Gary Farmer — 2008 Tennessee Senate, District 06 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 06 Democratic

2008 Tennessee Senate, District 06

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
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 →
$4,482
includes $70 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$4,033
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 →
90%
$4,033 spent of $4,482 raised (cash)
Donors
2
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
72%
$3,212 of $4,482 raised · self-contributions
Out-of-State
0%
$0 from outside TN
Why this number?

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

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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $1,200
Candidate's own contributions $3,212
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $70
Raised (cash) $4,482
From each filing:
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $1,452 mixed
    • Candidate's own contributions $1,402 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
  • Q2 2008 Amendment $3,030 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,200 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $1,810 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $20 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

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: $0 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $4,482
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $0
Raised incl. in-kind
$4,482
Spent
$4,033

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 72% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 28%, organizations and PACs 0%.

Candidate’s own money $3K · 72% Individuals $1K · 28% Organizations & PACs $0 · 0%
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: $3,212 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $4,482
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $3,212
From individuals $1,270

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

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 donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 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 ↗
Pre-General 2008 $468.00 $26.00 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended $1,049.00 $468.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 $1,030.00 $1,049.00 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended $0.00 $1,030.00 Source ↗