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Karl Dean — 2018 Governor campaign
2018 Governor · totals since Jan 16, 2017
8 filings · Mid-Year 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 →
$116,457
as of the Pre-General report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$10,138,400
includes $323,334 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$16,005 refunded
Loan entries in filing detail: $2,843,622. 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 →
$161,118
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$10,026,083
less $4,141 in refunds & credits → $10,021,942 net disbursements
Donors
6,364
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Totals exclude 1 filing pending review (the filer reported $899,722 on it).
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, 51% of receipts on these reports.
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $1.5M · 14%Individuals, itemized $5.2M · 51%Organizations and PACs, itemized $320K · 3%Unitemized contributions $323K · 3%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $2.8M · 28%
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 →
$839average gift
$250median gift
6,212individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
$50–200
$200–1K
$1K–5K
$5K+
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 →
92% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (8% from out of state).
Tennessee $5,105,686 Out of state $424,412
- Nashville $3.0M54%
- Memphis $265K5%
- Brentwood $248K4%
- Franklin $225K4%
- Knoxville $204K4%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $1.2M
- Other out-of-state $424K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2017 – Oct 2018. Peak $881,742 in Sep 2018. Spending peaked at $2,141,633 in Sep 2018.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 4,548 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1,855 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $194,173 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Dean Self Includes In-Kind | 10 | $1,506,569.92 |
| Lifepoint Health PAC | 3 | $23,600.00 |
| Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee | 4 | $17,800.00 |
| Barge Design Solutions, Inc. PAC | 2 | $15,800.00 |
| D R I V E Dc PAC | 4 | $14,300.00 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC | 2 | $12,500.00 |
| Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism PAC | 1 | $11,800.00 |
| Gresham Smith PAC | 3 | $11,000.00 |
| Sevier County Good Government PAC | 1 | $10,000.00 |
| Aubrey Harwell | 4 | $9,500.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buying Time, LLC | 26 | $6,265,767.00 | |
| Century Staffing | 45 | $1,284,598.63 | |
| Rising Tide | 45 | $873,377.26 | |
| Putnam Partners | 10 | $408,779.26 | |
| Hart Research Group | 4 | $116,330.00 | |
| Actblue | 20 | $105,598.86 | |
| E. Allen Brandon | 11 | $102,495.75 | |
| United States Post Office | 62 | $65,797.41 | |
| Tennessee Victory | 1 | $60,000.00 | |
| Grindstone Research | 15 | $60,000.00 | |
| Colliers | 16 | $48,000.00 | |
| Lacy Strategies | 15 | $47,311.53 | |
| Thomas Lindsey Group | 10 | $41,545.00 | |
| NGP VAN | 34 | $29,603.97 | |
| Junior Realty | 19 | $28,465.06 | |
| Precision Strategies | 1 | $25,000.00 | |
| Carter Malone Group | 3 | $21,896.00 | |
| Bass Berry Sims | 13 | $21,818.50 | |
| Shelby County Democratic Party | 4 | $18,949.95 | |
| Printing, Etc | 20 | $18,240.42 | |
| John Smith | 3 | $16,140.75 | |
| Hustle | 4 | $15,822.19 | |
| Horton Group | 23 | $14,791.08 | |
| Revup | 14 | $14,177.42 | |
| Evolution Strategies | 3 | $14,125.80 | |
| PCS Marketing | 2 | $12,480.06 | |
| Clementine Hall | 2 | $12,200.00 | |
| Mathews Partners | 3 | $12,000.00 | |
| Berger Herschberg Strategies | 3 | $11,233.42 | |
| Spoken Hub, LLC | 5 | $8,999.76 | |
| Holiday Inn | 23 | $8,897.40 | |
| Mouth of the South Foundation | 1 | $8,000.00 | |
| Bruns, Brandi | 1 | $7,500.00 | |
| Corporate Flight Management | 1 | $6,021.60 | |
| Nashville City Club | 1 | $5,819.18 | |
| Gilmore, Brenda | 1 | $5,000.00 | |
| Nova Copy | 20 | $4,782.41 | |
| Stones Phones | 1 | $4,782.27 | |
| Southwest Airlines | 9 | $4,698.71 | |
| Songbirds Guitar Museum | 1 | $4,542.00 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 2 | $4,500.00 | |
| Comcast | 21 | $4,367.01 | |
| Amazon | 42 | $4,080.79 | |
| Verizon | 21 | $3,875.24 | |
| Fii Marketing | 2 | $3,790.59 | |
| Kroger | 52 | $3,658.69 | |
| Metro Monitor | 17 | $3,400.00 | |
| Details Nashville | 2 | $3,054.00 | |
| Crawford, Larry ↺ donor $886.25 | 1 | $3,000.00 | |
| Nashville Electric Service | 16 | $2,966.81 | |
| Zurich-American | 3 | $2,799.00 | |
| Mt. Moria Baptist Church | 1 | $2,750.00 | |
| Shell | 31 | $2,561.39 | |
| Best Buy | 5 | $2,545.38 | |
| Daban Group LLC | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Paro South ↺ donor $250.00 | 2 | $2,250.00 | |
| Levy Group | 1 | $2,199.83 | |
| The Hm Monde Dessert Lounge | 1 | $2,062.50 | |
| Hampton Inn | 7 | $2,057.36 | |
| Watson, Brady | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Henry, Steven | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Bridgestone Arena | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Etc Restaurant | 1 | $1,975.88 | |
| Mousecalls | 1 | $1,899.85 | |
| Parking Management Company | 4 | $1,828.00 | |
| Votercircle | 6 | $1,811.90 | |
| Pinnacle Bank | 30 | $1,776.25 | |
| Paradox Catering | 1 | $1,747.75 | |
| Crom Tidwell Merchandising ↺ donor $535.00 | 2 | $1,704.00 | |
| Hugh Bennett Productions | 3 | $1,695.00 | |
| Something Special Catering | 1 | $1,630.83 | |
| Hicks Convention | 1 | $1,623.46 | |
| Hamilton County Democratic Party | 1 | $1,600.00 | |
| L27 Rooftop | 1 | $1,532.59 | |
| Spirtual Gifts | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Costco | 10 | $1,472.97 | |
| Piedmont Natural Gas | 12 | $1,428.38 | |
| DoubleTree | 8 | $1,427.42 | |
| Hilton Garden Inn | 2 | $1,370.02 | |
| Panera Bread | 18 | $1,365.68 | |
| Dkates | 1 | $1,360.16 | |
| Exxon Mobil | 22 | $1,320.80 | |
| Hill Avenue Partners, LLC | 4 | $1,296.67 | |
| The Home Depot | 7 | $1,249.07 | |
| Pilot | 22 | $1,208.62 | |
| Carle, Will | 1 | $1,200.00 | |
| Barksdale, Angela | 2 | $1,150.00 | |
| Auto Owners Insurance | 2 | $1,125.41 | |
| Equity Alliance | 2 | $1,100.00 | |
| Avis Rental Car | 6 | $1,085.81 | |
| Drapers Catering | 1 | $1,034.99 | |
| The Corner Market Catering Company | 1 | $1,020.67 | |
| Best Western | 4 | $1,008.34 | |
| Greater Imani Church Cathedral of Faith | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tri State Defender | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Esp, LLC | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Prime Communicator | 4 | $1,000.00 | |
| Helping Our Music Evolve (Home) | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Operation Stand Down | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Golden Gate Cathedral | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| April 4 Foundation | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Wlok Radio | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Woodis, Lance | 1 | $950.00 | |
| Onyx | 1 | $910.00 | |
| Sumner County Democratic Party | 4 | $845.00 | |
| Crown Plaza | 2 | $803.91 | |
| Assured Partners LLC | 1 | $789.41 | |
| United Airlines | 1 | $768.40 | |
| The Roosevelt | 1 | $757.88 | |
| Club Leconte | 1 | $747.32 | |
| Double Tree | 5 | $736.56 | |
| Staples | 7 | $709.73 | |
| Thrifty Car Rental | 3 | $706.81 | |
| Contemporary Media, Inc. | 1 | $700.00 | |
| Lane College | 2 | $700.00 | |
| Alamo Rent A Car | 2 | $686.61 | |
| Jason's Deli | 2 | $668.91 | |
| Holiday Inn | 2 | $656.44 | |
| Frugal Macdougal | 2 | $651.08 | |
| Knox County Democratic Party | 1 | $650.00 | |
| Chattanooga News Chronicle | 1 | $630.00 | |
| Carnegie Hotel | 2 | $627.63 | |
| Davidson County Democratic Party | 2 | $615.00 | |
| Whiskey Rebellion | 1 | $602.18 | |
| Madison County Democratic Party | 2 | $600.00 | |
| Prince, Robert | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Shelby Democrat ▤ sample ballot | 2 | $600.00 | |
| Garner | 1 | $590.18 | |
| Southwind Catering | 1 | $586.45 | |
| Walmart | 4 | $566.81 | |
| Hog Wild | 1 | $565.92 | |
| Von Elrods ↺ donor $239.50 | 1 | $555.80 | |
| Chatter Box | 2 | $539.16 | |
| Bargain Furniture Warehouse | 1 | $527.75 | |
| Bone McAllester & Norton | 1 | $518.94 | |
| T-Mobile | 4 | $517.83 | |
| Matthews, Alexis | 3 | $510.00 | |
| Marriott | 2 | $507.66 | |
| Lee Chapel Ame | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Memphis Afl-Cio Labor Council | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Speedway | 4 | $488.75 | |
| Comfort Suites | 1 | $478.50 | |
| Front Page Follies | 1 | $475.70 | |
| Marriott Chattanooga | 3 | $473.98 | |
| Flavor Favor | 1 | $465.00 | |
| Houston County Democratic Party | 4 | $463.00 | |
| Orange Mound Parade Cmte | 1 | $450.00 | |
| Bellevue Harpeth Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $445.00 | |
| Interim Restaurant | 1 | $444.63 | |
| Peg Leg Porker | 1 | $427.57 | |
| Guitar Center | 1 | $420.55 | |
| Prive | 1 | $414.03 | |
| Shelby Farms Park Conservancy | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Hispanic Family Foundation | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Ywca | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Mountain Messenger | 1 | $393.75 | |
| Cathey, Antonio | 2 | $390.00 | |
| M&M Rentals | 1 | $389.61 | |
| Budget Car Rental | 3 | $389.54 | |
| City of Jackson | 2 | $380.00 | |
| Rutherford County Democratic Party | 1 | $380.00 | |
| Shelby County Young Democrats | 1 | $380.00 | |
| Human Rights Campaign ↺ donor $190.00 | 1 | $375.00 | |
| Overstock | 2 | $368.11 | |
| The Peabody | 1 | $366.64 | |
| West End Discount Liquors | 1 | $363.53 | |
| Donatos | 4 | $363.42 | |
| Herff Jones | 1 | $360.50 | |
| The Firehouse | 1 | $359.31 | |
| The Oak Steakhouse | 1 | $354.98 | |
| Please Be Seated Rentals | 1 | $352.82 | |
| Blake and Todd | 1 | $352.47 | |
| The Escape Game | 1 | $349.49 | |
| The Read House | 2 | $345.33 | |
| Flag World | 1 | $341.42 | |
| Ridgewell Catering | 1 | $338.50 | |
| Maury County Democratic Party | 2 | $337.29 | |
| Hilton Hotels | 2 | $328.20 | |
| 40 Under 40 Urban Professionals Gala | 1 | $318.48 | |
| Father Tom's Pub | 1 | $303.00 | |
| Hampton Inn | 1 | $302.52 | |
| Mullendore, Ames | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Clear Cut, Inc. | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Rhea County Democratic Party | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Future Farmers of America | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Fast Signs | 2 | $289.51 | |
| Garrett, Marvell | 2 | $285.00 | |
| Shenanigans | 1 | $280.45 | |
| FedEx | 1 | $276.03 | |
| Urban League of Middle Tennessee | 1 | $275.37 | |
| Tennessee State University | 2 | $270.78 | |
| Johnson, Johnnie | 2 | $270.00 | |
| Shopify | 3 | $268.43 | |
| Four Points Cumberland Hotel | 1 | $268.09 | |
| American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Local 1733 (AFSCME) | 1 | $268.04 | |
| East Tennessee Economic Council | 1 | $265.00 | |
| Memphis Light, Gas, and Water Division | 1 | $262.60 | |
| Naacp | 1 | $260.00 | |
| Homewood Suites | 1 | $257.11 | |
| D. Frost and Co. | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Hohv Neighborhood Assoc | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Old Dominick Distillery | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Imf | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Netroots Foundation | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Goin' Postal | 1 | $245.00 | |
| Opengart, Zach | 2 | $237.00 | |
| Metro Water | 6 | $232.92 | |
| Hyatt Hotel | 1 | $229.82 | |
| Hampton, Runda | 2 | $225.00 | |
| Squarespace | 1 | $212.45 | |
| Grand Vista Hotel | 1 | $205.54 | |
| Black Market Strategies | 1 | $200.00 | |
| NPHC of Memphis | 1 | $200.00 | |
| National Civil Rights Museum | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Lowery Jazz Brunch | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Mosley, Mark | 2 | $195.00 | |
| Merritt, Diaeatha | 2 | $195.00 | |
| Nolensville Historical Society | 2 | $193.31 | |
| Midtown Cafe | 1 | $191.47 | |
| Weigels | 2 | $191.11 | |
| Lowe's | 3 | $187.77 | |
| K&K Insurance Group | 1 | $185.00 | |
| Merritt, McKinley | 2 | $179.40 | |
| Elliott, Paige | 1 | $178.95 | |
| Zaxby's | 1 | $172.58 | |
| Muddy's Grind House | 2 | $172.07 | |
| Corky's | 1 | $167.62 | |
| Whitts BBQ | 2 | $165.91 | |
| Capital Theatre | 1 | $163.87 | |
| Onix | 1 | $160.06 | |
| Woodlake Lodge | 1 | $157.15 | |
| Charlie Vergos Rendevous | 1 | $151.10 | |
| Lamar, London | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Richardson, Alton | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Blackman Community Club | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Lemoyne Owen Alumni Association | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Uber | 2 | $147.31 | |
| Loves Country Store | 1 | $143.19 | |
| The Wine Chap | 1 | $141.44 | |
| Chesapekes | 1 | $140.00 | |
| Off the Rails | 1 | $139.63 | |
| Jet's Pizza | 1 | $137.96 | |
| Country Inn & Suites | 1 | $137.70 | |
| M.L. Rose | 1 | $128.72 | |
| Plouf | 1 | $128.11 | |
| Eventhelper.Com | 1 | $127.14 | |
| Publix | 1 | $121.33 | |
| Flatiron Deli | 1 | $120.16 | |
| Oak Ridge Heritage & Preservation Assoc | 1 | $120.00 | |
| United Systems | 1 | $120.00 | |
| Circle K | 1 | $118.34 | |
| Americas Best Value Inn | 1 | $115.54 | |
| D'Bo's Wings and More | 1 | $114.57 | |
| Lyft | 1 | $112.73 | |
| The Majestic Grill | 1 | $111.32 | |
| 1-800 Flowers | 1 | $107.03 | |
| Jimmy John's | 1 | $105.97 | |
| Papa John's | 1 | $104.08 | |
| Comfort Inn South | 1 | $103.67 | |
| Bp | 1 | $100.97 | |
| Democratic Women of Shelby County | 1 | $100.00 | |
| The Grove Grill | 1 | $100.00 | |
| San Antonio Taco Company | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Humboldt Chamber of Commerce | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Cnap | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Metro Retirees Assoc | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Central Labor Council | 1 | $100.00 | |
| African American Heritage Society | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Uhaul | 1 | $82.93 | |
| Mapco Mart | 1 | $55.00 | |
| Kwik Sak | 1 | $33.04 | |
| Yassin's Falafel House | 1 | $23.00 | |
| Premiere Parking | 1 | $14.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$2,843,622.00 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.
| Lender | Type | Received | Balance shown | Repaid | Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self (Karl Dean) | Candidate loan | Aug 28, 2018 | $2,843,622.00 | $0.00 | $2,843,622.00 |
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 Karl Dean’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $7,547,257 75%
- Staff & payroll $1,277,948 13%
- Consulting & professional services $391,859 4%
- Office & operations $279,331 3%
- Printing & mail $215,192 2%
- Fundraising & events $109,829 1%
- Other $81,405 0.9%
- Contributions & donations $60,000 0.6%
- Travel $42,208 0.5%
- Field & voter contact $4,956 0.1%
- Sample ballot placement $600 0.1%
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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2018 Amended Detail pending review | — | — | Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 85172 |
| Pre-General 2018 | $781,569.42 | $116,457.36 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80438 |
| Q3 2018 Amended | $1,048,859.59 | $781,569.42 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 97947 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 | $1,415,302.21 | $1,048,859.59 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77280 |
| Q2 2018 Amended | $2,025,486.55 | $1,415,302.21 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 78295 |
| Q1 2018 Amended | $1,807,204.18 | $2,025,486.55 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 97949 |
| Year-End 2017 Amended | $992,892.14 | $1,807,204.18 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 74933 |
| Mid-Year 2017 Amended | $0.00 | $992,892.14 | Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 97946 |