Memphis

Eric Watson — 2010 Tennessee House, District 22 campaign

Tennessee House, District 22 Republican

2010 Tennessee House, District 22 · totals since Jan 16, 2009

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 2009–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 →
$29,911
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 →
$53,793
includes $2,380 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$25,209
less $1,425 in refunds & credits → $23,784 net disbursements
Donors
80
total donors; qualifying names are listed below

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filing listed below.

Show formula

The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:
  • Q4 2010 Amendment $29,911 filing-stated

Reported receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

Show formula

Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Reported receipts
Q4 2010 reported receipts $2,650
Pre-General 2010 reported receipts $2,775
Q3 2010 reported receipts $18,543
Pre-Primary 2010 reported receipts $3,800
Q2 2010 reported receipts $1,900
Q1 2010 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2009 reported receipts $22,575
Mid-Year 2009 reported receipts $1,550
Reported receipts $53,793
From each filing:
Show 4 more filings

Total spent adds together the amounts listed below.

Show formula

Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $23,461
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,747
Total spent $25,209
From each filing:
  • Q4 2010 Amendment $3,164 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,785 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $380 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2010 Initial $2,500 derived
  • Q3 2010 Initial $8,208 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,893 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $315 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Initial $1,566 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,425 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $141 filing-stated
Show 4 more filings
  • Q2 2010 Initial $526 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $500 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $26 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 Initial $1,112 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,086 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $26 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2009 Supplemental $5,788 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,187 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $601 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2009 Supplemental $2,344 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,085 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $259 filing-stated
Receipts
$53,793
Spent
$25,209

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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 60% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $19K · 35%Organizations and PACs, itemized $32K · 60%Unitemized contributions $2K · 4%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, itemized with reported receipts.

Show formula

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: $32,350 ÷ Reported receipts: $53,793
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $19,063
Organizations and PACs, itemized $32,350
Unitemized contributions $2,380
From each filing:
Show 4 more 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 →

$561average gift
$500median gift
34individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
3%
0.1%
$50–200
12%
3%
$200–1K
56%
39%
$1K–5K
29%
58%
$5K+
0%
0%

Average gift per individual donor compares total from individual donors with individual donors.

Show formula

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: $19,063 ÷ Individual donors: 34
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $19,063
Median gift $500
Individual donors 34
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 $47,713 Out of state $3,700
  • Nashville $23K45%
  • Cleveland $12K24%
  • Memphis $3K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $9K
  • Other out-of-state $4K

Out-of-state share of located dollars compares itemized money from outside tennessee with itemized money with a known state.

Show formula

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: $3,700 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $51,413
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $3,700
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2009 – Nov 2012. Peak $9,838 in Jul 2010. Spending peaked at $5,010 in Aug 2010.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $51,113 of $51,413 in itemized contributions. The other $300 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 75 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 5 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $613 and their names are withheld.

75 named donors 101 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 3 $5,500.00
Fedex Corporation PAC 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 4 $2,500.00
John Holder Jr 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 1 $1,000.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 2 $1,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Volunteer PAC 2 $1,000.00

Expenditures

36 vendors 51 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Tennessee Republican Caucus 2 $5,000.00 21%
Mountain View Inn 2 $1,848.72 8%
Verizon 3 $1,826.31 8%
Sam's Club 4 $1,776.45 8%
Wcle Radio 3 $1,400.00 6%
Jimmie Flowers 1 $1,251.15 5%
Utk 3 $1,026.00 4%
Tennessee Harmony Entertainment 1 $850.00 4%
Spors Enterprizes 1 $808.16 3%
Cleveland Banner 1 $765.00 3%

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

  • Contributions & donations $8,876 38%
  • Other $5,990 26%
  • Advertising & media $2,623 11%
  • Fundraising & events $2,583 11%
  • Office & operations $1,666 7%
  • Consulting & professional services $1,403 6%
  • Printing & mail $320 1%

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 Amended $30,425.50 $29,911.04 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36760
Pre-General 2010 $30,150.50 $30,425.50 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34770
Q3 2010 $19,815.91 $30,150.50 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33707
Pre-Primary 2010 $17,582.06 $19,815.91 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32078
Q2 2010 $16,207.96 $17,582.06 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 30839
Q1 2010 $17,319.70 $16,207.96 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29687
Year-End 2009 $532.99 $17,319.70 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28653
Mid-Year 2009 $1,326.67 $532.99 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27336