Memphis

Scott McCormick — 2018 Tennessee House, District 96 campaign

Tennessee House, District 96 Republican

2018 Tennessee House, District 96 · totals since Apr 1, 2018

Also ran for Memphis City Council, Dist. 2 on Who Funds Memphis

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 →
$3,440
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 →
$71,206
includes $2,340 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $2,841. The report totals above govern this headline.
Itemized in-kind 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. This figure adds the in-kind contributions itemized on the selected reports. The Registry reports in-kind apart from receipts, so it is not part of the receipts figure. Full definition →
$13,203
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$64,925
Donors
120
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:
  • Q4 2018 Amendment $3,440 filing-stated

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 2018 reported receipts $2,822
Pre-General 2018 reported receipts $35,295
Q3 2018 reported receipts $11,697
Pre-Primary 2018 reported receipts $4,000
Q2 2018 reported receipts $17,392
Reported receipts $71,206
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2018 Amendment $17,392 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 $64,055
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $871
Total spent $64,925
From each filing:
  • Q4 2018 Amendment $13,761 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $13,345 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $417 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2018 Amendment $26,163 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $26,133 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $30 filing-stated
  • Q3 2018 Amendment $11,003 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,618 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $385 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2018 Amendment $13,407 derived
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  • Q2 2018 Amendment $592 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $553 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $39 filing-stated
Receipts
$71,206
Spent
$64,925

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: individuals, itemized, 54% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $38K · 54%Organizations and PACs, itemized $28K · 39%Unitemized contributions $2K · 3%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $3K · 4%

Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized compares individuals, 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.

Individuals, itemized: $38,325 ÷ Reported receipts: $71,206
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $38,325
Organizations and PACs, itemized $27,700
Unitemized contributions $2,340
Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $2,841
From each filing:
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  • Q2 2018 Amendment $17,392 filing-stated

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 →

$479average gift
$250median gift
80individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
16%
4%
$200–1K
69%
53%
$1K–5K
15%
43%
$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: $38,325 ÷ Individual donors: 80
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $38,325
Median gift $250
Individual donors 80
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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 →

97% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (3% from out of state).

Tennessee $63,725 Out of state $2,300
  • Memphis $39K58%
  • Germantown $5K7%
  • Nashville $4K6%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $17K
  • Other out-of-state $2K

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: $2,300 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $66,025
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,300
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jun 2018 – Jan 2019. Peak $33,625 in Oct 2018. Spending peaked at $32,746 in Oct 2018.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 108 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 13 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,575 and their names are withheld.

108 named donors 128 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
House Republican Caucus In-Kind 2 $13,202.96
William Orgel 2 $3,000.00
Craig Weiss 2 $2,500.00
Majority Tennessee PAC 1 $2,000.00
Johnson Victory PAC 2 $2,000.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) 2 $1,500.00
Kevin Vaughan 1 $1,500.00
Crone Law Firm PLC 2 $1,500.00
Mark J Halperin 2 $1,250.00
Steven F Chandler 2 $1,250.00

Expenditures

17 vendors 48 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Margin of Victory Partners 11 $36,273.00 57%
Lownes, E 13 $14,938.50 23%
Resource Media Group, LLC 1 $4,407.15 7%
Perry Strategies, LLC 2 $2,346.50 4%
Office Depot 3 $1,235.97 2%
Central Printing & Marketing 3 $934.09 1%
McCormick, Scott 4 $769.98 1%
Local On the Square 1 $664.44 1%
Buckleys Lunchbox 1 $552.96 0.9%
Harry & David 1 $476.94 0.8%

Loans

$2,841.12 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 $2,841
Loan principal shown $2,841
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Itemized campaign loans
Lender Type Received Balance shown Repaid Outstanding
Self (Scott McCormick) Candidate loan Jun 12, 2018 $2,841.12 $0.00 $2,841.12

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

  • Printing & mail $38,364 60%
  • Consulting & professional services $9,356 15%
  • Field & voter contact $9,133 14%
  • Fundraising & events $4,184 7%
  • Other $1,548 2%
  • Office & operations $1,236 2%
  • Travel $234 0.4%

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 2018 Amended $17,219.90 $3,439.61 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 100547
Pre-General 2018 Amended $8,087.79 $17,219.90 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 100552
Q3 2018 Amended $7,393.24 $8,087.79 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 100554
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended $16,800.00 $7,393.24 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 97982
Q2 2018 Amended $0.00 $16,800.00 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 97981

After the election

Reports ending after Jan 15, 2019.

Contributions and spending

No contributions reported · Spent $1,759

4 filings · Mid-Year 2019–Year-End 2020

After the election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
Ballet Memphis CONTRIBUTION $1,000.00 08/26/2020
Friends of Scott McCormick CONTRIBUTION $759.48 08/14/2020
Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2020 $1,759.48 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2020 filing Report 94300
Mid-Year 2020 $2,279.51 $1,759.48 Source: Mid-Year 2020 filing Report 89023

As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,279.51, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,759.48.
Year-End 2019 $2,639.51 $2,279.51 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86329

As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,639.51, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,279.51.
Mid-Year 2019 $3,439.61 $2,639.51 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84785

As filed on this report: cash beginning $3,439.61, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,639.51.