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Mike McDonald — 2004 Tennessee House, District 44 campaign

Tennessee House, District 44 Democratic

2004 Tennessee House, District 44 · totals since 2003

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 → · 5 filings · Early Supplemental 2003 2003–Pre-Primary 2004

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 →
$59,809
as of the Post-General 2004 report
Receipts The sum of Total Receipts on the selected published reports. Open the receipt to check each report and any exclusions. Full definition →
$61,814
includes $24,018 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$88,141
Donors
68
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). Another report, Post-Primary 2004 2004, gives the same end date and states $108,160.31.

Reported on this filing:

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
Post-General 2004 2004 reported receipts $1,750
Post-Primary 2004 2004 reported receipts $11,250
Pre-General 2004 reported receipts $6,080
Pre-Primary 2004 reported receipts $27,831
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 reported receipts $14,902
Reported receipts $61,814
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 $84,897
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $3,244
Total spent $88,141
From each filing:
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Initial $13,782 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,512 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $270 filing-stated
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Initial $15,708 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $15,102 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $606 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Initial $42,400 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $41,887 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $512 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Initial $6,998 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,855 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,143 filing-stated
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  • Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Supplemental $9,254 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $8,542 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $712 filing-stated
Receipts
$61,814
Spent
$88,141

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: unitemized contributions, 39% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $20K · 33%Organizations and PACs, itemized $14K · 22%Unitemized contributions $24K · 39%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $4K · 6%

Share of reported receipts: Unitemized contributions compares unitemized contributions 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.

Unitemized contributions: $24,018 ÷ Reported receipts: $61,814
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Unitemized contributions
Individuals, itemized $20,375
Organizations and PACs, itemized $13,650
Unitemized contributions $24,018
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $3,771
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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 →

$497average gift
$250median gift
41individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
10%
3%
$200–1K
71%
50%
$1K–5K
20%
47%
$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: $20,375 ÷ Individual donors: 41
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $20,375
Median gift $250
Individual donors 41
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 →

97% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (3% from out of state).

Tennessee $32,875 Out of state $1,150
  • Nashville $17K50%
  • Gallatin $6K19%
  • Portland $3K9%
  • Castalian Springs $2K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $5K
  • Other out-of-state $1K

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: $1,150 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $34,025
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,150
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2003 – Dec 2004. Peak $5,900 in Jul 2004. Spending peaked at $44,968 in Oct 2004.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 64 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 4 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $600 and their names are withheld.

64 named donors 83 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Dixie Taylor Huff 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $1,500.00
William Ezell 2 $1,500.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 3 $1,250.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $1,000.00
Mark Ezell 1 $1,000.00
Larry Collins 1 $1,000.00
Stan Ezell 1 $1,000.00
John Robinson 1 $1,000.00
Bill Sugg 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

32 vendors 62 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Matt Little & Company 2 $38,937.00 46%
Powell, Larry 1 $5,600.00 7%
The News Examiner 5 $5,236.11 6%
US Post Office 5 $4,993.01 6%
Sagle, Jordan 4 $4,195.00 5%
Whin 4 $3,312.10 4%
Signs.Com, PC 1 $2,462.22 3%
MTM Jostens 1 $2,034.88 2%
American Press 2 $1,937.83 2%
Department of Treasury 2 $1,844.86 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 McDonald’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Consulting & professional services $44,537 52%
  • Advertising & media $12,390 15%
  • Printing & mail $11,945 14%
  • Field & voter contact $5,195 6%
  • Office & operations $4,290 5%
  • Other $3,451 4%
  • Contributions & donations $2,300 3%
  • Fundraising & events $789 1.0%

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
Post-General 2004 2004 $71,840.54 $59,808.65 Source: Post-General 2004 2004 filing Report 2699
Post-Primary 2004 2004 $112,618.14 $108,160.31 Source: Post-Primary 2004 2004 filing Report 1462
Pre-General 2004 $108,160.31 $71,840.54 Source: Pre-General 2004 filing Report 2208
Pre-Primary 2004 $91,784.89 $112,618.14 Source: Pre-Primary 2004 filing Report 573
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 $86,136.38 $91,784.89 Source: Early Supplemental 2003 2003 filing Report 133