1 $163.98 10%
Kroger Fuel 2 $93.92 6%
Office Depot 1 $39.30 2%
Store 437 1 $29.63 2%
Godaddy.Com 2 $25.98 2%
United States Post Office 1 $24.00 1%
First Tennessee Bank 1 $20.00 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 Edgar A. Babian’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $1,029 60%
  • Advertising & media $370 22%
  • Office & operations $184 11%
  • Travel $124 7%

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 2010 $304.39 $0.00 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36403
Pre-General 2010 $780.00 $304.39 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34744
Q3 2010 Amended $0.00 $780.00 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 34741
Pre-Primary 2010 Amended $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32468
Q2 2010 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31472
Q1 2010 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30333