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Ron Ramsey — 2004 Tennessee Senate, District 02 campaign

Tennessee Senate, District 02 Republican

2004 Tennessee Senate, District 02 · totals since 2002

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 → · 6 filings · Early Supplemental 2002 2002–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 →
$8,010
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 →
$251,415
includes $30,090 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$295,825
Donors
235
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 $150,252.45.

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 $8,200
Post-Primary 2004 2004 reported receipts $30,445
Pre-General 2004 reported receipts $70,520
Pre-Primary 2004 reported receipts $57,820
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 reported receipts $79,480
Early Supplemental 2002 2002 reported receipts $4,950
Reported receipts $251,415
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 $289,691
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $6,134
Total spent $295,825
From each filing:
  • Post-General 2004 2004 Amendment $58,591 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $57,902 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $689 filing-stated
  • Post-Primary 2004 2004 Amendment $4,557 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,030 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $527 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2004 Amendment $162,372 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $162,107 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $264 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2004 Amendment $25,795 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $24,532 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,263 filing-stated
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  • Early Supplemental 2003 2003 Supplemental $18,727 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $16,725 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,002 filing-stated
  • Early Supplemental 2002 2002 Supplemental $25,782 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $24,394 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,388 filing-stated
Receipts
$251,415
Spent
$295,825

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: organizations and PACs, itemized, 57% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $79K · 31%Organizations and PACs, itemized $143K · 57%Unitemized contributions $30K · 12%

Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized compares organizations and pacs, itemized 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.

Organizations and PACs, itemized: $142,775 ÷ Reported receipts: $251,415
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $78,550
Organizations and PACs, itemized $142,775
Unitemized contributions $30,090
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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 →

$578average gift
$475median gift
136individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
13%
3%
$200–1K
63%
40%
$1K–5K
25%
57%
$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: $78,550 ÷ Individual donors: 136
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $78,550
Median gift $475
Individual donors 136
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 →

83% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (17% from out of state).

Tennessee $184,575 Out of state $36,750
  • Nashville $86K39%
  • Bristol $20K9%
  • Kingsport $18K8%
  • Memphis $11K5%
  • Johnson City $7K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $43K
  • Other out-of-state $37K

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: $36,750 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $221,325
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $36,750
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2002 – Dec 2004. Peak $48,750 in Oct 2004. Spending peaked at $125,313 in Oct 2004.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor figure above is a named-donor floor. A complete combined-term total is unavailable. This table names 218 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200.

218 named donors 324 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 4 $9,000.00
Pfizer Inc. PAC 3 $8,500.00
Tennessee Conservative PAC ↺ paid $1,000.00 2 $8,500.00
Fedex Corporation PAC 4 $7,000.00
Volunteer PAC 2 $5,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 4 $4,500.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 4 $4,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 4 $3,500.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC 3 $3,000.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 1 $3,000.00

Expenditures

97 vendors 148 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Concepts & Strategies 3 $54,517.80 19%
Southern Printing & Graphics 1 $41,712.00 14%
Mail Works 2 $21,126.61 7%
Wcyb-Tv 3 $16,771.50 6%
U.S. Postal Service 4 $16,543.27 6%
Saltpac 1 $10,000.00 3%
Public Opinion Statagies 2 $8,400.00 3%
Nextel 4 $6,485.98 2%
WJHL 1 $5,975.50 2%
C. C. Advertising 2 $4,867.74 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 Ron Ramsey’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $93,571 32%
  • Printing & mail $88,790 31%
  • Contributions & donations $40,687 14%
  • Other $24,128 8%
  • Consulting & professional services $17,803 6%
  • Office & operations $14,721 5%
  • Fundraising & events $8,528 3%
  • Travel $1,463 0.6%

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 Amended $58,400.86 $8,009.52 Source: Post-General 2004 2004 filing Report 5130
Post-Primary 2004 2004 Amended $124,364.52 $150,252.45 Source: Post-Primary 2004 2004 filing Report 5008
Pre-General 2004 Amended $150,252.45 $58,400.86 Source: Pre-General 2004 filing Report 5071
Pre-Primary 2004 Amended $92,339.81 $124,364.52 Source: Pre-Primary 2004 filing Report 4722
Early Supplemental 2003 2003 $31,587.29 $92,339.81 Source: Early Supplemental 2003 2003 filing Report 379
Early Supplemental 2002 2002 $52,419.15 $31,587.29 Source: Early Supplemental 2002 2002 filing Report 366