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Michael R McWherter — 2010 Governor campaign

Governor Democratic

2010 Governor · totals since Jan 16, 2009

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 2009–Q4 2010

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 →
$1,926
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 →
$3,455,680
$4,500 refunded
Loan entries in filing detail: $1,545,000. The report totals above govern this headline.
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 →
$29,252
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$3,443,633
less $1,241 in refunds & credits → $3,442,392 net disbursements
Donors
1,932
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 2010 Initial $1,926 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 2010 reported receipts $48,404
Pre-General 2010 reported receipts $573,177
Q3 2010 reported receipts $274,615
Pre-Primary 2010 reported receipts $89,325
Q2 2010 reported receipts $315,732
Q1 2010 reported receipts $1,103,571
Year-End 2009 reported receipts $400,470
Mid-Year 2009 reported receipts $650,387
Reported receipts $3,455,680
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 $3,443,633
Total spent $3,443,633
From each filing:
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Receipts
$3,455,680
Spent
$3,443,633

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: individuals, itemized, 48% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $1.6M · 48%Organizations and PACs, itemized $259K · 8%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $1.5M · 45%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, 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.

Individuals, itemized: $1,649,118 ÷ Reported receipts: $3,455,680
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $1,649,118
Organizations and PACs, itemized $259,471
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $1,547,091
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 →

$899average gift
$250median gift
1,834individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
9%
0.3%
$50–200
28%
3%
$200–1K
31%
13%
$1K–5K
27%
54%
$5K+
5%
30%

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: $1,649,118 ÷ Individual donors: 1834
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $1,649,118
Median gift $250
Individual donors 1834
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 →

88% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (12% from out of state).

Tennessee $1,676,854 Out of state $231,735
  • Nashville $493K26%
  • Jackson $238K12%
  • Memphis $102K5%
  • Brentwood $61K3%
  • Knoxville $49K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $734K
  • Other out-of-state $232K

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: $231,735 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $1,908,589
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $231,735
Source filings:

Contributions Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions by month — May 2009 – Nov 2010. Peak $554,750 in Jun 2009.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 1,279 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 665 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $50,458 and their names are withheld.

1,279 named donors 1,769 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $15,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $15,000.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 4 $15,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party In-Kind ↺ paid $6,500.00 1 $10,594.53
The Jackson Clinic PAC 4 $10,500.00
Coca Cola Consolidated Employee Commt On Good Gov PAC 3 $9,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 2 $7,500.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 1 $7,500.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC 1 $7,500.00
United Association Political Action Fund 1 $7,500.00

Expenditures

249 vendors 1,444 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Squier, Knapp & Dunn Communications, Inc. 25 $1,794,062.49 52%
Sheakley Paysystems 75 $184,048.39 5%
Mma Creative 46 $181,251.66 5%
April Orange Consulting 20 $176,000.00 5%
Sasser Hayden, Kimberly 35 $154,073.12 4%
Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc. 4 $80,552.87 2%
Barker, Beau 44 $71,616.80 2%
Tennessee Campaign Basics 5 $54,524.14 2%
Brody-Waite, Alexandra 33 $44,431.22 1%
White, Shelby 16 $42,419.29 1%

Loans

$1,545,000.00 in loan balances shown. The filings date all of it to this campaign. Later reports can repeat an outstanding loan, so each reconstructed lender balance is counted once below.

Loan principal shown adds together the amounts listed below.

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Loan schedules can repeat an outstanding debt on later reports. This is the reconstructed principal for each lender, counted once, split between candidate or family loans and all other lenders. Repayments and outstanding balances are shown separately in the ledger.

Inputs behind Loan principal shown
Candidate and family loans $1,545,000
Loan principal shown $1,545,000
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Michael R McWherter) Candidate loan Mar 31, 2010 $1,545,000.00 $0.00 $1,545,000.00

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

  • Advertising & media $1,843,527 54%
  • Staff & payroll $744,273 22%
  • Consulting & professional services $434,950 13%
  • Other $114,251 3%
  • Office & operations $113,935 3%
  • Travel $67,393 2%
  • Fundraising & events $53,234 2%
  • Contributions & donations $41,130 1%
  • Printing & mail $30,940 0.9%

Loans

Campaign loans
Lender Amount Date Received Outstanding Repaid

Each loan shows its balance as of the candidate's most recent filing; repayments since then appear when the next report is filed.

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 2010 $288,990.56 $1,925.72 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 34826
Pre-General 2010 $861,492.43 $288,990.56 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 33982
Q3 2010 $1,272,416.09 $861,492.43 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 32730
Pre-Primary 2010 $1,574,427.43 $1,272,416.09 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 31685
Q2 2010 $1,528,092.04 $1,574,427.43 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 30307
Q1 2010 $619,999.90 $1,528,092.04 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29257
Year-End 2009 Amended $619,483.47 $619,999.90 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29656
Mid-Year 2009 $0.00 $619,483.47 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27282

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2011.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $2,369

1 filing · Mid-Year 2011

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Department of the Treasury FEDERAL TAXES $1,858.00 —
Emma, Inc. EMAIL SERVICES $480.00 —
First State Bank BANK FEES $15.41 —
Metropolitan Trustee PERSONALTY TAXES $15.39 —
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2011 $1,925.72 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 36377