Ferrell Haile — 2024 Tennessee Senate, District 18 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 18 Republican

2024 Tennessee Senate, District 18 · totals since Jan 16, 2021

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 → · 12 filings · Mid-Year 2021–Q4 2024

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 →
$41,890
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 →
$920,097
includes $559 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$4,250 refunded
Loan entries in filing detail: $50,000. The report totals above govern this headline.
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 →
$65,823
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$1,109,923
less $957 in refunds & credits → $1,031,482 net disbursements
Donors
772
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 2024 Initial $41,890 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
Year-End 2022 reported receipts $76,225
Mid-Year 2022 reported receipts $2,750
Year-End 2021 reported receipts $89,750
Mid-Year 2021 reported receipts $2,750
Q4 2024 reported receipts $64,571
Pre-General 2024 reported receipts $21,964
Q3 2024 reported receipts $45,922
Pre-Primary 2024 reported receipts $46,875
Q2 2024 reported receipts $215,584
Q1 2024 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2023 reported receipts $179,605
Mid-Year 2023 reported receipts $174,101
Reported receipts $920,097
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 $1,109,923
Total spent $1,109,923
From each filing:
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Receipts
$920,097
Spent
$1,109,923

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: individuals, itemized, 49% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $451K · 49%Organizations and PACs, itemized $423K · 46%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $46K · 5%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, 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.

Individuals, itemized: $450,838 ÷ Reported receipts: $920,097
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $450,838
Organizations and PACs, itemized $422,950
Unitemized contributions $559
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $45,750
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 →

$732average gift
$500median gift
616individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
1.0%
0.1%
$50–200
22%
3%
$200–1K
43%
21%
$1K–5K
34%
76%
$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: $450,838 ÷ Individual donors: 616
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $450,838
Median gift $500
Individual donors 616

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 $792,788 Out of state $81,000
  • Nashville $266K31%
  • Gallatin $162K19%
  • Brentwood $55K6%
  • Hendersonville $52K6%
  • Memphis $38K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $219K
  • Other out-of-state $81K

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: $81,000 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $873,788
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $81,000

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2021 – Jan 2025. Peak $173,101 in Jun 2023. Spending peaked at $532,937 in Jul 2024.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names 632 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

632 named donors 1,001 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Senate Republican Caucus In-Kind 6 $64,773.01
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 5 $15,000.00
American Pharmacy Cooperative, Inc. PAC 1 $15,000.00
CoreCivic PAC 4 $13,500.00
Amazon.com Services LLC PAC 4 $12,500.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 4 $11,500.00
Tennessee Pharmacists PAC 3 $11,000.00
Middle Tennessee Business Leaders for Common Sense PAC 4 $8,500.00
Tennessee Lifepoint Hospitals PAC 2 $7,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) 1 $7,500.00

Expenditures

295 vendors 823 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Smart Media Group, LLC 7 $485,396.00 44%
Big Dog Strategies 10 $103,921.49 9%
Baker Group 3 $67,000.00 6%
Anchor Research 5 $61,085.38 6%
Prime Media Partners, LLC 3 $37,500.00 3%
Thomas Smith 2 $15,377.50 1%
Bit-O-Heaven 10 $15,142.60 1%
Wilson, Adison 6 $11,600.00 1%
United States Postal Service 25 $11,535.68 1%
Pemberton, Braydon 4 $11,000.00 1.0%

Loans

$50,000.00 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 $50,000
Loan principal shown $50,000
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Ferrell Haile) Candidate loan Nov 15, 2024 $50,000.00 $0.00 $50,000.00

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

  • Advertising & media $553,463 50%
  • Consulting & professional services $164,115 15%
  • Printing & mail $124,992 11%
  • Contributions & donations $65,186 6%
  • Fundraising & events $62,479 6%
  • Field & voter contact $55,862 5%
  • Other $42,335 4%
  • Office & operations $32,839 3%
  • Staff & payroll $7,452 0.7%
  • Travel $1,199 0.2%

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 2024 $49,051.53 $41,890.49 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 119942
Pre-General 2024 $66,226.87 $49,051.53 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118154
Q3 2024 Amended $304,419.92 $66,226.87 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 119434
Pre-Primary 2024 Amended $625,819.57 $304,419.92 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 118061
Q2 2024 Amended $453,197.94 $625,819.57 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 119454
Q1 2024 Amended $486,102.98 $453,197.94 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 119415
Year-End 2023 Amended $468,048.34 $486,102.98 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111097
Mid-Year 2023 Amended $324,750.99 $468,048.34 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 110478
Year-End 2022 Amended $278,171.59 $324,750.99 Source: Year-End 2022 filing Report 107525
Mid-Year 2022 $288,306.69 $278,171.59 Source: Mid-Year 2022 filing Report 100729
Year-End 2021 Amended $223,162.72 $288,306.69 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97778
Mid-Year 2021 $230,758.79 $223,162.72 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95247