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Foy W. (Bo) Watson — 2004 Tennessee House, District 31 campaign

Tennessee House, District 31 Republican

2004 Tennessee House, District 31 · totals since 2004

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 → · 4 filings · Post-General 2004 2004–Pre-Primary 2004

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 →
$8,041
as of the Post-General 2004 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$60,000
includes $5,360 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$51,959
Donors
88
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). Another report, Post-Primary 2004 2004, gives the same end date and states $16,957.82.

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
Post-General 2004 2004 reported receipts $3,600
Post-Primary 2004 2004 reported receipts $22,235
Pre-General 2004 reported receipts $13,120
Pre-Primary 2004 reported receipts $21,045
Reported receipts $60,000
From each filing:

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 $50,917
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,042
Total spent $51,959
From each filing:
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Initial $12,078 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,792 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $287 filing-stated
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Initial $7,470 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,370 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $100 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Amendment $13,558 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,163 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $395 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Amendment $18,852 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $18,592 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $260 filing-stated
Receipts
$60,000
Spent
$51,959

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, 59% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1K · 2%Individuals, itemized $35K · 59%Organizations and PACs, itemized $18K · 31%Unitemized contributions $5K · 9%

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: $35,340 ÷ Reported receipts: $60,000
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1,000
Individuals, itemized $35,340
Organizations and PACs, itemized $18,300
Unitemized contributions $5,360
From each filing:

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 →

$520average gift
$350median gift
68individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
7%
1%
$200–1K
68%
44%
$1K–5K
25%
54%
$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: $35,340 ÷ Individual donors: 68
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $35,340
Median gift $350
Individual donors 68
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 →

96% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (4% from out of state).

Tennessee $51,640 Out of state $2,000
  • Nashville $15K28%
  • Chattanooga $14K25%
  • Signal Mountain $6K11%
  • Lookout Mountain $4K8%
  • Dayton $3K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $9K
  • Other out-of-state $2K

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: $2,000 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $53,640
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,000
Source filings:

Contributions Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions by month — Apr 2004 – Oct 2004. Peak $21,790 in Sep 2004.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 84 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 5 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $500 and their names are withheld.

84 named donors 92 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
House Republican Caucus 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 1 $2,500.00
Volunteer PAC 1 $2,500.00
Target PAC 1 $2,000.00
Robert C Bullard 2 $2,000.00
John Stout 2 $1,700.00
Chris Moore 2 $1,500.00
John Thornton 1 $1,000.00
Michael S Walden 1 $1,000.00
HCA Good Government Fund PAC 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

36 vendors 60 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Williams Printing 5 $7,857.14 15%
E. J. Upholestry 2 $4,871.46 10%
Paul Smith Specialty 1 $4,162.43 8%
Dayton Herald 5 $4,025.17 8%
Wgow Radio 2 $3,962.50 8%
Hunt Professional Services 1 $2,500.00 5%
Watson, Jill 7 $2,161.61 4%
Innovative Media 1 $2,000.00 4%
Wusy-Fm 1 $1,820.00 4%
Lafoy Advertising 1 $1,731.00 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 Foy W. (Bo) Watson’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $24,944 49%
  • Printing & mail $18,113 36%
  • Other $6,027 12%
  • Field & voter contact $858 2%
  • Office & operations $503 1.0%
  • Fundraising & events $322 0.7%
  • Contributions & donations $150 0.3%

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
Post-General 2004 2004 $16,519.82 $8,041.47 Source: Post-General 2004 2004 filing Report 3278
Post-Primary 2004 2004 $2,193.13 $16,957.82 Source: Post-Primary 2004 2004 filing Report 1665
Pre-General 2004 Amended $16,957.82 $16,519.82 Source: Pre-General 2004 filing Report 2517
Pre-Primary 2004 Amended $0.00 $2,193.13 Source: Pre-Primary 2004 filing Report 1446