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Michael Ray McWherter — 2008 U.S. Senator campaign

U.S. Senator Democratic

2008 U.S. Senator · totals since Oct 3, 2007

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 → · 1 filing · YE 2007

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 →
$0
as of the Year-End report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$134,276
$10,000 in loans included
Total disbursed
$134,276
Donors
28
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:
  • YE 2007 YEAR-END $0 filing-stated

Total receipts adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of Total Receipts reported on the selected source reports.

Inputs behind Total receipts
YE 2007 reported receipts $134,276
Total receipts $134,276
From each filing:
  • YE 2007 YEAR-END $134,276 filing-stated

Total disbursed adds together the amounts listed below.

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Total disbursements on the selected FEC reports, including operating expenditures, transfers, loan repayments, contribution refunds and other disbursements.

Inputs behind Total disbursed
Reported disbursements $134,276
Total disbursed $134,276
From each filing:
  • YE 2007 YEAR-END $134,276 filing-stated
Receipts
$134,276
Total disbursed
$134,276

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: party committees and the candidate (lines 11b, 11d), 54% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $50K · 37%PACs and other committees (line 11c) $2K · 1%Party committees and the candidate (lines 11b, 11d) $73K · 54%Loans (line 13) $10K · 7%

Share of total receipts: Party committees and the candidate (lines 11b, 11d) compares party committees and the candidate (lines 11b, 11d) with total receipts.

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Each selected report's total receipts split by the report's own lines; the parts of every report add up to its total, and the totals to the headline.

Party committees and the candidate (lines 11b, 11d): $72,751 ÷ Total receipts: $134,276
Inputs behind Share of total receipts: Party committees and the candidate (lines 11b, 11d)
Individuals, itemized (line 11a) $49,525
PACs and other committees (line 11c) $2,000
Party committees and the candidate (lines 11b, 11d) $72,751
Loans (line 13) $10,000
From each filing:
  • YE 2007 YEAR-END $134,276 filing-stated

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 →

62% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (38% from out of state).

Tennessee $32,175 Out of state $19,350
  • Jackson $10K19%
  • Nashville $6K11%
  • Clarksville $5K9%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $12K
  • Other out-of-state $19K

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: $19,350 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $51,525
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $19,350
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Oct 2007 – Dec 2007. Peak $41,500 in Oct 2007. Spending peaked at $133,050 in Dec 2007.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 27 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $125 and their names are withheld.

27 named donors 29 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Charles Hand ↺ paid $4,600.00 2 $4,600.00
Chuck Clark ↺ paid $4,600.00 2 $4,600.00
Trow Gillespie ↺ paid $2,300.00 1 $2,300.00
Hunter Welles ↺ paid $2,300.00 1 $2,300.00
Ray Smith ↺ paid $2,300.00 1 $2,300.00
David Dortch ↺ paid $2,300.00 1 $2,300.00
Larry Wilks ↺ paid $2,300.00 1 $2,300.00
J H Gordon ↺ paid $2,300.00 1 $2,300.00
Carl Johnson ↺ paid $2,300.00 1 $2,300.00
Phillip Carpenter ↺ paid $2,300.00 1 $2,300.00

Coverage: the filings we hold for this campaign run through Dec 31, 2007; for other campaigns of the 2008 cycle we hold filings through Dec 31, 2008.

Expenditures

31 vendors 36 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
McWherter, Mike 4 $81,525.00 61%
Hand, Charles ↺ donor $4,600.00 2 $4,600.00 3%
Clark, Chuck ↺ donor $4,600.00 2 $4,600.00 3%
Gordon, J H ↺ donor $2,300.00 1 $2,300.00 2%
Gillespie, Trow ↺ donor $2,300.00 1 $2,300.00 2%
Dortch, David ↺ donor $2,300.00 1 $2,300.00 2%
Wilks, Larry ↺ donor $2,300.00 1 $2,300.00 2%
Thompson, Joseph ↺ donor $2,300.00 1 $2,300.00 2%
Johnson, Carl ↺ donor $2,300.00 1 $2,300.00 2%
Carpenter, Phillip ↺ donor $2,300.00 1 $2,300.00 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 Michael Ray McWherter’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Consulting & professional services $71,369 53%
  • Contributions & donations $51,525 38%
  • Loan & debt repayment $9,999 7%
  • Advertising & media $724 0.6%
  • Fundraising & events $657 0.5%

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
YE 2007 $0.00 $0.00 Source: YE 2007 filing