Mary Littleton — 2018 Tennessee House, District 78 campaign

Tennessee House, District 78 Republican

2018 Tennessee House, District 78

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 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 →
$96,885
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2020 TN House 78
Why this number?
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services are not cash; they appear separately as In-Kind Received. Bookkeeping entries such as a carried balance, accounting adjustment, or refund also stay only in the filing’s own totals. Full definition →
$97,040
includes $2,080 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$115,014
Why this number?
Spent of Cash Raised How much of the cash this campaign took in it went on to spend, measured now that its reporting has closed. Above 100% means it spent more than it raised for this race, drawing on money it already had when the cycle opened. Full definition →
118.5%
$115,014 spent of $97,040 raised (cash) · opened with $114,859
Donors
121
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
9%
$8,500 from outside TN
Why this number?

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 2018 Initial $96,885 filing-stated

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $94,960
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,080
Raised (cash) $97,040
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $4,350 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,150 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,200 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Initial $11,300 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,050 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $250 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $14,365 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $13,890 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $475 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $10,250 derived
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  • Q2 2018 Initial $12,625 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $12,550 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $75 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Amendment $43,650 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $43,570 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $80 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2017 Supplemental $500 derived

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 $101,998
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $13,016
Total spent $115,014
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $32,268 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $29,875 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,393 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Initial $24,954 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $24,637 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $317 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $27,178 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $24,916 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,262 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $1,680 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,008 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $672 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2018 Initial $6,694 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,294 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,400 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Initial $1,468 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $975 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $493 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Amendment $11,851 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,823 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,028 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2017 Supplemental $8,921 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,470 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,451 filing-stated

Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $8,500 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $97,040
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $8,500
Raised incl. in-kind
$97,040
Spent
$115,014

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. 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 →

Individuals gave 31%; organizations and PACs gave 69%.

Individuals $30K · 31% Organizations & PACs $67K · 69%
Why this number?

Share from individuals compares from individuals with everything the campaign raised.

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Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $29,990 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $97,040
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $29,990
From organizations and PACs $67,050

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 →

$465average gift
$300median gift
60individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
35%
9%
$200–1K
43%
39%
$1K–5K
22%
52%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

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: $27,910 ÷ Individual donors: 60
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $27,910
Median gift $300
Individual donors 60

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 →

91% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (9% from out of state).

Tennessee $86,460 Out of state $8,500
  • Nashville $48K51%
  • Dickson $14K15%
  • White Bluff $1K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $23K
  • Other out-of-state $9K
Why this number?

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: $8,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $94,960
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $8,500

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2017 – Jan 2019. Peak $16,820 in Oct 2017. Spending peaked at $33,155 in Oct 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $2,595 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 148 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $7,500.00
Southern Glazer of Tennessee PAC 2 $4,500.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $4,000.00
BIV-PAC (Bivens) 3 $2,500.00
Tennessee Action Committee for Rural Electrification 2 $2,250.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 1 $2,000.00
Jones Management Services PAC (JMS, W. Allan Jones) 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 4 $2,000.00
Stuart Speyer 2 $2,000.00
Johnson Victory PAC 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

101 vendors 159 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 5 $31,088.00 30%
Boyatt 5 $9,428.69 9%
Tennessee Republican Party 2 $6,761.00 7%
Travis, Austin 3 $5,447.59 5%
Cygnal 1 $5,430.00 5%
Events On Main 2 $3,805.00 4%
Casa of Dickson County 3 $2,250.00 2%
Kroger 6 $2,184.43 2%
Margin of Victory Partners 2 $2,050.00 2%
High Noon Rotary 4 $1,794.00 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 $39,180 38%
  • Other $18,765 18%
  • Contributions & donations $16,778 16%
  • Consulting & professional services $14,859 15%
  • Fundraising & events $8,710 9%
  • Advertising & media $1,592 2%
  • Field & voter contact $1,354 1%
  • Travel $579 0.6%
  • Office & operations $180 0.2%

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 2018 $124,803.29 $96,884.90 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 $138,457.09 $124,803.29 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Amended $151,270.24 $138,457.09 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 $142,700.31 $151,270.24 Source ↗
Q2 2018 $136,768.91 $142,700.31 Source ↗
Q1 2018 $138,236.50 $136,768.91 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 Amended $106,437.69 $138,236.50 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 $114,858.62 $106,437.69 Source ↗