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Mike Bell — 2008 Tennessee House, District 23 campaign

Tennessee House, District 23 Republican

2008 Tennessee House, District 23 · totals since Jul 1, 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 → · 7 filings · Year-End 2007–Q4 2008

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 →
$5,211
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 →
$30,410
includes $7,610 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 →
$362
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$27,037
Donors
55
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 2008 Initial $5,211 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 2008 reported receipts $300
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $1,350
Q3 2008 reported receipts $5,975
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $1,700
Q2 2008 reported receipts $500
Q1 2008 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2007 reported receipts $20,585
Reported receipts $30,410
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 $21,686
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $5,351
Total spent $27,037
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $1,459 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $400 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,059 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $3,552 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,250 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $302 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Initial $9,794 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,953 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $841 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $6,698 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,362 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $336 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $1,846 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $855 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $991 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Amendment $455 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $150 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $305 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $3,234 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,717 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,517 filing-stated
Receipts
$30,410
Spent
$27,037

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, 38% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $12K · 38%Organizations and PACs, itemized $11K · 37%Unitemized contributions $8K · 25%

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: $11,500 ÷ Reported receipts: $30,410
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $11,500
Organizations and PACs, itemized $11,300
Unitemized contributions $7,610
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 →

$371average gift
$250median gift
31individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
3%
1%
$200–1K
87%
72%
$1K–5K
10%
27%
$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: $11,500 ÷ Individual donors: 31
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $11,500
Median gift $250
Individual donors 31
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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 →

93% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (7% from out of state).

Tennessee $21,300 Out of state $1,500
  • Nashville $5K23%
  • Athens $4K19%
  • Franklin $4K15%
  • Cleveland $3K15%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $5K
  • Other out-of-state $2K

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: $1,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $22,800
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,500
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $7,400 in Aug 2007. Spending peaked at $7,858 in Sep 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 55 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 1 person gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $150 and their names are withheld.

55 named donors 71 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Dental PAC 2 $3,500.00
Joan Seaton 2 $1,050.00
Allan Jones 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $1,000.00
Ross Tarver 2 $1,000.00
Joe Hicks 2 $700.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 1 $500.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $500.00
Rogers Group Inc. PAC 1 $500.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 1 $500.00

Expenditures

27 vendors 34 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
House Republican Caucus 2 $10,000.00 46%
Downtown Hilton 1 $1,121.66 5%
Gresham, Dolores 2 $1,000.00 5%
Halford, Curtis 2 $1,000.00 5%
Sanderson, Bill 1 $1,000.00 5%
Weaver, Terri LYNN 2 $1,000.00 5%
Cochran, Jerome 1 $1,000.00 5%
Evans, Joshua 1 $500.00 2%
Carr, Joe 1 $500.00 2%
Matheny, Judd 1 $500.00 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 Mike Bell’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Contributions & donations $18,935 87%
  • Fundraising & events $1,233 6%
  • Office & operations $615 3%
  • Advertising & media $550 3%
  • Printing & mail $353 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 2008 $6,369.55 $5,210.56 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 24896
Pre-General 2008 $8,571.20 $6,369.55 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24048
Q3 2008 $12,389.72 $8,571.20 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23550
Pre-Primary 2008 $17,387.50 $12,389.72 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22867
Q2 2008 Amended $18,733.50 $17,387.50 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 23462
Q1 2008 Amended $19,188.50 $18,733.50 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20293
Year-End 2007 Amended $1,837.10 $19,188.50 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 20236