Lowell Russell — 2018 Tennessee House, District 21 campaign
2018 Tennessee House, District 21 · totals since Jul 1, 2017
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 · Year-End 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 →
$19,811
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 →
$101,601
includes $20 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $21,700. 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 →
$1,338
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$60,090
Donors
228
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: individuals, itemized, 46% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $47K · 46%Organizations and PACs, itemized $33K · 33%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $22K · 21%
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 →
$265average gift
$100median gift
177individual 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 →
95% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (5% from out of state).
Tennessee $75,696 Out of state $4,185
- Nashville $22K27%
- Vonore $9K11%
- Sweetwater $7K9%
- Madisonville $6K7%
- Oak Ridge $4K6%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $28K
- Other out-of-state $4K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Nov 2017 – Jan 2019. Peak $40,410 in Oct 2018. Spending peaked at $24,421 in Jul 2018.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 115 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 114 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $6,381 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu | 3 | $4,000.00 |
| Randy McNally | 2 | $3,000.00 |
| Curtis Johnson | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Flex PAC | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) | 2 | $1,500.00 |
| Greg Cain | 2 | $1,500.00 |
| Bruce Carr | 1 | $1,500.00 |
| Dustin Williams | 2 | $1,500.00 |
| Charles Swift | 2 | $1,500.00 |
| William Howard In-Kind | 1 | $1,255.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Edge Campaigns LLC | 5 | $21,233.18 | |
| Mark's Quick Printing | 3 | $6,648.50 | |
| Lamar Advertising | 3 | $4,450.00 | |
| Dixon Printing | 13 | $4,040.76 | |
| Cumulus Broadcasting Ll | 2 | $3,871.75 | |
| Advocate & Democrat | 3 | $2,270.00 | |
| Rachel Barrett & Co | 1 | $1,605.00 | |
| Tenntex Sales | 3 | $1,501.69 | |
| Southern Graphics & Designs | 1 | $1,425.71 | |
| Pizzeria Venti | 1 | $1,350.00 | |
| Wlil Radio | 4 | $1,283.00 | |
| The Advocate & Democrat | 2 | $1,145.00 | |
| Monroe County Republican Party | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Monroe County Buzz | 3 | $738.00 | |
| Cumulus Broadcasting | 1 | $640.90 | |
| Star 102.1 WWST | 1 | $640.00 | |
| Daily Edition | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Political Marketing Int'l | 1 | $518.46 | |
| Grady, Paul | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Campaign Workers | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Sweetwater Kiwanis Club | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Monroe County Airport | 1 | $425.00 | |
| Tellico Village Lions Club | 1 | $375.00 | |
| Political Marketing International | 2 | $360.00 | |
| The Legendary Wlil Radio | 1 | $250.00 | |
| TN Firearms Association | 1 | $230.00 | |
| Supplies | 2 | $223.83 | |
| Deluxe | 1 | $219.91 | |
| McLemore, Tony | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Butler, Ashleigh | 1 | $192.00 | |
| Loudon County News Herald | 1 | $175.00 | |
| Butler, Alley | 1 | $160.00 | |
| BRH LLC | 1 | $150.00 | |
| WJBZ Praise 96.3 Fm | 1 | $120.00 | |
| Sequoyah High School Women's Basketball | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Oldies 98.3 WMTY | 1 | $60.00 | |
| WGSM Radio | 1 | $55.00 | |
| Loudon County Republican Women | 1 | $50.00 | |
| United States Postal Service | 2 | $49.40 | |
| McLemore, Tammy | 1 | $48.00 | |
| Paypal | 1 | $43.42 | |
| Walmart | 2 | $39.65 | |
| WRKQ 1250 Am | 1 | $36.00 | |
| Sutton, Teresa | 1 | $35.42 | |
| Keller, Jasmine | 1 | $20.00 | |
| US Postal Service | 1 | $10.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$21,700.00 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 (Lowell Russell) | Candidate loan | Nov 28, 2017 | $21,700.00 | $21,700.00 | $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 Lowell Russell’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Advertising & media $41,991 70%
- Printing & mail $10,115 17%
- Field & voter contact $1,620 3%
- Consulting & professional services $1,605 3%
- Contributions & donations $1,550 3%
- Fundraising & events $1,350 2%
- Other $1,091 2%
- Travel $425 0.8%
- Office & operations $342 0.6%
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 | $40,928.84 | $19,811.42 | Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 89177 |
| Pre-General 2018 Amended | $5,871.11 | $40,928.84 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 89171 |
| Q3 2018 Amended | $6,675.54 | $5,871.11 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 89173 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Amended | $5,271.81 | $6,675.54 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 89175 |
| Q2 2018 Amended | $10,183.16 | $5,271.81 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 89174 |
| Q1 2018 Amended | $3,725.52 | $10,183.16 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 89176 |
| Year-End 2017 Amended | $0.00 | $3,725.52 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 89182 |