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Linda Elam — 2012 Tennessee House, District 57 campaign

Tennessee House, District 57 Republican

2012 Tennessee House, District 57 · totals since Jan 16, 2011

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 → · 7 filings · Mid-Year 2011–Q4 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 →
$2,585
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 →
$63,824
includes $1,586 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $33,278. 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 →
$400
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$59,432
less $532 in refunds & credits → $58,900 net disbursements
Donors
91
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 2012 Initial $2,585 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 2012 reported receipts $500
Q3 2012 reported receipts $4,750
Pre-Primary 2012 reported receipts $14,850
Q2 2012 reported receipts $23,968
Q1 2012 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2011 reported receipts $19,699
Mid-Year 2011 reported receipts $57
Reported receipts $63,824
From each filing:
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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 $58,649
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $783
Total spent $59,432
From each filing:
  • Q3 2012 Initial $11,312 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,114 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $198 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2012 Amendment $23,883 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $23,665 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $218 filing-stated
  • Q2 2012 Initial $20,304 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $20,242 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $63 filing-stated
  • Q1 2012 Initial $1,310 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,245 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $65 filing-stated
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  • Year-End 2011 Amendment $2,334 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,179 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $155 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2011 Amendment $289 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $205 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $84 filing-stated
Receipts
$63,824
Spent
$59,432

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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 69% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $18K · 29%Organizations and PACs, itemized $44K · 69%Unitemized contributions $2K · 2%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, itemized 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.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $44,038 ÷ Reported receipts: $63,824
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $18,200
Organizations and PACs, itemized $44,038
Unitemized contributions $1,586
From each filing:
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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 →

$535average gift
$250median gift
34individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
6%
2%
$200–1K
76%
47%
$1K–5K
18%
52%
$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: $18,200 ÷ Individual donors: 34
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $18,200
Median gift $250
Individual donors 34
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 →

90% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (10% from out of state).

Tennessee $55,938 Out of state $6,300
  • Nashville $26K41%
  • Lebanon $8K13%
  • Franklin $4K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $19K
  • Other out-of-state $6K

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: $6,300 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $62,238
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $6,300
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jun 2010 – Oct 2012. Peak $22,838 in Jun 2012. Spending peaked at $31,907 in Jul 2012.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 90 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 2 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $300 and their names are withheld.

90 named donors 117 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
McCall PAC 1 $4,413.17
Albert McCall 4 $3,150.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee First PAC 2 $2,000.00
Charles Sargent 2 $2,000.00
Att Tennessee PAC 2 $1,500.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Parentsteachers Putting Students First PAC 1 $1,500.00
Mj Docs LLC 1 $1,400.00
HCA Good Government Fund PAC 2 $1,250.00

Expenditures

22 vendors 44 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Stoneridge Group 6 $25,997.90 44%
Navigation Advertising 2 $12,387.03 21%
Brown, Parker 3 $4,250.00 7%
Stephens & Associates 3 $2,972.06 5%
Conquest Communications Group 3 $2,866.84 5%
Mt. Juliet News 3 $2,127.90 4%
Gill Media 1 $2,000.00 3%
Lebanon Democrat 3 $1,769.05 3%
The Chronicle of Mt. Juliet 3 $962.53 2%
Stephens, Jessica 1 $668.12 1%

Loans

$33,277.88 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 $33,278
Loan principal shown $33,278
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Linda Elam) Candidate loan — $33,277.88 $7,500.00 $25,777.88

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 $26,546 45%
  • Advertising & media $19,247 33%
  • Consulting & professional services $5,080 9%
  • Field & voter contact $4,750 8%
  • Other $1,567 3%
  • Office & operations $818 1%
  • Fundraising & events $492 0.9%
  • Travel $150 0.3%

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 2012 $9,052.69 $2,584.69 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 44845
Q3 2012 $15,614.89 $9,052.69 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43647
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended $24,647.55 $15,614.89 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42622
Q2 2012 $20,983.77 $24,647.55 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40976
Q1 2012 $22,293.52 $20,983.77 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39812
Year-End 2011 Amended $4,928.68 $22,293.52 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 39806
Mid-Year 2011 Amended $5,160.39 $4,928.68 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37358

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2013.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $197

22 filings · Mid-Year 2013–Year-End 2023

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Pinnacle Bank BANK FEES $197.20 12/31/2023
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2023 Amended $1,877.71 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 113716
Mid-Year 2023 $1,877.71 $1,877.71 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109784
Year-End 2022 $1,877.71 $1,877.71 Source: Year-End 2022 filing Report 108328
Mid-Year 2022 $1,877.71 $1,877.71 Source: Mid-Year 2022 filing Report 100915
Year-End 2021 $1,877.71 $1,877.71 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97329
Mid-Year 2021 $1,877.71 $1,877.71 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95754
Year-End 2020 $1,877.71 $1,877.71 Source: Year-End 2020 filing Report 94309
Mid-Year 2020 Late $1,877.71 $1,877.71 Source: Mid-Year 2020 filing Report 89198
Year-End 2019 Late $1,877.71 $1,877.71 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86814
Mid-Year 2019 $1,877.71 $1,877.71 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84197
Year-End 2018 $1,877.71 $1,877.71 Source: Year-End 2018 filing Report 82647
Mid-Year 2018 $1,877.71 $1,877.71 Source: Mid-Year 2018 filing Report 76187
Year-End 2017 Late $1,877.71 $1,877.71 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 74120
Mid-Year 2017 $1,877.71 $1,877.71 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71849
Year-End 2016 $1,877.71 $1,877.71 Source: Year-End 2016 filing Report 69527
Mid-Year 2016 $1,877.71 $1,877.71 Source: Mid-Year 2016 filing Report 64528
Year-End 2015 $1,877.71 $1,877.71 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62284
Mid-Year 2015 Late $1,877.71 $1,877.71 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 61093
Year-End 2014 $2,584.69 $1,877.71 Source: Year-End 2014 filing Report 59182
Mid-Year 2014 $2,584.69 $2,584.69 Source: Mid-Year 2014 filing Report 52967
Year-End 2013 $2,584.69 $2,584.69 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49461
Mid-Year 2013 $2,584.69 $2,584.69 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47892