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Eric Watson — 2008 Tennessee House, District 22 campaign

Tennessee House, District 22 Republican

2008 Tennessee House, District 22 · 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 →
$1,327
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 →
$37,326
includes $4,551 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $1,000. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$35,142
Donors
61
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 $1,327 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 $1,100
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $3,251
Q3 2008 reported receipts $3,550
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $3,950
Q2 2008 reported receipts $100
Q1 2008 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2007 reported receipts $25,375
Mid-Year 2007 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $37,326
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 $33,988
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,154
Total spent $35,142
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $597 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $447 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $151 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $5,418 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,352 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $66 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Initial $4,325 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,119 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $206 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $1,002 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $853 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $149 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $1,913 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,639 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $274 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Amendment $2,024 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,000 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $24 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $19,863 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,579 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $285 filing-stated
Receipts
$37,326
Spent
$35,142

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, 55% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $12K · 33%Organizations and PACs, itemized $20K · 55%Unitemized contributions $5K · 12%

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: $20,425 ÷ Reported receipts: $37,326
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $12,350
Organizations and PACs, itemized $20,425
Unitemized contributions $4,551
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 →

$537average gift
$500median gift
23individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
22%
5%
$200–1K
43%
30%
$1K–5K
35%
65%
$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: $12,350 ÷ Individual donors: 23
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $12,350
Median gift $500
Individual donors 23
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 →

91% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (9% from out of state).

Tennessee $29,800 Out of state $2,975
  • Nashville $16K48%
  • Cleveland $7K21%
  • Decatur $2K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $5K
  • Other out-of-state $3K

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: $2,975 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $32,775
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,975
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $5,250 in Nov 2007. Spending peaked at $10,574 in Nov 2007.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $32,275 of $32,775 in itemized contributions. The other $500 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 56 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 5 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $600 and their names are withheld.

56 named donors 75 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 4 $3,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 2 $2,000.00
Nat L Health Corp PAC 3 $1,500.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 2 $1,300.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 3 $1,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $1,000.00
Richard McAllister 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $1,000.00
Government Accountabilty Project 1 $1,000.00
Ross Tarver 2 $1,000.00

Expenditures

49 vendors 78 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
John Conlee Entertainment 1 $5,000.00 15%
Key Advertising 3 $4,106.94 12%
Cleveland Banner 5 $2,849.30 8%
Kingsmen Quartet 2 $2,500.00 7%
Bradley Weekly 4 $1,628.00 5%
Bradley Services 1 $1,200.00 4%
Wcle Radio 4 $1,149.00 3%
Tennessee Harmony Entertainment 2 $1,100.00 3%
House Republican Caucus 1 $1,000.00 3%
Mike Huckabee Campaign, Mike Huckabee 1 $1,000.00 3%

Loans

$1,000.00 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 $1,000
Loan principal shown $1,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Eric Watson) Candidate loan — $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $0.00

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 2008 $824.05 $1,326.67 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 25884
Pre-General 2008 $2,990.88 $824.05 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24823
Q3 2008 $3,765.89 $2,990.88 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23806
Pre-Primary 2008 $817.91 $3,765.89 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22587
Q2 2008 $2,630.82 $817.91 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21391
Q1 2008 Amended $5,654.72 $2,630.82 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 21094
Year-End 2007 Amended $143.00 $5,654.72 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 21095
Mid-Year 2007 Amended $216.16 $143.00 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 21059

As filed on this report: cash beginning $216.16, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $143.00.