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Robin Smith — 2018 Tennessee House, District 26 campaign

Tennessee House, District 26 Republican

2018 Tennessee House, District 26

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 · Pre-General 2018–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 →
$75,687
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2020 TN House 26
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 →
$127,190
includes $740 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 →
$11,482
goods or services
Total Spent
$51,503
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 →
40%
$51,503 spent of $127,190 raised (cash)
Donors
233
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
6%
$7,750 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 2018 Amendment $75,687 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 $126,450
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $740
Raised (cash) $127,190
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Amendment $19,199 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $19,100 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $99 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Initial $6,325 derived
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $58,481 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $58,000 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $481 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Amendment $31,585 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $31,425 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $160 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2018 Amendment $11,600 derived

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 $51,117
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $385
Total spent $51,503
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Amendment $37,108 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $36,779 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $329 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Initial $7,179 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $7,153 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $26 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $6,958 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,928 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $31 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Amendment $257 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: $7,750 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $138,672
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $7,750
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$138,672
Spent
$51,503

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 47%; organizations and PACs gave 44%; other sources made up 8%.

Individuals $66K · 47% Organizations & PACs $61K · 44% Other sources $11K · 8%
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: $65,740 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $138,672
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $65,740
From organizations and PACs $61,450
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $11,482
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 →

$385average gift
$250median gift
169individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
33%
8%
$200–1K
53%
50%
$1K–5K
15%
42%
$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: $65,000 ÷ Individual donors: 169
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $65,000
Median gift $250
Individual donors 169
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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 →

94% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (6% from out of state).

Tennessee $118,700 Out of state $7,750
  • Nashville $36K28%
  • Chattanooga $23K18%
  • Hixson $15K12%
  • Signal Mountain $9K7%
  • Lookout Mountain $6K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $29K
  • Other out-of-state $8K
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: $7,750 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $126,450
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $7,750
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jun 2018 – Jan 2019. Peak $48,400 in Jul 2018. Spending peaked at $21,505 in Nov 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $5,300 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 197 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Robin Smith Self In-Kind 1 $11,461.27
Tennessee Volunteer PAC 2 $5,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) 1 $3,000.00
Home Builders Assn of Chattanooga PAC 1 $3,000.00
Tennessee Chiropractic Assn PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Anesthesiologists PAC 2 $2,000.00
Assn General Contractors Chattanooga 1 $2,000.00
Mark Caldwell 2 $2,000.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN 2 $2,000.00
Flex PAC 1 $2,000.00

Expenditures

17 vendors 30 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Rosearters, PLLC 3 $20,710.30 41%
Markco Printing 8 $17,062.06 33%
Lakeshore Grille 1 $3,500.00 7%
Butler Consulting 1 $2,000.00 4%
Turning Points Usa - Sac Conference 1 $1,500.00 3%
The Catering Connection 1 $1,109.56 2%
Marriott Residence Inn - West Palm Beach 1 $1,039.60 2%
Woodworth On 5th 1 $714.70 1%
Public House 1 $666.12 1%
Chattanoogan.Com 1 $650.00 1%

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

  • Consulting & professional services $23,122 45%
  • Printing & mail $17,062 33%
  • Fundraising & events $5,990 12%
  • Office & operations $2,261 4%
  • Advertising & media $1,142 2%
  • Travel $1,040 2%
  • Contributions & donations $500 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
Q4 2018 Amended $93,596.29 $75,687.24 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 $94,450.48 $93,596.29 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Amended $42,927.70 $94,450.48 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended $11,600.00 $42,927.70 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Amended $0.00 $11,600.00 Source ↗