Vance W Dennis — 2008 Tennessee House, District 71 campaign
2008 Tennessee House, District 71 · totals since Apr 1, 2008
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 2008–Q4 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 →
$7,832
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 →
$96,037
includes $7,332 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Loan entries in filing detail: $16,434. 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 →
$49,638
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$70,122
Donors
109
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
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, 52% of receipts on these reports.
Individuals, itemized $50K · 52%Organizations and PACs, itemized $34K · 35%Unitemized contributions $7K · 8%Loans, interest and other receipts, net of refunds $5K · 5%
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 →
$685average gift
$500median gift
73individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
$50–200
$200–1K
$1K–5K
$5K+
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 →
96% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (4% from out of state).
Tennessee $80,075 Out of state $3,500
- Nashville $22K26%
- Savannah $18K21%
- Franklin $7K8%
- Brentwood $6K7%
- Memphis $6K7%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $23K
- Other out-of-state $4K
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Mar 2008 – Jan 2009. Peak $31,975 in Oct 2008. Spending peaked at $36,976 in Oct 2008.
Cash contributions Spent
Contributions
The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 99 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 12 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $1,250 and their names are withheld.
| Donor | Donations | Net |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee In-Kind | 4 | $34,924.00 |
| Right Tennessee PAC Includes In-Kind | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| MUMPAC (Jason Mumpower) In-Kind | 3 | $9,114.00 |
| Tennessee Volunteer PAC | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Red State PAC | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Majority Tennessee | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Leaders of Tennessee | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Tennessee PAC for Leadership | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| Justin Wilson | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee Health Management PAC (THMCAREPAC) | 2 | $2,000.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Stoneridge Group | 8 | $31,373.50 | |
| Margin of Victory Partners | 1 | $7,057.00 | |
| The Courier | 11 | $4,290.00 | |
| America's Campaign Store | 4 | $3,368.93 | |
| Conquest Communications | 9 | $3,108.69 | |
| Independent Appeal | 4 | $2,598.75 | |
| WKWX Radio Station | 4 | $2,242.50 | |
| Gilmer, Scott | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Decatur County Chronicle, LLC | 2 | $1,638.00 | |
| The News Leader | 3 | $1,553.79 | |
| Grace Broadcasting | 2 | $1,442.00 | |
| US Postmaster | 10 | $1,282.55 | |
| Worm, Q105 Radio Station | 2 | $1,250.00 | |
| Brantley Charters | 1 | $1,115.00 | |
| Uptown's Restaurant | 2 | $880.70 | |
| Lavender Graphics | 1 | $764.75 | |
| WKJQ Radio Station | 3 | $701.75 | |
| Duggar Promo | 1 | $676.31 | |
| Rapid Print | 3 | $580.73 | |
| Hardin Farmers Coop | 1 | $528.84 | |
| Walmart | 5 | $239.89 | |
| Adamsville Post | 1 | $180.00 | |
| TN Young Republican Federation, Inc. | 1 | $150.00 | |
| B and J Sports | 1 | $140.16 | |
| American Legislative Exchange Council | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Team Hardin County | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | $85.00 | |
| Shelley's | 1 | $50.00 | |
| Darryl Worley Foundation | 1 | $50.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Loans
$16,433.61 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.
| Lender | Type | Received | Balance shown | Repaid | Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self (Vance W Dennis) | Candidate loan | Jun 30, 2008 | $16,433.61 | $16,433.61 | $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 Vance W Dennis’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Printing & mail $31,160 45%
- Advertising & media $28,672 41%
- Other $5,737 8%
- Field & voter contact $2,000 3%
- Fundraising & events $1,016 1%
- Consulting & professional services $413 0.6%
- Contributions & donations $300 0.5%
- Office & operations $252 0.4%
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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2008 | $31,242.41 | $7,831.89 | Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 25787 |
| Pre-General 2008 | $29,790.02 | $31,242.41 | Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24757 |
| Q3 2008 | $2,739.11 | $29,790.02 | Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23656 |
| Pre-Primary 2008 | $10,342.33 | $2,739.11 | Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22741 |
| Q2 2008 | $0.30 | $10,342.33 | Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21346 |