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John McMahan — 2020 Tennessee House, District 76 campaign

Tennessee House, District 76 Republican

2020 Tennessee House, District 76 · totals since Apr 1, 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 → · 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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$47,197
includes $655 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $10,650. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$47,158
Donors
50
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 $39 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 $650
Q3 2020 reported receipts $1,480
Pre-Primary 2020 reported receipts $11,445
Q2 2020 reported receipts $33,622
Reported receipts $47,197
From each filing:

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:
Receipts
$47,197
Spent
$47,158

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, 59% of receipts on these reports.

The candidate's own contributions, itemized $2K · 3%Individuals, itemized $28K · 59%Organizations and PACs, itemized $6K · 13%Unitemized contributions $655 · 1%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $11K · 23%

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: $27,992 ÷ Reported receipts: $47,197
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1,600
Individuals, itemized $27,992
Organizations and PACs, itemized $6,300
Unitemized contributions $655
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $10,650
From each filing:

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%

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
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 →

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

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
Source filings:

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 36 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 15 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,342 and their names are withheld.

36 named donors 40 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
TN8PAC 2 $3,500.00
Michael E Cox 1 $1,600.00
Rusty Via 1 $1,600.00
Brian Wright 1 $1,600.00
Sheryl Wright 1 $1,600.00
John McMahan Self 1 $1,600.00
Sara Via 1 $1,600.00
Wendy Matheny 1 $1,600.00
Jeffery Matheny 1 $1,600.00
Monica Salisbury 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 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 $10,650
Loan principal shown $10,650
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown 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: Q4 2020 filing Report 93892
Q3 2020 $6,300.90 $1,069.48 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91172
Pre-Primary 2020 Amended $1,658.87 $6,300.90 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 91178
Q2 2020 Amended $0.00 $1,658.87 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88817

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2021.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $39

1 filing · Mid-Year 2021

Includes $39 spent not itemized below.

No individual donors or expenditures are published for this campaign.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2021 $39.48 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95020