William Lamberth — 2022 Tennessee House, District 44 campaign

Tennessee House, District 44 Republican

2022 Tennessee House, District 44 · totals since Jan 16, 2021

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 2021–Q4 2022

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 →
$356,381
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 →
$199,724
includes $1,240 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Total Spent
$173,692
Donors
209
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 2022 Amendment $356,381 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 2022 reported receipts $28,625
Pre-General 2022 reported receipts $28,370
Q3 2022 reported receipts $15,600
Pre-Primary 2022 reported receipts $11,750
Q2 2022 reported receipts $19,100
Q1 2022 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2021 reported receipts $90,679
Mid-Year 2021 reported receipts $5,600
Reported receipts $199,724
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 $173,692
Total spent $173,692
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Receipts
$199,724
Spent
$173,692

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, 79% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $41K · 21%Organizations and PACs, itemized $158K · 79%

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: $157,500 ÷ Reported receipts: $199,724
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Organizations and PACs, itemized
Individuals, itemized $40,984
Organizations and PACs, itemized $157,500
Unitemized contributions $1,240
From each filing:
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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 →

$313average gift
$100median gift
131individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
61%
16%
$200–1K
27%
31%
$1K–5K
11%
53%
$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: $40,984 ÷ Individual donors: 131
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $40,984
Median gift $100
Individual donors 131

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 $174,234 Out of state $24,250
  • Nashville $98K49%
  • Portland $22K11%
  • Franklin $13K7%
  • Brentwood $11K6%
  • Washington, DC $11K5%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $30K
  • Other out-of-state $14K

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: $24,250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $198,484
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $24,250

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2021 – Jan 2023. Peak $27,860 in Oct 2022. Spending peaked at $46,321 in Oct 2022.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 129 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 80 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $6,434 and their names are withheld.

129 named donors 181 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) 2 $10,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC 2 $9,000.00
Great Public Schools PAC 3 $8,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC 2 $6,500.00
FBT Gibbons Tennessee PAC 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC 2 $5,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 2 $5,000.00
Beverage Association of Tennessee PAC 3 $4,000.00
Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism PAC 2 $4,000.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement PAC 2 $3,500.00

Expenditures

83 vendors 137 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Big Dog Strategies 2 $55,820.78 32%
Acquire Digital 3 $11,152.05 6%
Old Hickory Buildings 1 $9,003.80 5%
Direct Edge Campaigns 2 $7,787.44 4%
Sam's Club 8 $5,554.21 3%
The BBQ Pit 2 $4,338.75 2%
Sumner County Republican Party 4 $4,000.00 2%
Portland Chamber of Commerce 8 $3,865.00 2%
Tennessee State Museum 1 $3,600.00 2%
Portland High School 6 $3,465.00 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 William Lamberth’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Contributions & donations $57,565 33%
  • Printing & mail $56,503 33%
  • Advertising & media $16,085 9%
  • Office & operations $14,632 8%
  • Other $10,343 6%
  • Fundraising & events $9,752 6%
  • Field & voter contact $7,787 4%
  • Consulting & professional services $750 0.5%
  • Travel $274 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 2022 Amended $363,516.60 $356,381.00 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 108060
Pre-General 2022 $381,018.86 $363,516.60 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105917
Q3 2022 $377,500.80 $381,018.86 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104513
Pre-Primary 2022 $373,250.80 $377,500.80 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102903
Q2 2022 $386,085.11 $373,250.80 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100951
Q1 2022 $400,332.66 $386,085.11 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98285
Year-End 2021 $328,464.07 $400,332.66 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96884
Mid-Year 2021 $330,348.53 $328,464.07 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95437