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Gary Farmer — 2008 Tennessee Senate, District 06 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 06 Democratic

2008 Tennessee Senate, District 06 · totals since Apr 1, 2008

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 → · 5 filings · Pre-General 2008–Q4 2008

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 →
$26
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 →
$4,482
includes $70 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$4,033
Donors
2
total donors; qualifying names are listed below

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

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The opening cash balance on the campaign's most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $26 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
Q4 2008 reported receipts $0
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $0
Q3 2008 reported receipts $1,452
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $0
Q2 2008 reported receipts $3,030
Reported receipts $4,482
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $3,030 filing-stated

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 $3,213
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $820
Total spent $4,033
From each filing:
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $2,033 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,013 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $20 filing-stated
  • Q2 2008 Amendment $2,000 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,200 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $800 filing-stated
Receipts
$4,482
Spent
$4,033

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: the candidate's own contributions, itemized, 72% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $3K · 72%Individuals, itemized $1K · 27%Unitemized contributions $70 · 2%

Share of reported receipts: The candidate's own contributions, itemized compares the candidate's own contributions, 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.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized: $3,212 ÷ Reported receipts: $4,482
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: The candidate's own contributions, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $3,212
Individuals, itemized $1,200
Unitemized contributions $70
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $3,030 filing-stated

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 →

100% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0% from out of state).

Tennessee $1,200 Out of state $0
  • Knoxville $1K83%
  • Lenoir City $20017%

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: $0 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $1,200
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $0
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — May 2008 – Jul 2008. Peak $1,000 in Jun 2008. Spending peaked at $2,013 in Jul 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 3 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

3 named donors 4 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Gary Farmer Self 2 $3,212.00
James L Clayton 1 $1,000.00
Richard Truitt 1 $200.00

Expenditures

6 vendors 7 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Sting Ray 2 $1,260.00 39%
Food City 1 $766.00 24%
Marathom 1 $766.00 24%
Cingular 1 $171.00 5%
Heritage Advertising 1 $150.00 5%
Postmaster 1 $100.00 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 Gary Farmer’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Printing & mail $1,510 47%
  • Fundraising & events $766 24%
  • Travel $766 24%
  • Office & operations $171 5%

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 2008 $26.00 — Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 25906
Pre-General 2008 $468.00 $26.00 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25177

As filed on this report: cash beginning $468.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $26.00.
Q3 2008 Amended $1,049.00 $468.00 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24707
Pre-Primary 2008 $1,030.00 $1,049.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22668

As filed on this report: cash beginning $1,030.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,049.00.
Q2 2008 Amended $0.00 $1,030.00 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 22176