John McMahan — 2020 Tennessee House, District 76 campaign

Tennessee House, District 76 Republican

2020 Tennessee House, District 76

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 → · 4 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 →
$39
as of the Q4 report
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 →
$47,197
includes $655 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$47,158
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 →
99.9%
$47,158 spent of $47,197 raised (cash)
Donors
50
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
26%
$12,250 of $47,197 raised · $1,600 donated, $10,650 loaned
Out-of-State
9%
$4,200 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 2020 Initial $39 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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $34,292
Candidate's own contributions $1,600
Loans received $10,650
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $655
Raised (cash) $47,197
From each filing:
  • Q4 2020 Initial $650 derived
  • Q3 2020 Initial $1,480 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Amendment $11,445 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $6,790 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $655 filing-stated
    • Loans $4,000 derived
  • Q2 2020 Amendment $33,622 derived

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 $47,158
Total spent $47,158
From each filing:

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: $4,200 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $47,197
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $4,200
Raised incl. in-kind
$47,197
Spent
$47,158

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 26% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 61%, organizations and PACs 13%.

Candidate’s own money $12K · 26% Individuals $29K · 61% Organizations & PACs $6K · 13%
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: $12,250 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $47,197
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $12,250
From individuals $28,647
From organizations and PACs $6,300

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 →

$636average gift
$500median gift
44individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
5%
0.2%
$50–200
30%
5%
$200–1K
32%
22%
$1K–5K
34%
74%
$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: $27,992 ÷ Individual donors: 44
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $27,992
Median gift $500
Individual donors 44

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 →

88% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (12% from out of state).

Tennessee $30,092 Out of state $4,200
  • Union City $7K21%
  • Bells $7K20%
  • Granville, OH $3K9%
  • Milan $3K9%
  • Tiptonville $3K9%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $9K
  • Other out-of-state $1K
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: $4,200 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $34,292
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $4,200

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2020 – Dec 2020. Peak $12,700 in Jun 2020. Spending peaked at $17,134 in Jun 2020.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $1,342 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 40 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
TN8PAC 2 $3,500.00
Rusty Via 1 $1,600.00
Brian Wright 1 $1,600.00
Michael E Cox 1 $1,600.00
John McMahan Self 1 $1,600.00
Wendy Matheny 1 $1,600.00
Jeffery Matheny 1 $1,600.00
Monica Salisbury 1 $1,600.00
John Scully 1 $1,600.00
Sarah Via 1 $1,600.00

Expenditures

23 vendors 55 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
The Stoneridge Group LLC 9 $27,384.59 58%
Kandid Printing & Marketing 2 $5,175.72 11%
Conquest Communication Group 4 $3,975.00 8%
Thunderbolt Broadcasting 3 $2,868.00 6%
Ben Keeling Photographic LLC 1 $1,550.00 3%
Medium Buying LLC 1 $1,500.00 3%
Sam's Club 2 $781.63 2%
Lowe's 1 $564.99 1%
Copies Unlimited 2 $559.73 1%
Space Walk of Martin Tennessee 1 $488.39 1%

Loans

$10,650.00 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 $10,650
Loan principal shown $10,650
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (John McMahan) Candidate loan May 23, 2020 $10,650.00 $0.00 $10,650.00

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

  • Printing & mail $27,119 58%
  • Consulting & professional services $9,484 20%
  • Advertising & media $6,135 13%
  • Fundraising & events $1,847 4%
  • Other $1,790 4%
  • Office & operations $433 1.0%
  • Field & voter contact $350 0.8%

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 $1,069.48 $39.48 Source ↗
Q3 2020 $6,300.90 $1,069.48 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Amended $1,658.87 $6,300.90 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Amended $0.00 $1,658.87 Source ↗