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Jai Templeton — 2020 Tennessee Senate, District 26 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 26 Republican

2020 Tennessee Senate, District 26 · totals since Jan 16, 2020

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-Primary 2020–Q4 2020

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 →
$1,067
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 →
$226,569
includes $11,869 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$800 refunded
Loan entries in filing detail: $74,000. The report totals above govern this headline.
Itemized in-kind 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. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$9,096
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$225,502
Donors
182
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).

Reported on this filing:
  • Q4 2020 Initial $1,067 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 2020 reported receipts $0
Q3 2020 reported receipts $15,526
Pre-Primary 2020 reported receipts $57,605
Q2 2020 reported receipts $102,838
Q1 2020 reported receipts $50,600
Reported receipts $226,569
From each filing:
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  • Q1 2020 Initial $50,600 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 $224,593
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $909
Total spent $225,502
From each filing:
  • Q3 2020 Initial $35,634 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $35,414 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $220 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Initial $89,968 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $89,714 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $254 filing-stated
  • Q2 2020 Initial $89,306 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $88,965 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $342 filing-stated
  • Q1 2020 Initial $10,593 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,500 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $93 filing-stated
Receipts
$226,569
Spent
$225,502

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, 36% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $82K · 36%Organizations and PACs, itemized $58K · 26%Unitemized contributions $12K · 5%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $73K · 32%

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: $81,850 ÷ Reported receipts: $226,569
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1,500
Individuals, itemized $81,850
Organizations and PACs, itemized $58,150
Unitemized contributions $11,869
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $73,200
From each filing:
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  • Q1 2020 Initial $50,600 filing-stated

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 →

$564average gift
$500median gift
145individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
1%
0.4%
$200–1K
70%
44%
$1K–5K
28%
56%
$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: $81,850 ÷ Individual donors: 145
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $81,850
Median gift $500
Individual donors 145
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 $134,500 Out of state $5,500
  • Nashville $24K17%
  • Savannah $13K10%
  • Knoxville $13K9%
  • Selmer $11K8%
  • Jackson $4K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $70K
  • Other out-of-state $6K

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: $5,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $140,000
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $5,500
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2020 – Sep 2020. Peak $52,700 in Jun 2020. Spending peaked at $116,363 in Jul 2020.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 186 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 2 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $300 and their names are withheld.

186 named donors 211 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Growth and Opportunity PAC 1 $10,300.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 1 $10,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) Includes In-Kind 2 $8,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) 2 $3,500.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) 1 $3,000.00
Stephen Fincher for Congress 1 $2,500.00
TDG-PAC (Kent Merritt) 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 1 $2,000.00
Stephen B Smith 1 $1,600.00
Paul Fisher ↺ $400.00 refunded 3 $1,600.00 net
$2,000.00 gross

Expenditures

17 vendors 47 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Margin of Victory Partners 16 $123,855.00 55%
West Rogers Communications, LLC 3 $26,849.60 12%
Big Market Solutions 5 $25,139.61 11%
Stephens, Jessica 6 $17,595.91 8%
Capital City Research 2 $15,242.65 7%
Cygnal 1 $6,500.00 3%
Rachel Jacques 2 $4,872.00 2%
Nashville City Club 1 $1,508.24 0.7%
H and H Signs 1 $700.00 0.4%
Elevation Outdoor Advertising 1 $525.00 0.3%

Loans

$74,000.00 in loan balances 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.

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 $74,000
Loan principal shown $74,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Jai Templeton) Candidate loan Apr 10, 2020 $74,000.00 $0.00 $74,000.00

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

  • Advertising & media $121,258 54%
  • Consulting & professional services $71,770 32%
  • Field & voter contact $17,201 8%
  • Printing & mail $11,871 5%
  • Fundraising & events $1,903 0.9%
  • Office & operations $590 0.3%

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 2020 $1,067.08 $1,067.08 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93886
Q3 2020 $21,175.02 $1,067.08 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90560
Pre-Primary 2020 $53,538.34 $21,175.02 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89908
Q2 2020 $40,006.61 $53,538.34 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88750
Q1 2020 $0.00 $40,006.61 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87361

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2021.

Contributions and spending

No contributions or expenditures reported

4 filings · Mid-Year 2021–Year-End 2022

No individual donors or expenditures are published for this campaign.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2022 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2022 filing Report 106707
Mid-Year 2022 $499.94 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2022 filing Report 101438
Year-End 2021 $499.94 $499.94 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96612
Mid-Year 2021 $1,067.08 $499.94 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95684