Larry Bennett — 2008 Tennessee House, District 77 campaign
2008 Tennessee House, District 77 · totals since Apr 1, 2008
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 → · 4 filings · Pre-Primary 2008–Q4 2008
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 Q4 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$28,145
includes $14,695 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$28,145
Donors
24
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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: unitemized contributions, 52% of receipts on these reports.
The candidate's own contributions, itemized $5K · 18%Individuals, itemized $8K · 27%Organizations and PACs, itemized $750 · 3%Unitemized contributions $15K · 52%
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 →
$350average gift
$275median gift
22individual 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 →
100% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0% from out of state).
Tennessee $8,450 Out of state $0
- Dyersburg $3K39%
- Newbern $3K30%
- Tiptonville $1K12%
- Trimble $8009%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $850
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Apr 2008 – Jun 2009. Peak $4,750 in Jul 2008. Spending peaked at $15,532 in Jul 2008.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 25 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Larry Bennett Self | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Ernie Pierce | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Gerald Tidwell | 1 | $600.00 |
| Raymond Ballard | 2 | $600.00 |
| Larry Maupin | 2 | $500.00 |
| Roy Barker | 1 | $500.00 |
| James Hendrix | 1 | $500.00 |
| Tatumville Gin, LLC | 1 | $500.00 |
| Ed E Anderson | 2 | $400.00 |
| Mark Bowers | 1 | $400.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Letter | 1 | $5,460.60 | |
| Union City Messenger | 3 | $3,513.19 | |
| X-Press Grafx | 3 | $3,438.67 | |
| Heritage Advertising | 1 | $2,948.15 | |
| State Gazette | 2 | $2,101.20 | |
| Lake County Banner | 3 | $1,596.00 | |
| United States Postal Service | 1 | $1,350.00 | |
| Fulton Leader | 2 | $844.00 | |
| Pure Postcards | 1 | $763.00 | |
| Blackwater Calls | 1 | $696.91 | |
| Alamo Market Place | 1 | $622.20 | |
| Wasl-Wtro-Wtnv | 2 | $599.40 | |
| Sez Sew | 1 | $582.49 | |
| Murphy Oil | 8 | $563.41 | |
| Sam's Club | 1 | $502.96 | |
| Wobt-Tv | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Tiptonville Main Street | 1 | $450.00 | |
| Gilpin's Graphics | 2 | $449.98 | |
| Dixie Printing | 1 | $342.97 | |
| Bp Oil | 6 | $266.79 | |
| Ktmo-Fm | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Plaza 66 | 1 | $37.46 | |
| Raceway | 1 | $27.08 | |
| Amoco Oil | 1 | $20.09 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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 Larry Bennett’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $15,577 56%
- Printing & mail $9,809 35%
- Fundraising & events $1,125 4%
- Travel $915 3%
- Contributions & donations $450 2%
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 2008 Amended | $108.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 27061 |
| Q3 2008 Amended | $4,324.87 | $108.00 | Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 27065 |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Amended | $2,790.93 | $4,324.87 | Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 27066 |
| Q2 2008 Amended | $0.00 | $2,790.93 | Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 27063 |