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Ron McDow — 2016 Tennessee Senate, District 20 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 20 Republican

2016 Tennessee Senate, District 20 · totals since Jan 16, 2016

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-Primary 2016–Q4 2016

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 →
$0
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 →
$237,552
includes $200 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $235,602. The report totals above govern this headline.
Total Spent
$237,552
Donors
2
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:

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 2016 reported receipts $0
Q3 2016 reported receipts $35,702
Pre-Primary 2016 reported receipts $50,000
Q2 2016 reported receipts $151,850
Q1 2016 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $237,552
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 $237,107
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $445
Total spent $237,552
From each filing:
  • Q3 2016 Initial $75,369 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $75,087 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $283 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2016 Amendment $46,752 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $46,713 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $39 filing-stated
  • Q2 2016 Amendment $115,430 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $115,307 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $123 filing-stated
Receipts
$237,552
Spent
$237,552

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: loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds, 99.1% of receipts on these reports.

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $236K · 99.1%

Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds compares loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds 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.

Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds: $235,602 ÷ Reported receipts: $237,552
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds
Individuals, itemized $1,500
Organizations and PACs, itemized $250
Unitemized contributions $200
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $235,602
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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 →

86% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (14% from inside).

Tennessee $250 Out of state $1,500
  • New Orleans, LA $2K86%
  • Lebanon $25014%

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: $1,500 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $1,750
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,500
Source filings:

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 2 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

2 named donors 2 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Jane McDow 1 $1,500.00
Freedom PAC 1 $250.00

Expenditures

34 vendors 81 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Navigation Advertising 16 $106,060.82 45%
Gill Media 3 $83,746.00 35%
Elliott, Luke 5 $8,750.00 4%
US Post Office 1 $7,612.35 3%
McDow, Katie 3 $3,537.83 1%
Facebook 1 $2,648.03 1%
A. Caldwell List Company 2 $2,326.24 1.0%
Elliott, Will 4 $2,173.45 1.0%
Shelton, Sam 4 $2,149.67 1.0%
Moonshadow Mobile, Inc. 1 $2,110.00 0.9%

Loans

$235,601.96 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 $235,602
Loan principal shown $235,602
Source filings:
Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Ron McDow) Candidate loan Apr 27, 2016 $235,601.96 $235,601.96 $0.00

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

  • Advertising & media $192,455 81%
  • Field & voter contact $20,868 9%
  • Printing & mail $10,842 5%
  • Consulting & professional services $8,000 3%
  • Office & operations $2,215 1.0%
  • Fundraising & events $1,457 0.7%
  • Travel $750 0.4%
  • Other $520 0.3%

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 2016 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69382
Q3 2016 $39,667.36 $0.00 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67610
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended $36,419.71 $39,667.36 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66675
Q2 2016 Amended $0.00 $36,419.71 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 65566
Q1 2016 Late $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 69421