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Phillip Johnson — 2008 Tennessee House, District 78 campaign

Tennessee House, District 78 Republican

2008 Tennessee House, District 78

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 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 →
$30,079
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2010 TN House 78
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 →
$65,506
includes $7,581 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$22,089
goods or services
Total Spent
$39,324
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 →
60%
$39,324 spent of $65,506 raised (cash)
Donors
119
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
8%
$7,000 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 2008 Amendment $30,079 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. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $57,925
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $7,581
Raised (cash) $65,506
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $5,150 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,950 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $4,000 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $3,550 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $450 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $31,654 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $27,900 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,754 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $2,250 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,950 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $300 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $8,625 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $8,050 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $575 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Supplemental $13,827 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,525 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,302 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.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $36,706
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,618
Total spent $39,324
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $6,315 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,347 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $969 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $14,107 derived
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $10,463 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $9,912 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $551 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $333 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $200 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $133 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $2,243 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,900 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $343 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Supplemental $4,103 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,683 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $420 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $1,760 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,558 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $202 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: $7,000 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $87,595
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $7,000
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$87,595
Spent
$39,324

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 43%; organizations and PACs gave 32%; other sources made up 25%.

Individuals $38K · 43% Organizations & PACs $28K · 32% Other sources $22K · 25%
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: $37,506 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $87,595
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $37,506
From organizations and PACs $28,000
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $22,089
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 →

$468average gift
$225median gift
64individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
31%
10%
$200–1K
55%
43%
$1K–5K
14%
47%
$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: $29,925 ÷ Individual donors: 64
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $29,925
Median gift $225
Individual donors 64
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 →

88% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (12% from out of state).

Tennessee $50,925 Out of state $7,000
  • Nashville $18K31%
  • Franklin $9K15%
  • Ashland City $7K12%
  • Kingston Springs $4K6%
  • Pegram $3K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $11K
  • Other out-of-state $7K
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: $7,000 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $57,925
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $7,000
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $14,700 in Sep 2008. Spending peaked at $14,807 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $3,025 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 135 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee In-Kind 1 $16,489.00
House Republican Caucus In-Kind 3 $4,500.00
Williamson County Republican Party 1 $3,000.00
John Mayfield 2 $2,000.00
Justin Wilson 2 $2,000.00
Suzanne Tinsley 2 $2,000.00
Barbara Engelhardt Wilson 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 3 $1,500.00
Tennessee Conservative PAC 1 $1,500.00
Glenn Goodwin 2 $1,500.00

Expenditures

30 vendors 53 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
WQSV 13 $7,437.00 20%
Comcast 1 $5,939.87 16%
Jones, Michele 1 $2,860.00 8%
Promotional Allies 3 $2,549.27 7%
Mid South Signs & Graphics 2 $1,908.95 5%
Keenan Group 1 $1,805.94 5%
Costco 3 $1,493.24 4%
South Cheatham Advocate 1 $1,417.50 4%
Margin of Victory Partners 1 $1,200.00 3%
Web for U2 2 $1,100.00 3%

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

  • Advertising & media $17,973 49%
  • Printing & mail $8,869 24%
  • Fundraising & events $4,933 13%
  • Office & operations $2,825 8%
  • Other $1,706 5%
  • Contributions & donations $400 1%

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 Amended $30,944.72 $30,079.26 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Amended $41,039.53 $30,944.72 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended $19,444.76 $41,039.53 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 $17,527.84 $19,444.76 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended $11,145.72 $17,527.84 Source ↗
Q1 2008 $11,245.72 $11,145.72 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 $1,521.28 $11,245.72 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 $3,031.12 $1,521.28 Source ↗