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Mary Littleton — 2014 Tennessee House, District 78 campaign

Tennessee House, District 78 Republican

2014 Tennessee House, District 78 · totals since Jan 16, 2013

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 → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2013–Q4 2014

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 →
$68,542
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 →
$82,655
includes $1,455 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$426
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$31,374
Donors
123
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 2014 Initial $68,542 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 2014 reported receipts $4,675
Pre-General 2014 reported receipts $16,930
Q3 2014 reported receipts $13,000
Pre-Primary 2014 reported receipts $1,500
Q2 2014 reported receipts $3,250
Q1 2014 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2013 reported receipts $33,350
Mid-Year 2013 reported receipts $9,950
Reported receipts $82,655
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 $27,593
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,781
Total spent $31,374
From each filing:
  • Q4 2014 Initial $2,964 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,509 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $455 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2014 Initial $16,951 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $16,397 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $553 filing-stated
  • Q3 2014 Amendment $4,199 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,675 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,525 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2014 Amendment $328 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $110 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $218 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2014 Initial $6,932 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,902 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,030 filing-stated
Receipts
$82,655
Spent
$31,374

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, 73% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $21K · 26%Organizations and PACs, itemized $60K · 73%Unitemized contributions $1K · 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: $59,950 ÷ Reported receipts: $82,655
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $21,250
Organizations and PACs, itemized $59,950
Unitemized contributions $1,455
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 →

$452average gift
$250median gift
47individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
17%
5%
$200–1K
74%
70%
$1K–5K
9%
25%
$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: $21,250 ÷ Individual donors: 47
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $21,250
Median gift $250
Individual donors 47
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 →

83% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (17% from out of state).

Tennessee $67,750 Out of state $13,450
  • Nashville $36K45%
  • Dickson $10K12%
  • Washington, DC $4K5%
  • Burns $2K3%
  • White Bluff $2K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $17K
  • Other out-of-state $9K

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: $13,450 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $81,200
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $13,450
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2013 – Sep 2015. Peak $16,800 in Dec 2013. Spending peaked at $17,072 in Oct 2014.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 116 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 8 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,025 and their names are withheld.

116 named donors 158 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Optometrists PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Chiropractic Assn PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Federation for Children PAC 1 $2,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $1,750.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $1,750.00
Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC 2 $1,500.00
Hometown Pharmacy PAC 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee Anesthesiologists PAC 2 $1,500.00
Advance PAC 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

39 vendors 45 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 3 $13,462.00 49%
Republican Leadership PAC 1 $2,000.00 7%
Gannett Tennessee 2 $1,221.70 4%
Margin of Victory Partners ↺ donor $500.00 1 $1,150.00 4%
WDKN1260 1 $800.00 3%
Dale's Steakhouse 1 $738.00 3%
Dickson County Tire and Oil 1 $674.23 2%
High Noon Rotary 2 $570.00 2%
Back Alley BBQ 1 $500.00 2%
Lugos 1 $480.35 2%

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

  • Printing & mail $14,876 54%
  • Contributions & donations $4,455 16%
  • Fundraising & events $3,175 12%
  • Advertising & media $2,432 9%
  • Other $1,500 5%
  • Office & operations $820 3%
  • Field & voter contact $335 1%

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 2014 $66,830.28 $68,541.50 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59129
Pre-General 2014 $66,851.17 $66,830.28 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57724
Q3 2014 Amended $58,050.57 $66,851.17 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 58188
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended $56,878.84 $58,050.57 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54662
Q2 2014 $60,560.86 $56,878.84 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53018
Q1 2014 $60,860.86 $60,560.86 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 51125

As filed on this report: cash beginning $60,860.86, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $60,560.86.
Year-End 2013 $27,510.86 $60,860.86 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49057
Mid-Year 2013 $17,560.86 $27,510.86 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47727