Mary Littleton — 2018 Tennessee House, District 78 campaign

Tennessee House, District 78 Republican

2018 Tennessee House, District 78 · totals since Jan 16, 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 → · 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
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$97,040
includes $2,080 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$115,014
Donors
121
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 2018 Initial $96,885 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 2018 reported receipts $4,350
Pre-General 2018 reported receipts $11,300
Q3 2018 reported receipts $14,365
Pre-Primary 2018 reported receipts $10,250
Q2 2018 reported receipts $12,625
Q1 2018 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2017 reported receipts $43,650
Mid-Year 2017 reported receipts $500
Reported receipts $97,040
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 $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
Receipts
$97,040
Spent
$115,014

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 $28K · 29%Organizations and PACs, itemized $67K · 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: $67,050 ÷ Reported receipts: $97,040
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $27,910
Organizations and PACs, itemized $67,050
Unitemized contributions $2,080
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 →

$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%

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

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 100 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 21 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $2,595 and their names are withheld.

100 named donors 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 Electric Cooperatives PAC 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 (RPAC) 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 ↺ donor $500.00 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: Q4 2018 filing Report 82989
Pre-General 2018 $138,457.09 $124,803.29 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81131
Q3 2018 Amended $151,270.24 $138,457.09 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 80213
Pre-Primary 2018 $142,700.31 $151,270.24 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78104
Q2 2018 $136,768.91 $142,700.31 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76494
Q1 2018 $138,236.50 $136,768.91 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 75247
Year-End 2017 Amended $106,437.69 $138,236.50 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73783
Mid-Year 2017 $114,858.62 $106,437.69 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71888