Mike Bell — 2018 Tennessee Senate, District 09 campaign
2018 Tennessee Senate, District 09
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 → · 13 filings · Mid-Year 2015–Year-End 2018
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 →
$101,230
as of the Year-End report
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 →
$327,796
includes $5,875 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
$1,000 refunded
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 →
$200
goods or services
Total Spent
$275,249
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 →
84%
$275,249 spent of $327,796 raised (cash)
Donors
At least 248 named
full total unavailable for this combined term
Out-of-State
15%
$49,550 from outside TN
Why this number?
Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filings listed below.
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The ending cash balances the campaign's 2 committees each reported on their most recent filing, added together (each as filed, not computed). Note: 2 filings covering periods that end on the same day state different ending balances — Q4 2018 states $101,230.02, Year-End 2018 states $120,447.24. The figure shown is Q4 2018's; the reports have not been reconciled against each other.
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. Excludes $344.86 the filer reported on Schedule A as a refund or reimbursement — money paid back to the committee, not money it raised, so it is not counted here. It remains in the filing's own totals.
| Itemized contributions from others | $321,921 |
| Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) | $5,875 |
| Raised (cash) | $327,796 |
From each filing:
- Year-End 2016 Supplemental $34,000 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $33,950 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $50 filing-stated
- Mid-Year 2016 Supplemental $7,300 derived
- Year-End 2015 Supplemental $57,950 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $56,600 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,350 filing-stated
- Mid-Year 2015 Amendment $1,000 derived
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- Q4 2018 Amendment $521 derived
- Year-End 2018 Supplemental $24,500 derived
- Pre-General 2018 Amendment $8,950 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $8,650 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $300 filing-stated
- Q3 2018 Amendment $82,700 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $79,850 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,850 filing-stated
- Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $10,000 derived
- Q2 2018 Initial $14,550 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $14,450 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $100 filing-stated
- Year-End 2017 Supplemental $86,325 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $85,100 derived
- Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,225 filing-stated
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.
| Itemized expenditures | $254,603 |
| Stated spending not itemized (credited) | $20,645 |
| Total spent | $275,249 |
From each filing:
- Year-End 2016 Supplemental $30,701 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $28,162 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,539 filing-stated
- Mid-Year 2016 Supplemental $25,029 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $23,158 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,871 filing-stated
- Year-End 2015 Supplemental $27,372 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $24,326 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,046 filing-stated
- Mid-Year 2015 Amendment $17,531 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $14,807 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,723 filing-stated
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- Q4 2018 Amendment $6,902 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $6,742 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $160 filing-stated
- Year-End 2018 Supplemental $5,283 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $4,422 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $860 filing-stated
- Pre-General 2018 Amendment $37,363 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $36,979 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $384 filing-stated
- Q3 2018 Amendment $34,110 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $33,360 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $750 filing-stated
- Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $8,532 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $8,050 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $482 filing-stated
- Q2 2018 Initial $12,193 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $10,711 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,482 filing-stated
- Q1 2018 Amendment $23,529 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $22,005 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,524 filing-stated
- Year-End 2017 Supplemental $29,745 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $27,276 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,469 filing-stated
- Mid-Year 2017 Amendment $16,959 mixed
- Itemized expenditures $14,604 derived
- Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,355 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: $49,550 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $327,996
| From outside Tennessee | $49,550 |
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 18%; organizations and PACs gave 82%.
Individuals $59K · 18% Organizations & PACs $268K · 82%
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: $59,446 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $327,996
| From individuals | $59,446 |
| From organizations and PACs | $268,350 |
| In-kind contributions (goods & services) | $200 |
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 →
85% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (15% from out of state).
Tennessee $272,371 Out of state $49,550
- Nashville $153K48%
- Cleveland $20K6%
- Brentwood $17K5%
- Washington, DC $16K5%
- Chattanooga $8K2%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $74K
- Other out-of-state $34K
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: $49,550 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $321,921
| From outside Tennessee | $49,550 |
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2015 – Jan 2019. Peak $58,075 in Sep 2018. Spending peaked at $51,144 in Oct 2018.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | 3 | $12,500.00 |
| BOWPAC (Bo Watson) | 2 | $9,000.00 |
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | 2 | $7,000.00 |
| Tennessee Action Committee for Rural Electrification | 2 | $6,000.00 |
| Waller Lansden PAC | 3 | $5,500.00 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC | 2 | $5,000.00 |
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC | 2 | $4,500.00 |
| Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC | 2 | $4,000.00 |
| KEYPAC (Ken Yager) | 2 | $4,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
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Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Republican Party | 5 | $37,674.00 | |
| Bell, Mike | 61 | $20,520.00 | |
| Senate Republican Caucus | 2 | $15,000.00 | |
| Margin of Victory Partners | 2 | $10,184.00 | |
| Fca Ocoee Region | 6 | $6,550.00 | |
| Tennessee Christian Prepatory Academy | 7 | $5,450.00 | |
| Athens Area Chamber of Commerce | 6 | $5,060.00 | |
| Victorystore.Com | 1 | $4,766.60 | |
| Verizon Wireless | 43 | $4,600.00 | |
| Rachel Barrett & Company | 1 | $4,150.00 | |
| Pody, Mark | 2 | $4,000.00 | |
| Fullers Framing and Art | 11 | $3,888.84 | |
| Tennessee Wildlife Federation | 3 | $3,500.00 | |
| Dickerson, Steven | 3 | $3,000.00 | |
| Gardenhire, Todd | 1 | $2,800.00 | |
| Polk County H. S. | 8 | $2,660.00 | |
| Curtis, Jenna | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Wcle Radio | 5 | $2,400.00 | |
| Bradley Co. Republican Party | 5 | $2,215.00 | |
| NCSL | 4 | $2,149.00 | |
| Southwest | 9 | $2,136.93 | |
| Empty Stocking Fund | 4 | $2,100.00 | |
| White, Dawn | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Catch Ministries | 4 | $2,000.00 | |
| Reeves, William S. | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Gresham, Dolores | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Cleveland High School Wrestling | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Habitat for Humanity Cleveland | 4 | $1,950.00 | |
| Women At the Well | 5 | $1,920.00 | |
| Monroe County Republican Party | 4 | $1,850.00 | |
| Wounded Warriors In Action Foundation | 1 | $1,800.00 | |
| University of Tennessee | 3 | $1,713.40 | |
| New Hope Crisis Pregnancy Center | 5 | $1,600.00 | |
| Cleveland Chamber | 8 | $1,565.00 | |
| Expedia | 4 | $1,547.40 | |
| Stanbery for State Executive Committeema | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Tellico Plains High School | 2 | $1,500.00 | |
| Kelsey, Brian | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Roberts, Kerry | 2 | $1,500.00 | |
| Athens Parks Foundation | 3 | $1,500.00 | |
| Matlock, Jimmy | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Sheraton | 1 | $1,499.30 | |
| Nra | 4 | $1,442.50 | |
| Foundation House Ministries | 6 | $1,400.00 | |
| Bradley Central H.S. | 3 | $1,400.00 | |
| Full Circle Womens Ministries | 3 | $1,250.00 | |
| Claxton Volunteer Emergency Services | 4 | $1,240.00 | |
| McMinn County Republican Party | 2 | $1,160.00 | |
| Walker Valley High School | 2 | $1,050.00 | |
| National Wild Turkey Federation | 4 | $1,040.00 | |
| Choate Printing | 1 | $1,031.14 | |
| Monroe County Chamber of Commerce | 4 | $1,010.00 | |
| Ducks Unlimited | 4 | $1,010.00 | |
| 917 Society | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Cochran, Mark | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Russell, Larry Lowell | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Daniel, Martin | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Lee, Bill | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tennessee Wildlife Resourses Foundation | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Melinda King for County Clerk | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Marsha for Senate Victory Fund | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Faison, Jeremy | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Crowe, Rusty | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Hunters for the Hungry | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Swann, Art | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Jackson, Edward S. | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Matlock for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tommy Jones for Sheriff | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Bowling, Janice | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Green (Senate), Mark E. | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Kelsey for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| C.R.A.M. | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Monroe County Republican Women | 4 | $897.50 | |
| Sheraton | 1 | $886.56 | |
| Cleveland State Community College | 4 | $850.00 | |
| Hyatt Regency | 1 | $840.29 | |
| American Airlines | 5 | $761.16 | |
| J103 | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Cleveland 100 | 2 | $750.00 | |
| Eastanallee Church | 2 | $750.00 | |
| McMinn County Football Boosters | 3 | $750.00 | |
| Boys and Girls Club of the Ocoee | 2 | $730.00 | |
| American Legislative Exchange Council | 3 | $725.00 | |
| Wyxi | 2 | $702.60 | |
| Gymnastics Club of Chattanooga | 4 | $700.00 | |
| Southeast Tennessee Veterans Home Counci | 3 | $700.00 | |
| United Way of Ocoee Region | 1 | $700.00 | |
| Boys Scouts Cherokee Area Council | 2 | $700.00 | |
| Wjsq/Wlar | 1 | $640.00 | |
| Optimist Club of Athens | 5 | $625.00 | |
| Candies Creek City Church | 1 | $600.00 | |
| Friends of the Nra | 2 | $600.00 | |
| The Patio | 3 | $560.10 | |
| Promises Kept | 2 | $560.00 | |
| Omni Hotel | 1 | $552.63 | |
| Shanes Rib Shack | 1 | $550.00 | |
| Hyatt Regency | 1 | $539.61 | |
| Athens Area Council for the Arts | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Nasc | 1 | $500.00 | |
| McMinn Education Foundation | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Smith, Eddie | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Fraternal Order of Police | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Alzheimer's Association of Cleveland | 2 | $500.00 | |
| Carter, Mike | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Latinos for Tennessee | 1 | $500.00 | |
| American Cancer Society | 4 | $495.00 | |
| Niota Fire Department | 2 | $490.00 | |
| Ruth Chris Steak House | 1 | $475.02 | |
| Hyatt Savannah | 1 | $468.00 | |
| WRKQ | 2 | $461.00 | |
| Lisa Bell Fine Art | 1 | $456.71 | |
| Walmart | 2 | $408.93 | |
| Michaels | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Cleveland Civitan Club | 1 | $400.00 | |
| Bradley Wrestling Boosters | 2 | $375.00 | |
| Little America Inn | 1 | $358.08 | |
| Randy Harris | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Michaels Fine Dining | 1 | $330.47 | |
| Pucketts | 1 | $303.81 | |
| Cleveland Rotary Club Foundation | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Cleveland Kiwanis Club | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Prospect School Pto | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Volley for A Cure | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Safari Club International | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Bell, Laura | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Mileage | 2 | $300.00 | |
| Wygo | 1 | $288.00 | |
| Vistaprint | 1 | $285.56 | |
| Meigs County Hs | 1 | $280.00 | |
| Holiday Inn Express | 1 | $268.85 | |
| Habitat for Humanity of McMinn | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Bell, Mike | 1 | $250.00 | |
| C.A.G.E. | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Cleveland City Ballet | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Kane for County Clerk | 1 | $250.00 | |
| World Gospel Missions | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Bradley County Young Republicans | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Jenkins Deli | 2 | $250.00 | |
| McMinn Young Farmers and Ranchers | 1 | $250.00 | |
| McMinn Central High School | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Howell, Dan | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Fishing With A Soldier | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Madisonville Friends of the Library | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Lee University | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Family Resource Agency | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Chick-fil-A | 1 | $248.96 | |
| Equinox Hotel | 1 | $235.40 | |
| Demo's | 1 | $230.00 | |
| Federalist Society | 1 | $215.24 | |
| Holiday Inn Express | 1 | $213.06 | |
| United States Postal Service | 3 | $200.00 | |
| East Tennessee Regional Leadership. | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Tristar Athletic Ministry | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Power Custom | 1 | $200.00 | |
| United Way of McMinn County | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Donna's Cafe | 1 | $200.00 | |
| East Tennessee Children's Hospital | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Etowah 4th Committee | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Roane County Anti-Drug Coalition | 1 | $200.00 | |
| WTNB | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Jenkins Market Deli | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Cleveland High School Football Boosters | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Meigs County Republican Party | 1 | $200.00 | |
| McMinn County Rescue Squad | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Lowe's | 1 | $192.17 | |
| Lusk, Sue | 1 | $175.39 | |
| The Pub In Nashville | 1 | $170.00 | |
| Hampton Inn | 1 | $160.63 | |
| Gondolier | 1 | $160.00 | |
| Lake Forest Middle School | 1 | $150.00 | |
| U.S. Department of State | 1 | $140.00 | |
| Courtyard Marriot | 1 | $135.68 | |
| United Grocery Outlet | 2 | $123.59 | |
| Woolworths | 1 | $120.00 | |
| Savannah Oaks | 1 | $120.00 | |
| Delta Airlines | 2 | $120.00 | |
| Clarion Hotel | 1 | $118.81 | |
| Deluxe Check | 1 | $113.60 | |
| Goins Florist | 1 | $109.00 | |
| Athens Flower Shop | 1 | $103.55 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
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 $129,040 51%
- Advertising & media $43,811 17%
- Travel $28,302 11%
- Printing & mail $19,497 8%
- Other $14,920 6%
- Fundraising & events $7,921 3%
- Consulting & professional services $6,950 3%
- Office & operations $3,398 1%
- Staff & payroll $765 0.4%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2018 Amended | $108,611.85 | $101,230.02 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2018 | $101,230.02 | $120,447.24 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 Amended | $137,024.59 | $108,611.85 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2018 Amended | $88,434.22 | $137,024.59 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2018 | $86,966.22 | $88,434.22 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2018 | $84,264.62 | $86,966.22 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2018 Amended | $107,793.89 | $84,264.62 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2017 | $49,776.02 | $107,793.89 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2017 Amended | $66,734.89 | $49,776.02 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2016 | $62,428.18 | $66,734.89 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2016 | $80,156.80 | $62,428.18 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2015 | $49,079.03 | $80,156.80 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2015 Amended | $65,609.65 | $49,079.03 | Source ↗ |