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Linda Elam — 2010 Tennessee House, District 57 campaign

Tennessee House, District 57 Republican

2010 Tennessee House, District 57 · totals since Jan 16, 2010

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 · Pre-General 2010–Q4 2010

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 →
$5,160
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 →
$62,425
includes $1,725 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $33,500. 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 →
$5,625
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$57,592
Donors
49
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:
  • Q4 2010 Amendment $5,160 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
Q4 2010 reported receipts $4,850
Pre-General 2010 reported receipts $12,600
Q3 2010 reported receipts $13,400
Pre-Primary 2010 reported receipts $26,025
Q2 2010 reported receipts $5,550
Q1 2010 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $62,425
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2010 Initial $5,550 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 Initial $0 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 $56,806
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $786
Total spent $57,592
From each filing:
  • Q4 2010 Amendment $13,917 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,825 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $92 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2010 Initial $5,667 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,586 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $82 filing-stated
  • Q3 2010 Amendment $14,090 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,932 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $158 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2010 Amendment $20,672 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,421 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $251 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2010 Initial $3,245 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,042 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $203 filing-stated
Receipts
$62,425
Spent
$57,592

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, 54% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $16K · 25%Organizations and PACs, itemized $11K · 18%Unitemized contributions $2K · 3%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $34K · 54%

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: $33,500 ÷ Reported receipts: $62,425
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds
Individuals, itemized $15,850
Organizations and PACs, itemized $11,350
Unitemized contributions $1,725
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $33,500
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2010 Initial $5,550 filing-stated
  • Q1 2010 Initial $0 filing-stated

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 →

$610average gift
$500median gift
26individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
8%
2%
$200–1K
65%
44%
$1K–5K
27%
55%
$5K+
0%
0%

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: $15,850 ÷ Individual donors: 26
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $15,850
Median gift $500
Individual donors 26
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 →

97% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (3% from out of state).

Tennessee $26,450 Out of state $750
  • Nashville $10K36%
  • Knoxville $3K10%
  • College Grove $2K7%
  • Lebanon $2K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $10K
  • Other out-of-state $750

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: $750 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $27,200
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $750
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2010 – Jan 2011. Peak $14,500 in Oct 2010. Spending peaked at $30,824 in Jul 2010.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 48 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 2 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $250 and their names are withheld.

48 named donors 53 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee In-Kind 1 $5,625.00
Beth Harwell 2 $2,000.00
Right Tennessee PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $2,000.00
East Tennessee Gop 2 $1,700.00
Albert McCall 1 $1,000.00
James Haslam 1 $1,000.00
Charles Sargent 1 $1,000.00
Debra Maggart 1 $1,000.00
Judd Matheny 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

14 vendors 21 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Stoneridge Group 4 $22,532.00 40%
The Stoneridge Group 1 $20,000.00 35%
RJD Group 3 $8,500.00 15%
Donahue 1 $2,826.50 5%
Conquest Communications Group 1 $737.22 1%
Stillpoint Photos 1 $700.00 1%
Jarvis Signs 1 $420.75 0.8%
Pinnacle Bank 2 $380.20 0.7%
Signs Now 1 $215.77 0.4%
Lebanon Democrat 1 $176.85 0.4%

Loans

$33,500.00 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 $33,500
Loan principal shown $33,500
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Linda Elam) Candidate loan Jun 15, 2010 $33,500.00 $222.12 $33,277.88

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

  • Printing & mail $24,832 44%
  • Advertising & media $23,640 42%
  • Consulting & professional services $5,300 9%
  • Other $2,337 4%
  • Office & operations $497 0.9%
  • Travel $132 0.3%
  • Fundraising & events $68 0.2%

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
Q4 2010 Amended $14,449.88 $5,160.39 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 39800
Pre-General 2010 $7,517.32 $14,449.88 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 33592
Q3 2010 Amended $8,357.74 $7,517.32 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 34229
Pre-Primary 2010 Amended $3,004.95 $8,357.74 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32850
Q2 2010 $700.00 $3,004.95 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31393
Q1 2010 $0.00 $700.00 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30170

As filed on this report: cash beginning $0.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $700.00.