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Todd Smith — 2008 Tennessee House, District 07 campaign

Tennessee House, District 07 Republican

2008 Tennessee House, District 07

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 · Year-End 2007–Q3 2008

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 Q3 report
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 →
$11,379
includes $3,383 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 →
$773
goods or services
Total Spent
$11,380
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 →
100.0%
$11,380 spent of $11,379 raised (cash)
Donors
14
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
20%
$2,396 of $12,152 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
0%
$0 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:

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 $5,600
Candidate's own contributions $2,396
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,383
Raised (cash) $11,379
From each filing:
  • Q3 2008 Initial $698 mixed
    • Candidate's own contributions $280 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $418 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $1,627 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,200 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $47 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $380 filing-stated
  • Q2 2008 Amendment $4,871 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,700 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $1,636 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,535 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Amendment $2,585 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,450 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $285 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $850 filing-stated
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  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $1,599 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $1,250 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $149 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $200 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 $10,676
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $704
Total spent $11,380
From each filing:
  • Q3 2008 Initial $616 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $2,351 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,304 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $47 filing-stated
  • Q2 2008 Amendment $5,626 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $5,186 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $440 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Amendment $2,638 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,569 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $69 filing-stated
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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: $0 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $12,152
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $0
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$12,152
Spent
$11,380

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 →

The candidate’s own money made up 20% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 74%, organizations and PACs 0%, with 6% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $2K · 20% Individuals $9K · 74% Organizations & PACs $0 · 0% Other sources $773 · 6%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money 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 the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $2,396 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $12,152
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $2,396
From individuals $8,983
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $773
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 →

$400average gift
$300median gift
14individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
0%
0%
$200–1K
86%
64%
$1K–5K
14%
36%
$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: $5,600 ÷ Individual donors: 14
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $5,600
Median gift $300
Individual donors 14
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 →

100% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (0% from out of state).

Tennessee $5,600 Out of state $0
  • Johnson City $5K82%
  • Elizabethton $70013%
  • Gray $3005%
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: $0 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $5,600
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $0
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2008 – Aug 2008. Peak $2,700 in Jan 2008. Spending peaked at $4,377 in Jun 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200.

Named donor list 23 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Todd Smith Self Includes In-Kind 7 $2,858.06
James Epps 1 $1,000.00
Marcy Walker 1 $1,000.00
Hank Carr 1 $500.00
Susan Epps 2 $400.00
Gerri Smith 1 $400.00
Tim Story In-Kind 1 $311.00
Bobby Jobe 1 $300.00
Doug Jones 1 $300.00
Robert Mahoney 1 $300.00

Expenditures

14 vendors 21 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Johnson City Press 6 $2,241.92 21%
National Awning and Sign 2 $2,141.30 20%
Citadel Broadcasting 2 $2,132.00 20%
Syndeoallinace 1 $1,111.96 10%
Omar Canvas and Awning 1 $549.30 5%
Johnson City Sports Foundation 1 $500.00 5%
Sundial Shirt 1 $481.52 5%
Jonesborough Herald and Tribune 1 $465.00 4%
Ids 1 $409.69 4%
Milligan College 1 $206.35 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 Todd Smith’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $5,758 54%
  • Printing & mail $3,628 34%
  • Fundraising & events $602 6%
  • Other $482 5%
  • Contributions & donations $206 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
Q3 2008 -$82.60 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $641.81 -$82.60 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended $1,396.33 $641.81 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Amended $1,450.00 $1,396.33 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended $0.00 $1,450.00 Source ↗