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John Gentry — 2020 Tennessee Senate, District 18 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 18 Republican

2020 Tennessee Senate, District 18 · totals since Jan 16, 2019

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 → · 9 filings · Mid-Year 2019–Year-End 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 →
$142
as of the Year-End report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$8,412
includes $989 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$8,773
Donors
8
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:

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
Year-End 2020 reported receipts $0
Q4 2020 reported receipts $272
Pre-General 2020 reported receipts $920
Q3 2020 reported receipts $1,553
Pre-Primary 2020 reported receipts $270
Q2 2020 reported receipts $2,651
Q1 2020 reported receipts $891
Year-End 2019 reported receipts $1,855
Mid-Year 2019 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $8,412
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 $7,824
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $949
Total spent $8,773
From each filing:
  • Q4 2020 Initial $485 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $463 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $22 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2020 Initial $1,340 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,334 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6 filing-stated
  • Q3 2020 Initial $901 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $886 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $16 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Initial $533 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $527 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2020 Amendment $2,334 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,196 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $138 filing-stated
  • Q1 2020 Initial $820 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $315 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $505 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2019 Supplemental $2,359 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,103 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $256 filing-stated
Receipts
$8,412
Spent
$8,773

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: the candidate's own contributions, itemized, 65% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $5K · 65%Individuals, itemized $2K · 23%Unitemized contributions $989 · 12%

Share of reported receipts: The candidate's own contributions, itemized compares the candidate's own contributions, 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.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized: $5,449 ÷ Reported receipts: $8,412
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: The candidate's own contributions, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $5,449
Individuals, itemized $1,974
Unitemized contributions $989
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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 →

64% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (36% from out of state).

Tennessee $1,268 Out of state $707
  • Lynnville $50025%
  • Billings, MT $40020%
  • Franklin $40020%
  • Halls $30015%
  • North Canton, OH $20010%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $68
  • Other out-of-state $107

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: $707 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $1,974
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $707
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2019 – Nov 2020. Peak $1,268 in Jun 2020. Spending peaked at $1,638 in Oct 2020.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 6 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 3 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $174 and their names are withheld.

6 named donors 43 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
John Gentry Self 34 $5,449.07
Nelse Shaver 1 $500.00
Benjamin Mudd 1 $400.00
Ronna Ueber 3 $400.00
Clifford Peterson 3 $300.00
Mary Allen 1 $200.00

Expenditures

3 vendors 86 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Facebook 84 $7,037.39 90%
B&H Photo 1 $589.94 8%
Godaddy.Com, LLC 1 $196.52 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 John Gentry’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $7,824 100%

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
Year-End 2020 $142.30 $142.30 Source: Year-End 2020 filing Report 94408
Q4 2020 $354.79 $142.30 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 94372
Pre-General 2020 $774.95 $354.79 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92764
Q3 2020 $123.11 $774.95 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91785
Pre-Primary 2020 $386.11 $123.11 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 90217
Q2 2020 Amended $69.69 $386.11 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88641
Q1 2020 -$1.66 $69.69 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87698
Year-End 2019 $502.82 -$1.66 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85858
Mid-Year 2019 $0.00 $502.82 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84519

As filed on this report: cash beginning $0.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $502.82.