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Mike Stewart — 2020 Tennessee House, District 52 campaign

Tennessee House, District 52 Democratic

2020 Tennessee House, District 52

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 2019–Q4 2020

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 →
$2,276
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2022 TN House 52
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 →
$317,601
includes $4,235 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$258,573
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 →
81%
$258,573 spent of $317,601 raised (cash)
Donors
203
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
38%
$121,896 of $317,601 raised · $3,080 donated, $118,816 loaned
Out-of-State
8%
$25,950 from outside TN
Why this number?

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 2020 Initial $2,276 filing-stated

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. Note: a separate cross-filing check found a loan-balance carryforward discontinuity in the filings behind this figure. The reports have not been reconciled to determine the cause of the unexplained balance change.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $191,470
Candidate's own contributions $3,080
Loans received $118,816
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,235
Raised (cash) $317,601
From each filing:
  • Q4 2020 Initial $5,500 derived
  • Pre-General 2020 Initial $8,250 derived
  • Q3 2020 Initial $80,070 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $24,820 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,250 filing-stated
    • Loans $52,000 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Initial $42,365 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $42,150 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $215 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2020 Amendment $82,498 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $77,500 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $770 filing-stated
    • Loans $4,228 derived
  • Q1 2020 Initial $2,000 derived
  • Year-End 2019 Supplemental $25,350 derived
  • Mid-Year 2019 Amendment $9,980 derived
Not attributable to a single filing:
Loans $61,588 derived

Borrowing that no filing dates to its own reporting period — a balance carried forward from an earlier period, or a loan reported without a date. The rest is shown against the filing that reported borrowing it.

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 $258,132
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $441
Total spent $258,573
From each filing:
  • Q4 2020 Initial $5,803 derived
  • Pre-General 2020 Initial $7,836 derived
  • Q3 2020 Initial $101,887 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Initial $65,616 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $65,181 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $435 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2020 Amendment $36,601 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $36,595 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6 filing-stated
  • Q1 2020 Initial $20,977 derived
  • Year-End 2019 Supplemental $7,408 derived
  • Mid-Year 2019 Amendment $12,444 derived

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: $25,950 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $317,601
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $25,950
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$317,601
Spent
$258,573

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 38% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 29%, organizations and PACs 32%.

Candidate’s own money $122K · 38% Individuals $93K · 29% Organizations & PACs $103K · 32%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money 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 the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $121,896 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $317,601
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $121,896
From individuals $92,805
From organizations and PACs $102,900
Source filings:

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 →

$671average gift
$250median gift
132individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0.8%
0.1%
$50–200
24%
4%
$200–1K
50%
26%
$1K–5K
25%
70%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

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: $88,570 ÷ Individual donors: 132
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $88,570
Median gift $250
Individual donors 132
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 →

86% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (14% from out of state).

Tennessee $165,520 Out of state $25,950
  • Nashville $120K63%
  • Washington, DC $16K8%
  • Knoxville $11K6%
  • Franklin $9K5%
  • Brentwood $8K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $17K
  • Other out-of-state $10K
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: $25,950 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $191,470
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $25,950
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2019 – Dec 2020. Peak $54,470 in Jul 2020. Spending peaked at $66,085 in Sep 2020.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $3,170 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 233 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 4 $9,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 4 $8,100.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 2 $5,000.00
Jon Stewart 3 $4,500.00
Nancy P Stewart 3 $4,500.00
David Kidd 5 $4,100.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 2 $3,500.00
Michael Cartwright 2 $3,200.00
Brent Hill 2 $3,200.00
Mike Stewart Self 5 $3,080.26

Expenditures

90 vendors 234 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Harpeth Stratergy 2 $58,000.00 22%
Counterpoint Messaging 5 $53,522.00 21%
Pomeroy-Wallace, Marjorie 5 $37,846.00 15%
Chambers, Kathy 26 $17,180.00 7%
Jobe, Ken 21 $13,760.00 5%
Grindstone Reseach 3 $6,000.00 2%
Change Research 1 $5,800.00 2%
Grassroot Strategy Plus 5 $5,000.00 2%
The Media Scientist Laboratories, LLC 2 $5,000.00 2%
Stones Phones 1 $4,750.00 2%

Loans

$118,816.00 in loan principal 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.

Why this number?

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 $118,816
Loan principal shown $118,816
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Principal Repaid Outstanding
Self (Mike Stewart) Candidate loan Jan 27, 2020 $118,816.00 $48,828.00 $69,988.00

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

  • Consulting & professional services $129,642 50%
  • Advertising & media $62,893 24%
  • Other $32,389 13%
  • Field & voter contact $14,814 6%
  • Printing & mail $10,244 4%
  • Office & operations $3,346 1%
  • Contributions & donations $2,300 0.9%
  • Travel $1,313 0.6%
  • Fundraising & events $1,192 0.5%

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 2020 $4,579.19 $2,275.75 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 $4,165.23 $4,579.19 Source ↗
Q3 2020 $22,982.26 $4,165.23 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 $45,848.05 $22,982.26 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Amended $1,291.07 $45,848.05 Source ↗
Q1 2020 $20,268.27 $1,291.07 Source ↗
Year-End 2019 $2,926.61 $20,268.27 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Amended $5,390.15 $2,926.61 Source ↗