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Kirk Low — 2012 Tennessee House, District 78 campaign

Tennessee House, District 78 Republican

2012 Tennessee House, District 78 · totals since Apr 1, 2012

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 → · 3 filings · Pre-Primary 2012–Q3 2012

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 →
$0
as of the Q3 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$86,900
Loan entries in filing detail: $86,900. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$75,605
Donors
0
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:
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $0 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
Q3 2012 reported receipts $0
Pre-Primary 2012 reported receipts $55,000
Q2 2012 reported receipts $31,900
Reported receipts $86,900
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 $75,524
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $81
Total spent $75,605
From each filing:
  • Q3 2012 Amendment $9,053 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Amendment $36,910 derived
  • Q2 2012 Amendment $29,642 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $29,561 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $81 filing-stated
Receipts
$86,900
Spent
$75,605

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, 100% of receipts on these reports.

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $87K · 100%

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: $86,900 ÷ Reported receipts: $86,900
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $86,900
From each filing:

Contributions

No itemized contributions on record.

Expenditures

24 vendors 58 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Independence Consulting 11 $58,580.00 78%
R&F Communications 2 $2,124.00 3%
I 24 Exchange 2 $2,082.00 3%
Wortham, Wesley 4 $1,480.00 2%
Costco 3 $1,430.00 2%
Barnes, Emily 5 $1,310.00 2%
US Postal Service 4 $1,198.00 2%
Hackett, Caleb 4 $1,181.00 2%
WQSV 2 $1,100.00 1%
Intelligent Design 1 $992.00 1%

Loans

$86,900.00 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 $86,900
Loan principal shown $86,900
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Kirk Low) Candidate loan Apr 2, 2012 $86,900.00 $86,900.00 $0.00

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

  • Advertising & media $60,408 80%
  • Printing & mail $8,220 11%
  • Field & voter contact $5,361 7%
  • Consulting & professional services $1,017 1%
  • Contributions & donations $310 0.5%
  • Office & operations $168 0.3%
  • Fundraising & events $40 0.1%

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
Q3 2012 Amended $19,943.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43994
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended $2,258.00 $19,943.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 43992
Q2 2012 Amended $0.00 $2,258.00 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 43993