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John S Wilder — 2004 Tennessee Senate, District 26 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 26 Democratic

2004 Tennessee Senate, District 26 · totals since 2003

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 → · 5 filings · Early Supplemental 2003 2003–Pre-Primary 2004

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 →
$11,341
as of the Post-General 2004 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$682,802
includes $8,885 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $135,000. 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 →
$6,791
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$719,412
Donors
591
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). Another report, Post-Primary 2004 2004, gives the same end date and states $435,992.07.

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
Post-General 2004 2004 reported receipts $41,609
Post-Primary 2004 2004 reported receipts $115,735
Pre-General 2004 reported receipts $166,043
Pre-Primary 2004 reported receipts $6,525
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 reported receipts $352,891
Reported receipts $682,802
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 $719,412
Total spent $719,412
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Receipts
$682,802
Spent
$719,412

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: loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds, 50% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $252K · 37%Organizations and PACs, itemized $82K · 12%Unitemized contributions $9K · 1%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $339K · 50%

Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds compares loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds 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.

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: $339,207 ÷ Reported receipts: $682,802
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $600
Individuals, itemized $251,910
Organizations and PACs, itemized $82,200
Unitemized contributions $8,885
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $339,207
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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
$250median gift
502individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
4%
0.3%
$50–200
29%
6%
$200–1K
42%
33%
$1K–5K
24%
61%
$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: $246,160 ÷ Individual donors: 502
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $246,160
Median gift $250
Individual donors 502
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 →

93% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (7% from out of state).

Tennessee $305,030 Out of state $22,330
  • Nashville $89K27%
  • Memphis $61K19%
  • Knoxville $15K5%
  • Jackson $13K4%
  • Chattanooga $9K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $119K
  • Other out-of-state $22K

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: $22,330 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $327,360
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $22,330
Source filings:

Contributions Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions by month — Jan 2003 – Dec 2004. Peak $75,125 in Aug 2004.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 430 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 169 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $14,740 and their names are withheld.

430 named donors 520 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Att Tennessee PAC 1 $5,000.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) 1 $3,000.00
Charles G Sievers 3 $3,000.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 2 $2,500.00
Fedex Corporation PAC 1 $2,500.00
Lawyers Involved for TN PAC 1 $2,500.00
Housing Industry PAC 2 $2,000.00
Joel Porter 2 $2,000.00
Dement Construction Company LLC 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

113 vendors 315 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Fletcher Rowley Chao, Inc. 5 $491,550.00 68%
Malchow Schlackman Hoppey & Cooper, Inc. 1 $47,083.50 7%
Powell, Larry 3 $23,100.00 3%
Dewey Hub, LLC 1 $18,367.00 3%
French, Mike 15 $17,449.74 2%
Speedi-Sign of So. Ga., Inc. 4 $13,758.00 2%
The Cumberland Club 19 $12,215.08 2%
US Postmaster 21 $8,749.65 1%
Rhea, Bo 8 $7,404.16 1%
Somerville Bank 13 $6,605.05 1.0%

Loans

$335,000.00 in loan balances shown. $135,000.00 was borrowed in this campaign; $200,000.00 was carried into these filings from an earlier period. 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 $335,000
Loan principal shown $335,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (John S Wilder) Candidate loan Dec 31, 2003 $335,000.00 $0.00 $335,000.00

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

  • Advertising & media $546,037 76%
  • Other $51,631 7%
  • Printing & mail $33,742 5%
  • Staff & payroll $26,292 4%
  • Consulting & professional services $24,063 3%
  • Field & voter contact $10,829 2%
  • Fundraising & events $10,607 1%
  • Office & operations $5,602 0.8%
  • Contributions & donations $5,325 0.8%
  • Travel $4,910 0.7%
  • Sample ballot placement $375 0.1%

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Of the $335,000 lent, $135,000 was borrowed during the filings shown here. The other $200,000 was drawn before them and is still listed because it has not been fully repaid — so it counts as debt this campaign owes, not as money it raised.

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
Post-General 2004 2004 Amended $53,602.44 $11,341.34 Source: Post-General 2004 2004 filing Report 4475
Post-Primary 2004 2004 $372,510.48 $435,992.07 Source: Post-Primary 2004 2004 filing Report 1639
Pre-General 2004 $435,992.07 $53,602.44 Source: Pre-General 2004 filing Report 2408
Pre-Primary 2004 Amended $381,186.16 $372,510.48 Source: Pre-Primary 2004 filing Report 1705
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Amended $47,951.55 $381,186.16 Source: Early Supplemental 2003 2003 filing Report 12762