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Joseph Williams — 2018 Tennessee House, District 56 campaign

Tennessee House, District 56 Republican

2018 Tennessee House, District 56

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 → · 6 filings · Year-End 2017–Q4 2018

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 →
$1,069
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2020 TN House 56
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 →
$104,471
includes $12,792 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 →
$3,190
goods or services
Total Spent
$103,477
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 →
99.0%
$103,477 spent of $104,471 raised (cash)
Donors
152
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
3%
$3,110 of $107,661 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
19%
$20,250 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 2018 Initial $1,069 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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $88,569
Candidate's own contributions $3,110
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $12,792
Raised (cash) $104,471
From each filing:
  • Q3 2018 Initial $7,617 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $6,850 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $767 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $12,600 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $900 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 Initial $23,260 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $20,325 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,935 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Initial $6,133 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,258 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,875 filing-stated
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  • Year-End 2017 Supplemental $54,861 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $45,436 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $3,110 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $6,315 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 $102,554
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $923
Total spent $103,477
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $2,713 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,670 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $43 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Initial $23,555 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $23,511 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $44 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $22,403 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $22,205 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $197 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 Initial $35,919 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $35,619 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $301 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2018 Initial $9,240 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,999 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $241 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Supplemental $9,647 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,551 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $96 filing-stated

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: $20,250 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $107,661
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $20,250
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$107,661
Spent
$103,477

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 3% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 83%, organizations and PACs 11%, with 3% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $3K · 3% Individuals $90K · 83% Organizations & PACs $12K · 11% Other sources $3K · 3%
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: $3,110 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $107,661
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $3,110
From individuals $89,811
From organizations and PACs $11,550
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $3,190
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 →

$542average gift
$475median gift
142individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
8%
2%
$200–1K
70%
47%
$1K–5K
22%
51%
$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: $77,019 ÷ Individual donors: 142
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $77,019
Median gift $475
Individual donors 142
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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 →

77% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (23% from out of state).

Tennessee $68,319 Out of state $20,250
  • Nashville $42K48%
  • Washington, DC $8K9%
  • Memphis $7K8%
  • Franklin $7K7%
  • Brentwood $6K7%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $7K
  • Other out-of-state $12K
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: $20,250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $88,569
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $20,250
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Oct 2017 – Nov 2018. Peak $23,410 in Jan 2018. Spending peaked at $37,203 in Jul 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $1,451 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 178 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Leaders In Education Fund 2 $7,800.00
Joseph Williams Self Includes In-Kind 15 $4,333.66
Regina Williams 2 $3,000.00
John J Williams Sr 2 $3,000.00
Joe Scarlett 1 $1,500.00
Tom WYLLY 1 $1,500.00
Buddy Harston 3 $1,500.00
Jordan Wiedemann 2 $1,500.00
Donald Miller 2 $1,500.00
Julie Harston 1 $1,500.00

Expenditures

33 vendors 120 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Margin of Victory Partners 10 $27,008.00 26%
Comcast Spotlight 4 $17,908.60 17%
Smithworks Consulting 11 $11,065.73 11%
Mayo, Eric 4 $6,300.00 6%
I360 LLC 10 $5,447.62 5%
Facebook 15 $4,369.55 4%
Troy Brewer CPA Inc. 4 $2,900.00 3%
First Tennessee Bank 7 $2,283.77 2%
Sinema Nashville 2 $2,274.54 2%
Allegra Print and Imaging 3 $2,035.54 2%

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

  • Advertising & media $38,172 37%
  • Printing & mail $30,596 30%
  • Consulting & professional services $11,475 11%
  • Field & voter contact $9,875 10%
  • Other $4,693 5%
  • Office & operations $2,869 3%
  • Fundraising & events $2,654 3%
  • Contributions & donations $2,220 2%

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 2018 $3,782.52 $1,069.38 Source ↗
Q3 2018 $19,720.29 $3,782.52 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 $29,447.61 $19,720.29 Source ↗
Q2 2018 $42,107.09 $29,447.61 Source ↗
Q1 2018 $45,214.02 $42,107.09 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 $0.00 $45,214.02 Source ↗