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Mike Bell — 2006 Tennessee House, District 23 campaign

Tennessee House, District 23 Republican

2006 Tennessee House, District 23 · totals since 2005

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 → · 7 filings · Supplemental 2005 2005–Q4 2006

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 →
$2,292
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 →
$40,777
includes $9,552 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$1,675
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$38,485
Donors
51
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 2006 Initial $2,292 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 2006 reported receipts $350
Pre-General 2006 reported receipts $2,775
Q3 2006 reported receipts $7,800
Pre-Primary 2006 reported receipts $5,570
Q2 2006 reported receipts $9,005
Q1 2006 reported receipts $5,777
Supplemental 2005 2005 reported receipts $9,500
Reported receipts $40,777
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 $35,711
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,774
Total spent $38,485
From each filing:
  • Q4 2006 Initial $1,370 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $471 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $899 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2006 Initial $1,440 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,257 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $183 filing-stated
  • Q3 2006 Initial $7,182 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,277 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $904 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2006 Initial $11,484 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,193 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $291 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2006 Initial $13,748 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,505 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $243 filing-stated
  • Q1 2006 Amendment $2,112 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,008 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $104 filing-stated
  • Supplemental 2005 2005 Supplemental $1,150 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,001 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $149 filing-stated
Receipts
$40,777
Spent
$38,485

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, 56% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $23K · 56%Organizations and PACs, itemized $8K · 21%Unitemized contributions $10K · 23%

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: $22,775 ÷ Reported receipts: $40,777
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $22,775
Organizations and PACs, itemized $8,450
Unitemized contributions $9,552
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 →

$530average gift
$500median gift
43individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
7%
2%
$200–1K
65%
45%
$1K–5K
28%
53%
$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: $22,775 ÷ Individual donors: 43
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $22,775
Median gift $500
Individual donors 43
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 →

99.3% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0.7% from out of state).

Tennessee $31,025 Out of state $200
  • Nashville $8K26%
  • Athens $7K21%
  • Englewood $3K8%
  • Memphis $3K8%
  • Bluff City $3K8%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $9K
  • Other out-of-state $200

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: $200 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $31,225
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $200
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Oct 2005 – Jan 2007. Peak $8,950 in Jul 2006. Spending peaked at $15,484 in Jul 2006.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 50 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 3 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $425 and their names are withheld.

50 named donors 56 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Conservative PAC 1 $2,500.00
Red State PAC 1 $2,000.00
Chris Clem 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee Right To Life PAC 1 $1,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 1 $1,000.00
Volunteer PAC 1 $1,000.00
Timothy Collins 2 $1,000.00
Jeanne Thompson 2 $1,000.00
David Offutt 2 $1,000.00
Bob Rymer 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

22 vendors 39 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Digital Inc. 5 $16,050.00 45%
D. P. A. 5 $4,174.06 12%
Inovar Signs 1 $3,945.00 11%
Staples 1 $2,745.37 8%
Wyxi 4 $1,551.00 4%
Wjsq/Wlar 3 $1,515.80 4%
Business Resources of Athens 1 $1,000.62 3%
Monroe County Buzz 2 $678.00 2%
Beanery Coffee and Cafe 2 $600.00 2%
Bryson, Jim 1 $500.00 1%

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

  • Printing & mail $24,056 67%
  • Advertising & media $8,087 23%
  • Contributions & donations $2,190 6%
  • Fundraising & events $600 2%
  • Office & operations $501 1%
  • Field & voter contact $277 0.8%

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 2006 $3,311.89 $2,292.02 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12584
Pre-General 2006 $1,976.39 $3,311.89 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11216
Q3 2006 $1,358.07 $1,976.39 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10011
Pre-Primary 2006 $7,272.21 $1,358.07 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8660
Q2 2006 $12,015.21 $7,272.21 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7500
Q1 2006 Amended $8,350.05 $12,015.21 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6748
Supplemental 2005 2005 $0.00 $8,350.05 Source: Supplemental 2005 2005 filing Report 5910

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2007.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $455

1 filing · Mid-Year 2007

Includes $295 spent not itemized below.

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
McMinn County Republican Party DONATIONS $160.00 02/22/2007
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2007 $2,292.02 $1,837.10 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13379