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Joe S Carr — 2008 Tennessee House, District 48 campaign

Tennessee House, District 48 Republican

2008 Tennessee House, District 48 · totals since Jan 16, 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 → · 6 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 →
$19,601
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 →
$110,375
includes $1,975 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $18,000. 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 →
$26,845
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$71,067
Donors
154
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 $19,601 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 $13,000
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $34,665
Q3 2008 reported receipts $48,250
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $3,080
Q2 2008 reported receipts $11,380
Q1 2008 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $110,375
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $11,380 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Initial $0 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 $70,248
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $819
Total spent $71,067
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $25,338 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $25,113 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $225 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $19,167 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $19,081 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $86 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $14,367 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,968 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $399 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $3,192 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,142 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $50 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $9,004 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,944 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $60 filing-stated
Receipts
$110,375
Spent
$71,067

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, 53% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $58K · 53%Organizations and PACs, itemized $47K · 43%Unitemized contributions $2K · 2%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $3K · 3%

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: $58,450 ÷ Reported receipts: $110,375
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $58,450
Organizations and PACs, itemized $46,950
Unitemized contributions $1,975
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $3,000
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $11,380 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Initial $0 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 →

$527average gift
$250median gift
111individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
28%
6%
$200–1K
50%
33%
$1K–5K
21%
53%
$5K+
1.0%
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: $58,450 ÷ Individual donors: 111
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $58,450
Median gift $250
Individual donors 111
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 $101,250 Out of state $4,150
  • Murfreesboro $38K36%
  • Nashville $24K23%
  • Franklin $13K12%
  • Memphis $6K6%
  • Lascassas $6K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $14K
  • 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: $4,150 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $105,400
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $4,150
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2008 – Jan 2009. Peak $34,650 in Oct 2008. Spending peaked at $42,139 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $104,400 of $105,400 in itemized contributions. The other $1,000 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 124 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 31 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $3,300 and their names are withheld.

124 named donors 167 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee In-Kind 3 $26,345.00
Right Tennessee PAC 2 $10,000.00
MUMPAC (Jason Mumpower) 2 $5,000.00
Red State PAC 1 $5,000.00
Leaders of Tennessee 1 $5,000.00
Nat L Health Corp PAC 2 $4,500.00
Tennessee Volunteer PAC 1 $2,500.00
Rutherford County Home Builders PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee PAC for Leadership 2 $2,000.00
Justin Wilson 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

39 vendors 98 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Margin of Victory Partners 3 $21,365.00 30%
Navigation Advertising 4 $17,226.31 25%
B & P Printers 4 $3,623.64 5%
Lawrence, Brian 4 $3,250.00 5%
Phillips, Edward 4 $3,250.00 5%
The Very Idea 4 $2,360.68 3%
Cumulus Broadcasting 1 $1,800.00 3%
Anderson, Andrew 4 $1,750.00 2%
Dailey News Journal 1 $1,536.89 2%
Wlac Radio 1 $1,520.00 2%

Loans

$18,000.00 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 $18,000
Loan principal shown $18,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Joe S Carr) Candidate loan Jun 30, 2008 $18,000.00 $18,000.00 $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 Joe S Carr’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $41,297 59%
  • Printing & mail $13,413 19%
  • Field & voter contact $8,250 12%
  • Travel $2,593 4%
  • Fundraising & events $2,034 3%
  • Other $1,646 2%
  • Office & operations $590 0.9%
  • Contributions & donations $424 0.7%

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 $46,938.52 $19,600.66 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 27206
Pre-General 2008 Amended $31,440.24 $46,938.52 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25695
Q3 2008 Amended $2,264.24 $31,440.24 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 25694
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $2,375.93 $2,264.24 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 24335
Q2 2008 Amended $0.00 $2,375.93 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 22316
Q1 2008 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20518