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Eric Watson — 2012 Tennessee House, District 22 campaign

Tennessee House, District 22 Republican

2012 Tennessee House, District 22 · totals since Jan 16, 2011

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 → · 9 filings · Mid-Year 2011–Year-End 2012

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 →
$96,852
as of the Year-End report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$148,185
includes $6,515 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Itemized in-kind Goods or services donated to the campaign instead of cash — say, free printing or donated consulting — reported at fair-market value. Counted toward the same $200 disclosure threshold as cash gifts. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$1,209
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$81,244
Donors
129
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 2012 reported receipts $4,174
Pre-General 2012 reported receipts $6,700
Q3 2012 reported receipts $23,835
Pre-Primary 2012 reported receipts $34,800
Q2 2012 reported receipts $20,530
Q1 2012 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2011 reported receipts $52,196
Mid-Year 2011 reported receipts $450
Year-End 2012 reported receipts $5,500
Reported receipts $148,185
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 $69,031
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $12,213
Total spent $81,244
From each filing:
  • Q4 2012 Initial $11,103 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,743 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,360 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2012 Initial $9,118 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,399 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $720 filing-stated
  • Q3 2012 Initial $16,491 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,596 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,895 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Amendment $7,048 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,667 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,381 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2012 Initial $23,564 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $21,580 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,984 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 Initial $1,905 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,622 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $283 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2011 Amendment $10,707 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,169 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $538 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2011 Supplemental $1,309 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,256 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $53 filing-stated
Receipts
$148,185
Spent
$81,244

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, 72% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $34K · 23%Organizations and PACs, itemized $107K · 72%Unitemized contributions $7K · 4%

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: $106,900 ÷ Reported receipts: $148,185
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $34,350
Organizations and PACs, itemized $106,900
Unitemized contributions $6,515
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $420
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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 →

$881average gift
$1,000median gift
39individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
0%
0%
$200–1K
49%
22%
$1K–5K
51%
78%
$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: $34,350 ÷ Individual donors: 39
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $34,350
Median gift $1,000
Individual donors 39
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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 →

90% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (10% from out of state).

Tennessee $127,050 Out of state $14,200
  • Nashville $52K37%
  • Cleveland $23K16%
  • Memphis $22K16%
  • Chattanooga $3K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $27K
  • Other out-of-state $14K

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: $14,200 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $141,250
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $14,200
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2011 – Jun 2014. Peak $27,375 in Jul 2012. Spending peaked at $12,773 in Jun 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names 130 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

130 named donors 201 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Fedex Corporation PAC 3 $19,200.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 3 $8,000.00
Nat L Health Corp PAC 3 $3,250.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $3,000.00
Fraternal Order of Police TN State Lodge PAC 2 $3,000.00
Beth Harwell 2 $2,800.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 3 $2,500.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 3 $2,500.00
Farmers Employee Agents PAC 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee Volunteer PAC 2 $2,400.00

Expenditures

70 vendors 103 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Mountain View Inn 3 $8,395.35 12%
Margin of Victory Partners 1 $4,730.00 7%
Born Digital 3 $3,954.94 6%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 1 $3,881.00 6%
Cleveland Banner 5 $3,666.43 5%
Wcle Radio 4 $3,210.00 5%
Verizon 5 $3,095.04 4%
House Republican Caucus 1 $3,000.00 4%
Staford Rental 1 $3,000.00 4%
Watson, Eric 1 $2,333.80 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.

  • Advertising & media $18,416 27%
  • Contributions & donations $15,745 23%
  • Other $13,175 19%
  • Fundraising & events $7,774 11%
  • Office & operations $5,664 8%
  • Consulting & professional services $4,038 6%
  • Printing & mail $2,483 4%
  • Travel $1,525 2%
  • Field & voter contact $210 0.4%

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 2012 $98,281.09 $91,351.50 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45413
Pre-General 2012 $100,699.25 $98,281.09 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44385
Q3 2012 $93,355.11 $100,699.25 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43464
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended $65,603.14 $93,355.11 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 43513
Q2 2012 $68,637.53 $65,603.14 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40494
Q1 2012 $70,542.04 $68,637.53 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39644
Year-End 2012 $91,351.50 $96,851.50 Source: Year-End 2012 filing Report 46532
Year-End 2011 Amended $29,052.47 $70,542.04 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 39239
Mid-Year 2011 $29,911.04 $29,052.47 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 36867