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Sam Whitson — 2018 Tennessee House, District 65 campaign

Tennessee House, District 65 Republican

2018 Tennessee House, District 65

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 2017–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 →
$130,499
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2020 TN House 65
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 →
$149,236
includes $8,401 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
Total Spent
$65,045
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 →
44%
$65,045 spent of $149,236 raised (cash)
Donors
160
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
11%
$16,250 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 Initial $130,499 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.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $140,835
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $8,401
Raised (cash) $149,236
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $4,375 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $4,250 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $125 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Initial $12,405 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $11,700 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $705 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $26,496 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $23,350 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,146 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $7,000 derived
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  • Q2 2018 Initial $21,000 derived
  • Year-End 2017 Supplemental $77,460 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $73,035 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $4,425 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2017 Supplemental $500 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 $55,782
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $9,263
Total spent $65,045
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Initial $13,651 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $12,325 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,327 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Initial $7,811 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,802 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,010 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $13,180 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $11,724 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,456 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Initial $645 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $200 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $445 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2018 Initial $13,739 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,013 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $727 filing-stated
  • Q1 2018 Initial $2,398 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,067 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,331 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2017 Supplemental $8,603 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $6,563 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $2,039 filing-stated
  • Mid-Year 2017 Supplemental $5,017 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,089 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $929 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: $16,250 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $149,236
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $16,250
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$149,236
Spent
$65,045

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 35%; organizations and PACs gave 65%.

Individuals $52K · 35% Organizations & PACs $97K · 65%
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: $52,136 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $149,236
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $52,136
From organizations and PACs $97,100
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 →

$583average gift
$500median gift
75individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
7%
2%
$200–1K
69%
46%
$1K–5K
24%
52%
$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: $43,735 ÷ Individual donors: 75
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $43,735
Median gift $500
Individual donors 75
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 $124,585 Out of state $16,250
  • Nashville $56K40%
  • Franklin $36K25%
  • Brentwood $13K10%
  • Washington, DC $4K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $20K
  • Other out-of-state $13K
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: $16,250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $140,835
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $16,250
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2017 – Jan 2019. Peak $22,825 in Nov 2017. Spending peaked at $9,940 in May 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 $725 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 197 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $10,000.00
Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) PAC 2 $6,000.00
Middle Tennessee Business Leaders for Common Sense PAC 2 $4,500.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 1 $2,500.00
Pfizer Inc. PAC 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC 4 $2,500.00
Johnson Victory PAC 2 $2,500.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Truck PAC 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee Dental PAC 2 $2,000.00

Expenditures

66 vendors 98 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Boyatt, Ted 6 $11,000.00 20%
Williamson Herald 5 $4,036.95 7%
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee 1 $3,126.28 6%
Williamson County Republican Party 5 $2,700.00 5%
Wakm Am950 6 $2,365.00 4%
War Room Strategies 1 $1,750.00 3%
Ogles, Brandon 1 $1,500.00 3%
Johnson, Jack 2 $1,500.00 3%
Smith, Eddie 2 $1,500.00 3%
Hicks, Jr., Gary 1 $1,500.00 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 Sam Whitson’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Contributions & donations $20,783 37%
  • Consulting & professional services $11,000 20%
  • Advertising & media $7,831 14%
  • Office & operations $5,609 10%
  • Printing & mail $4,091 7%
  • Other $3,929 7%
  • Fundraising & events $2,428 4%
  • Field & voter contact $110 0.2%

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 $139,774.82 $130,498.57 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 $135,181.04 $139,774.82 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Amended $121,865.06 $135,181.04 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 $115,509.98 $121,865.06 Source ↗
Q2 2018 $108,249.46 $115,509.98 Source ↗
Q1 2018 $110,647.29 $108,249.46 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 $41,790.11 $110,647.29 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 $46,307.58 $41,790.11 Source ↗