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Gerald McCormick — 2008 Tennessee House, District 26 campaign

Tennessee House, District 26 Republican

2008 Tennessee House, District 26

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 → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2007–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 →
$9,775
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2010 TN House 26
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 →
$67,610
$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 →
$500
goods or services
Total Spent
$58,021
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 →
86%
$58,021 spent of $67,610 raised (cash)
Donors
174
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
0.3%
$200 of $68,110 raised, including in-kind · campaign loans
Out-of-State
9%
$6,325 from outside TN
Why this number?

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 2008 Initial $9,775 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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received. Excludes $440.47 the filer reported on Schedule A as an accounting adjustment — a correction to its books, not money it raised, so it is not counted here. It remains in the filing's own totals.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $67,410
Loans received $200
Raised (cash) $67,610
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 $46,118
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $11,904
Total spent $58,021
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $9,532 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,842 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,690 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $3,150 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,526 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $624 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Initial $5,908 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,859 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,049 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $6,990 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,506 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $484 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $3,262 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,181 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,081 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Initial $5,208 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,835 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,373 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $23,651 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,368 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $4,283 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $321 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: $6,325 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $68,110
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $6,325
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$68,110
Spent
$58,021

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 0.3% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 59%, organizations and PACs 40%.

Candidate’s own money $200 · 0.3% Individuals $40K · 59% Organizations & PACs $27K · 40%
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: $200 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $68,110
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $200
From individuals $40,425
From organizations and PACs $26,985
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $500
Source filings:

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 →

$352average gift
$250median gift
115individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
2%
0.2%
$50–200
28%
8%
$200–1K
61%
57%
$1K–5K
10%
35%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

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: $40,425 ÷ Individual donors: 115
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $40,425
Median gift $250
Individual donors 115
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 →

91% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (9% from out of state).

Tennessee $61,085 Out of state $6,325
  • Chattanooga $22K33%
  • Nashville $15K22%
  • Ooltewah $3K4%
  • Memphis $3K4%
  • Hixson $2K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $16K
  • Other out-of-state $6K
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: $6,325 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $67,410
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $6,325
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $19,025 in Aug 2007. Spending peaked at $8,200 in Aug 2007.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $3,200 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 185 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Jack McKee 2 $2,000.00
Brenda Lawson 2 $2,000.00
James L Wolford 2 $2,000.00
Thompson Engineering PAC (TE PAC-TN) 2 $1,300.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 3 $1,250.00
Albert Waterhouse 2 $1,250.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 3 $1,050.00
Att Tennessee PAC 1 $1,000.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC 2 $1,000.00
John Foy 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

68 vendors 164 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
House Republican Caucus 2 $5,100.00 11%
Lewis Group 5 $4,746.06 10%
The Chattanoogan Hotel 4 $2,397.83 5%
Verizon 15 $2,166.10 5%
Hermitage Hotel 3 $1,980.67 4%
Bombay Company 1 $1,958.00 4%
U.S. Postal Service 8 $1,954.32 4%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 2 $1,700.00 4%
Hamilton County Republican Party 3 $1,575.00 3%
Imageworks 2 $1,392.22 3%

Loans

$200.00 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 $200
Loan principal shown $200
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Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Gerald McCormick) Candidate loan Mar 19, 2007 $200.00 $200.00 $0.00

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

  • Contributions & donations $15,949 35%
  • Office & operations $10,227 22%
  • Fundraising & events $7,600 16%
  • Consulting & professional services $4,746 10%
  • Printing & mail $3,178 7%
  • Travel $2,391 5%
  • Advertising & media $812 2%
  • Other $714 2%
  • Field & voter contact $500 1%

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 2008 $15,016.71 $9,775.29 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 $15,216.33 $15,016.71 Source ↗
Q3 2008 $3,124.21 $15,216.33 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 $8,014.17 $3,124.21 Source ↗
Q2 2008 $10,626.35 $8,014.17 Source ↗
Q1 2008 $15,834.12 $10,626.35 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended $75.08 $15,834.12 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 $195.98 $75.08 Source ↗