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Mike Carter — 2018 Tennessee House, District 29 campaign

Tennessee House, District 29 Republican

2018 Tennessee House, District 29 · totals since Jan 16, 2017

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 2017–Q4 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 →
$47,833
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 →
$30,985
includes $450 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $5,000. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$31,679
Donors
66
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 2018 Initial $47,833 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 2018 reported receipts $2,650
Pre-General 2018 reported receipts $4,785
Q3 2018 reported receipts $8,000
Pre-Primary 2018 reported receipts $250
Q2 2018 reported receipts $0
Q1 2018 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2017 reported receipts $15,300
Mid-Year 2017 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $30,985
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 $31,430
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $248
Total spent $31,679
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $42 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Initial $21,905 derived
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $1,800 derived
  • Q2 2018 Initial $3,126 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,000 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $126 filing-stated
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  • Q1 2018 Initial $300 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $225 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $75 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Amendment $2,503 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,500 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2017 Supplemental $2,003 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,000 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3 filing-stated
Receipts
$30,985
Spent
$31,679

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, 54% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $17K · 54%Organizations and PACs, itemized $14K · 44%Unitemized contributions $450 · 1%

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: $16,785 ÷ Reported receipts: $30,985
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $16,785
Organizations and PACs, itemized $13,750
Unitemized contributions $450
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $0
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 →

$365average gift
$250median gift
46individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
2%
0.3%
$50–200
22%
7%
$200–1K
70%
60%
$1K–5K
7%
33%
$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: $16,785 ÷ Individual donors: 46
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $16,785
Median gift $250
Individual donors 46
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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 →

99.1% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0.9% from out of state).

Tennessee $30,285 Out of state $250
  • Chattanooga $8K27%
  • Nashville $7K22%
  • Ooltewah $4K14%
  • Alamo $2K6%
  • Signal Mtn $1K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $8K
  • Other out-of-state $250

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: $250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $30,535
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $250
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — May 2017 – Jan 2019. Peak $12,050 in Dec 2017. Spending peaked at $21,905 in Oct 2018.

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. 11 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,185 and their names are withheld.

55 named donors 60 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Home Builders Assn of Greater Chattanooga PAC 1 $3,000.00
Gerald McCormick 2 $2,500.00
Citizens for Home Rule PAC 1 $1,750.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 4 $1,750.00
Stephen Rogers 1 $1,500.00
Jack McKee 1 $1,500.00
LAW PAC (Berkley Schwarz) 1 $1,000.00
Johnson Victory PAC 1 $1,000.00
Eric Buchanan Associates 1 $1,000.00
Rocky McElhaney Law Firm PC 1 $750.00

Expenditures

9 vendors 11 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Image Works 3 $16,155.33 51%
Multi-Quest 1 $5,750.00 18%
Hamilton County Republican Party 1 $3,000.00 10%
Donations 1 $2,000.00 6%
The Chattanoogan.Com 1 $1,800.00 6%
Medal of Honor Heritage Center 1 $1,500.00 5%
Reedy, Jay D. 1 $500.00 2%
Tillis, Thomas R. 1 $500.00 2%
Facebook 1 $225.00 0.8%

Loans

$5,000.00 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 $5,000
Loan principal shown $5,000
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Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Mike Carter) Candidate loan — $5,000.00 $0.00 $5,000.00

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

  • Printing & mail $16,155 51%
  • Contributions & donations $7,500 24%
  • Consulting & professional services $5,750 18%
  • Advertising & media $2,025 6%

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 2018 $45,224.63 $47,832.63 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82778
Pre-General 2018 $62,344.96 $45,224.63 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81446
Q3 2018 Amended $56,144.66 $62,344.96 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 81447
Pre-Primary 2018 $55,894.66 $56,144.66 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77488
Q2 2018 $59,020.30 $55,894.66 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76220
Q1 2018 $59,320.30 $59,020.30 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74803
Year-End 2017 Amended $46,523.07 $59,320.30 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 74796
Mid-Year 2017 $48,525.86 $46,523.07 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71602