Ferrell Haile — 2024 Tennessee Senate, District 18 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 18 Republican

2024 Tennessee Senate, District 18

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
Why this number?
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services are not cash; they appear separately as In-Kind Received. Bookkeeping entries such as a carried balance, accounting adjustment, or refund also stay only in the filing’s own totals. Full definition →
$924,347
includes $559 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$4,250 refunded
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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. Full definition →
$65,823
goods or services
Total Spent
$1,109,923
Why this number?
Spent of Cash Raised How much of the cash this campaign took in it went on to spend, measured now that its reporting has closed. Above 100% means it spent more than it raised for this race, drawing on money it already had when the cycle opened. Full definition →
120.0%
$1,109,923 spent of $924,347 raised (cash) · opened with $324,751
Donors
At least 633 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Self-Funded
5%
$50,000 of $990,170 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
8%
$81,000 from outside TN
Why this number?

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

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The ending cash balances the campaign's 2 committees each reported on their most recent filing, added together (each as filed, not computed).

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $873,788
Loans received $50,000
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $559
Raised (cash) $924,347
From each filing:
  • Year-End 2022 Amendment $76,225 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $76,025 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2022 Supplemental $2,750 derived
  • Year-End 2021 Amendment $91,250 derived
  • Mid-Year 2021 Supplemental $2,750 derived
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  • Q4 2024 Initial $64,571 derived
  • Pre-General 2024 Initial $22,614 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $22,554 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $60 filing-stated
  • Q3 2024 Amendment $46,422 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2024 Amendment $48,075 derived
  • Q2 2024 Amendment $215,984 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $215,785 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $199 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2023 Amendment $179,605 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $179,505 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2023 Amendment $174,101 derived

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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Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $81,000 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $990,170
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $81,000
Raised incl. in-kind
$990,170
Spent
$1,109,923

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. 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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 5% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 46%, organizations and PACs 43%, with 7% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $50K · 5% Individuals $451K · 46% Organizations & PACs $423K · 43% Other sources $66K · 7%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money with everything the campaign raised.

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Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $50,000 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $990,170
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $50,000
From individuals $451,397
From organizations and PACs $422,950
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $65,823

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
Why this number?

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 donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 636 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Senate Republican Caucus In-Kind 6 $64,773.01
American Pharmacy Cooperative, Inc. PAC 1 $15,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 3 $13,000.00
CoreCivic PAC 2 $10,000.00
Amazon.com Services LLC PAC 2 $7,500.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $7,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) 1 $7,500.00
Rogers Group Inc. PAC 2 $7,500.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $7,000.00
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC 2 $7,000.00

Showing the top 500 named donors by net amount.

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 principal 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.

Why this number?

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 Principal 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 ↗
Pre-General 2024 $66,226.87 $49,051.53 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Amended $304,419.92 $66,226.87 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Amended $625,819.57 $304,419.92 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Amended $453,197.94 $625,819.57 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Amended $486,102.98 $453,197.94 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 Amended $468,048.34 $486,102.98 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Amended $324,750.99 $468,048.34 Source ↗
Year-End 2022 Amended $278,171.59 $324,750.99 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2022 $288,306.69 $278,171.59 Source ↗
Year-End 2021 Amended $223,162.72 $288,306.69 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 $230,758.79 $223,162.72 Source ↗