Mary Littleton — 2020 Tennessee House, District 78 campaign

Tennessee House, District 78 Republican

2020 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 2019–Q4 2020

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 →
$84,331
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2022 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 →
$97,789
includes $1,739 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
In-Kind Received 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. Full definition →
$8,024
goods or services
Total Spent
$110,693
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 →
113.1%
$110,693 spent of $97,789 raised (cash) · opened with $96,885
Donors
126
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
8%
$8,750 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 2020 Initial $84,331 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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $96,050
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,739
Raised (cash) $97,789
From each filing:
  • Q4 2020 Initial $7,500 derived
  • Pre-General 2020 Initial $6,375 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $6,150 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $225 filing-stated
  • Q3 2020 Initial $2,350 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $2,200 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $150 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Initial $23,775 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $23,550 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $225 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2020 Amendment $10,100 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $9,300 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $800 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2019 Supplemental $46,689 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $46,350 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $339 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2019 Supplemental $1,000 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 $105,400
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $5,293
Total spent $110,693
From each filing:
  • Q4 2020 Initial $8,188 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,683 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $505 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2020 Initial $10,344 derived
  • Q3 2020 Initial $27,626 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $26,377 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,249 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Initial $11,711 derived
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  • Q2 2020 Amendment $22,307 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $21,565 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $743 filing-stated
  • Q1 2020 Initial $5,942 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,658 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $284 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2019 Supplemental $19,348 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $17,737 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,611 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2019 Supplemental $5,226 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,325 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $901 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: $8,750 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $105,813
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $8,750
Raised incl. in-kind
$105,813
Spent
$110,693

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 24%; organizations and PACs gave 69%; other sources made up 8%.

Individuals $25K · 24% Organizations & PACs $73K · 69% Other sources $8K · 8%
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: $25,129 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $105,813
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $25,129
From organizations and PACs $72,660
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $8,024

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 →

$339average gift
$250median gift
69individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
43%
14%
$200–1K
46%
51%
$1K–5K
10%
35%
$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: $23,390 ÷ Individual donors: 69
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $23,390
Median gift $250
Individual donors 69

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 $87,300 Out of state $8,750
  • Nashville $48K50%
  • Dickson $11K12%
  • Brentwood $7K7%
  • Burns $3K3%
  • Ashland City $2K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $16K
  • 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: $8,750 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $96,050
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $8,750

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Feb 2019 – Jan 2021. Peak $23,550 in Jul 2020. Spending peaked at $24,020 in Aug 2020.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $3,290 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 141 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 3 $10,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) Includes In-Kind 2 $6,024.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) In-Kind 1 $5,000.00
Jack Daniel's PAC 2 $4,000.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 3 $3,500.00
BIV-PAC (Bivens) 2 $3,500.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund PAC 2 $3,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 3 $3,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC 2 $3,000.00
Tennessee First PAC 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

118 vendors 175 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Margin of Victory Partners 3 $23,150.60 22%
Travis, Austin 5 $10,750.00 10%
Tennessee Republican Party 3 $8,544.00 8%
Red Ivory Strategies 4 $5,000.00 5%
McShane LLC 1 $3,312.17 3%
Republican House Majority Fund 1 $3,000.00 3%
House of Brew 5 $2,998.44 3%
House Blend 4 $2,965.04 3%
Kroger 3 $2,567.82 2%
High Noon Rotary 3 $1,830.00 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 2020 $85,018.71 $84,331.13 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 $88,987.71 $85,018.71 Source ↗
Q3 2020 $113,913.67 $88,987.71 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 $101,849.92 $113,913.67 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Amended $114,057.35 $101,849.92 Source ↗
Q1 2020 $119,999.75 $114,057.35 Source ↗
Year-End 2019 $92,658.57 $119,999.75 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 $96,884.90 $92,658.57 Source ↗