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John S Wilder — 2004 Tennessee Senate, District 26 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 26 Democratic

2004 Tennessee Senate, District 26

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
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 →
$337,845
includes $8,885 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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. Full definition →
$6,791
goods or services
Total Spent
$719,412
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 →
212.9%
$719,412 spent of $337,845 raised (cash) · opened with $47,952
Donors
592
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
0.2%
$600 of $344,636 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
6%
$22,330 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). Note: 2 filings covering periods that end on the same day state different ending balances — Post-General 2004 2004 states $11,341.34, Post-Primary 2004 2004 states $435,992.07. The figure shown is Post-General 2004 2004's; the reports have not been reconciled against each other.

Reported on this filing:

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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received. Excludes $5,749.98 the filer reported on Schedule A as a balance carried forward — money the committee already had, not money it raised, so it is not counted here. It remains in the filing's own totals.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $328,360
Candidate's own contributions $600
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $8,885
Raised (cash) $337,845
From each filing:
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Amendment $41,340 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $40,860 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $100 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $380 filing-stated
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Initial $114,880 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $106,770 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $7,610 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Initial $30,540 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $29,745 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $795 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Amendment $4,700 derived
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  • Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Amendment $146,385 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $146,285 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 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 $719,412
Total spent $719,412
From each filing:
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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: $22,330 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $344,636
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $22,330
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$344,636
Spent
$719,412

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 0.2% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 74%, organizations and PACs 24%, with 2% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $600 · 0.2% Individuals $255K · 74% Organizations & PACs $82K · 24% Other sources $7K · 2%
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: $600 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $344,636
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $600
From individuals $255,045
From organizations and PACs $82,200
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $6,791
Source filings:

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 →

$489average gift
$250median gift
503individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
4%
0.3%
$50–200
29%
6%
$200–1K
43%
33%
$1K–5K
24%
61%
$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: $246,160 ÷ Individual donors: 503
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $246,160
Median gift $250
Individual donors 503
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
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: $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 donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $14,740 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 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
Lawyers Involved for TN 1 $2,500.00
Federal Express PAC 1 $2,500.00
Housing Industry PAC 2 $2,000.00
Charles Hand 2 $2,000.00
Michael McWherter 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%

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%

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-Primary 2004 2004 $372,510.48 $435,992.07 Source ↗
Pre-General 2004 $435,992.07 $53,602.44 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2004 Amended $381,186.16 $372,510.48 Source ↗
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Amended $47,951.55 $381,186.16 Source ↗