Marsha Blackburn — 2018 U.S. Senator campaign

U.S. Senator Republican

2018 U.S. Senator · totals since Jan 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 → · 11 filings · Q1 2017–YE 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 →
$614,100
as of the Year-End report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$14,634,622
includes $1,567,245 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$33,140 refunded
Total disbursed
$16,572,480
Donors
7,461
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:
  • YE 2018 YEAR-END $614,100 filing-stated

Total receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Total receipts
YE 2018 reported receipts $40,540
30G 2018 reported receipts $1,696,043
12G 2018 reported receipts $1,349,942
Q3 2018 reported receipts $3,456,468
12P 2018 reported receipts $180,477
Q2 2018 reported receipts $2,636,499
Q1 2018 reported receipts $2,024,273
YE 2017 reported receipts $2,000,806
Q3 2017 reported receipts $316,417
Q2 2017 reported receipts $428,754
Q1 2017 reported receipts $504,403
Total receipts $14,634,622
From each filing:
  • YE 2018 YEAR-END $40,540 filing-stated
  • 30G 2018 POST-GENERAL $1,696,043 filing-stated
  • 12G 2018 PRE-GENERAL $1,349,942 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $3,456,468 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2018 PRE-PRIMARY $180,477 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 JULY QUARTERLY $2,636,499 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 APRIL QUARTERLY $2,024,273 filing-stated
  • YE 2017 YEAR-END $2,000,806 filing-stated
  • Q3 2017 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $316,417 filing-stated
  • Q2 2017 JULY QUARTERLY $428,754 filing-stated
  • Q1 2017 APRIL QUARTERLY $504,403 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • 30G 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12G 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12P 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2017 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2017 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2017 — Replaced by an amended report

Total disbursed adds together the amounts listed below.

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Total disbursements on the selected FEC reports, including operating expenditures, transfers, loan repayments, contribution refunds and other disbursements.

Inputs behind Total disbursed
Reported disbursements $16,572,480
Total disbursed $16,572,480
From each filing:
  • YE 2018 YEAR-END $269,550 filing-stated
  • 30G 2018 POST-GENERAL $4,278,385 filing-stated
  • 12G 2018 PRE-GENERAL $2,962,209 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $5,582,256 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2018 PRE-PRIMARY $378,387 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 JULY QUARTERLY $1,181,995 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 APRIL QUARTERLY $761,187 filing-stated
  • YE 2017 YEAR-END $567,518 filing-stated
  • Q3 2017 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $214,678 filing-stated
  • Q2 2017 JULY QUARTERLY $225,449 filing-stated
  • Q1 2017 APRIL QUARTERLY $150,867 filing-stated
Receipts
$14,634,622
Total disbursed
$16,572,480

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 →

16% of this campaign’s individual contributions came as small unitemized donations — gifts under the federal itemization threshold (about $200 a cycle) that the filer reports only as a lump sum, never broken out by donor. The gift-size and location breakdowns below cover the itemized 84%.

Itemized $8.1M · 84% Small unitemized gifts $1.6M · 16%

Share of individual money that is small unitemized gifts compares unitemized small donations (filer-stated lump sum) with all individual contributions.

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The money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum — small individual gifts that never cross the federal ~$200 cycle itemization threshold, so they are disclosed only as a total, never by donor — divided by all individual contributions (itemized plus that lump sum). Both figures come straight from the filer's own report summaries. The gift-size and geography figures on this page cover the itemized portion only; this share is the part they cannot break down.

Unitemized small donations (filer-stated lump sum): $1,567,245 ÷ All individual contributions: $9,657,147
Inputs behind Share of individual money that is small unitemized gifts
Itemized individual contributions $8,089,902
Unitemized small donations $1,567,245

Largest part: individuals, itemized (line 11a), 56% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $8.2M · 56%Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $1.6M · 11%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $2.6M · 18%Transfers from authorized committees (line 12) $2.1M · 14%Offsets and other receipts (lines 14, 15) $178K · 1%

Share of total receipts: Individuals, itemized (line 11a) compares individuals, itemized (line 11a) with total receipts.

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Each selected report's total receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline.

Individuals, itemized (line 11a): $8,196,271 ÷ Total receipts: $14,634,622
Inputs behind Share of total receipts: Individuals, itemized (line 11a)
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $8,196,271
Individuals, unitemized (line 11a) $1,567,245
PACs and other committees (line 11c) $2,581,901
Party committees and the candidate (lines 11b, 11d) $49,352
Transfers from authorized committees (line 12) $2,061,568
Offsets and other receipts (lines 14, 15) $178,285
From each filing:
  • YE 2018 YEAR-END $40,540 filing-stated
  • 30G 2018 POST-GENERAL $1,696,043 filing-stated
  • 12G 2018 PRE-GENERAL $1,349,942 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $3,456,468 filing-stated
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  • 12P 2018 PRE-PRIMARY $180,477 filing-stated
  • Q2 2018 JULY QUARTERLY $2,636,499 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 APRIL QUARTERLY $2,024,273 filing-stated
  • YE 2017 YEAR-END $2,000,806 filing-stated
  • Q3 2017 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $316,417 filing-stated
  • Q2 2017 JULY QUARTERLY $428,754 filing-stated
  • Q1 2017 APRIL QUARTERLY $504,403 filing-stated
Excluded reports:
  • 30G 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12G 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • 12P 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2018 — Replaced by an amended report
  • YE 2017 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q3 2017 — Replaced by an amended report
  • Q2 2017 — Replaced by an amended report

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 →

60% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (40% from inside).

Tennessee $4,412,282 Out of state $6,486,985
  • Nashville $1.1M10%
  • Washington, DC $998K9%
  • Franklin $454K4%
  • Brentwood $450K4%
  • Knoxville $371K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2.1M
  • Other out-of-state $5.5M

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: $6,486,985 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $10,899,268
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $6,486,985

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2017 – Dec 2018. Peak $1,662,556 in Oct 2018. Spending peaked at $5,934,714 in Oct 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 6,452 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1,008 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $81,355 and their names are withheld.

6,452 named donors 11,177 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Jobs Opportunity and New Ideas PAC 2 $55,000.00
Heartland Values PAC 2 $55,000.00
NRSC 1 $47,400.00
Robert Hale ↺ paid $7,500.00 6 $17,900.00
National Association of Broadcasters PAC 5 $15,000.00
Safari Club International PAC 3 $12,000.00
US Cellular PAC 5 $12,000.00
Winston Wolfe ↺ paid $6,100.00 4 $11,500.00
Beth C Alexander 3 $11,250.00
National Association of Health Underwriters PAC 3 $11,000.00

Expenditures

344 vendors 1,489 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Smart Media Group LLC 18 $9,677,696.00 58%
Targeted Victory 87 $1,628,277.58 10%
Something Else Strategies LLC 19 $560,405.12 3%
The Larrison Group LLC 15 $449,696.32 3%
American Express 27 $437,967.16 3%
Paychex Inc. 115 $429,228.39 3%
Fabrizio Lee 14 $405,475.78 2%
The Baker Group LLC 19 $357,706.22 2%
i360 11 $188,366.59 1%
Direct Response Strategies 8 $164,751.45 1.0%

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

  • Advertising & media $11,504,068 69%
  • Consulting & professional services $2,114,621 13%
  • Staff & payroll $687,053 4%
  • Other $645,612 4%
  • Office & operations $630,590 4%
  • Printing & mail $445,507 3%
  • Fundraising & events $201,897 1%
  • Contributions & donations $173,646 1%
  • Travel $118,802 0.8%
  • Field & voter contact $33,175 0.3%
  • Transfers between accounts $20,849 0.2%

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
YE 2018 $843,109.93 $614,100.03 Source: YE 2018 filing
30G 2018 $3,425,452.56 $843,109.93 Source: 30G 2018 filing
12G 2018 $5,037,719.26 $3,425,452.56 Source: 12G 2018 filing
Q3 2018 $7,163,507.27 $5,037,719.26 Source: Q3 2018 filing
12P 2018 $7,361,417.39 $7,163,507.27 Source: 12P 2018 filing
Q2 2018 $5,906,913.87 $7,361,417.39 Source: Q2 2018 filing
Q1 2018 $4,643,827.00 $5,906,913.87 Source: Q1 2018 filing
YE 2017 $3,210,538.00 $4,643,827.06 Source: YE 2017 filing
Q3 2017 $3,108,799.00 $3,210,538.95 Source: Q3 2017 filing
Q2 2017 $2,905,494.00 $3,108,799.82 Source: Q2 2017 filing
Q1 2017 $2,551,958.17 $2,905,494.28 Source: Q1 2017 filing