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James B Cobb — 2008 Tennessee House, District 31 campaign

Tennessee House, District 31 Republican

2008 Tennessee House, District 31 · totals since Jan 16, 2007

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 →
$3,153
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 →
$91,835
includes $624 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $52,063. 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 →
$1,206
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$48,973
less $1,761 in refunds & credits → $47,212 net disbursements
Donors
157
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 2008 Amendment $3,153 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 $3,600
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $2,600
Q3 2008 reported receipts $4,625
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $19,916
Q2 2008 reported receipts $5,300
Q1 2008 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2007 reported receipts $51,294
Mid-Year 2007 reported receipts $4,500
Reported receipts $91,835
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 $48,857
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $116
Total spent $48,973
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $15,523 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,408 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $116 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Amendment $1,614 derived
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $2,417 derived
  • Mid-Year 2007 Amendment $3,760 derived
Receipts
$91,835
Spent
$48,973

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, 69% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $2K · 2%Individuals, itemized $63K · 69%Organizations and PACs, itemized $19K · 21%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $7K · 7%

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: $63,145 ÷ Reported receipts: $91,835
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $2,000
Individuals, itemized $63,145
Organizations and PACs, itemized $19,350
Unitemized contributions $624
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $6,716
From each filing:
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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 →

$490average gift
$200median gift
129individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
2%
0.2%
$50–200
40%
7%
$200–1K
28%
18%
$1K–5K
29%
66%
$5K+
0.8%
9%

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: $63,145 ÷ Individual donors: 129
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $63,145
Median gift $200
Individual donors 129
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 →

95% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (5% from out of state).

Tennessee $78,045 Out of state $4,450
  • Dayton $31K37%
  • Spring City $16K19%
  • Nashville $12K14%
  • Soddy Daisy $2K3%
  • Hixson $2K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $15K
  • Other out-of-state $4K

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: $4,450 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $82,495
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $4,450
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $18,000 in Jul 2007. Spending peaked at $16,469 in Jul 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 106 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 52 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $4,427 and their names are withheld.

106 named donors 173 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Jim Cobb Includes In-Kind 26 $6,520.50
Tennessee Dental PAC 2 $3,500.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 1 $3,000.00
Alvin B Cobb Self 2 $2,000.00
Jim Edwards 2 $2,000.00
William Hilliary 3 $2,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Anesthesiologists PAC 3 $1,500.00
Juanita Owensby 2 $1,500.00
Bradley Varner 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

67 vendors 352 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Herald News 32 $5,933.03 12%
Dayton Post Office 3 $4,323.76 9%
Shaver, Joe 15 $3,829.39 8%
Shell 34 $2,480.35 5%
Fairway Outdoor Advertising 10 $2,462.00 5%
Southeast Bank & Trust 12 $2,370.43 5%
TN Valley Sign 3 $2,234.50 5%
Ace Printing 18 $2,204.60 5%
Chattanooga Times Free Press 2 $2,140.43 4%
Lafoy Outdoor Adv. 2 $1,847.07 4%

Loans

$52,063.05 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 $6,716
Other lenders $45,347
Loan principal shown $52,063
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Southeast Bank & Trust Other lender — $39,757.25 $39,757.25 $0.00
Self (James B Cobb) Candidate loan Jul 2, 2008 $6,715.84 $2,000.00 $4,715.84
Southeast Bank and Trust Other lender — $5,589.96 $5,589.96 $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 James B Cobb’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $16,912 35%
  • Printing & mail $16,092 33%
  • Travel $5,391 11%
  • Other $3,477 7%
  • Loan & debt repayment $2,370 5%
  • Office & operations $1,799 4%
  • Contributions & donations $1,410 3%
  • Fundraising & events $739 2%
  • Field & voter contact $668 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 Amended $2,227.12 $3,153.09 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 27125
Pre-General 2008 Amended $861.01 $2,227.12 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25723
Q3 2008 Amended $2,155.94 $861.01 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 25725
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $70.89 $2,155.94 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23653
Q2 2008 $8,533.31 $70.89 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21192
Q1 2008 Amended $10,147.28 $8,533.31 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 27124
Year-End 2007 Amended $4,310.40 $10,147.28 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 15117
Mid-Year 2007 Amended $5,877.44 $4,310.40 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 14813