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Willie (Butch) Borchert — 2008 Tennessee House, District 75 campaign

Tennessee House, District 75 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 75 · totals since Jan 16, 2007

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 2007–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 →
$3,024
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 →
$37,693
includes $8,053 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
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 →
$8,295
goods or services itemized on these reports
Total Spent
$44,203
Donors
76
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 2008 Initial $3,024 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 2008 reported receipts $1,700
Pre-General 2008 reported receipts $8,228
Q3 2008 reported receipts $11,091
Pre-Primary 2008 reported receipts $4,520
Q2 2008 reported receipts $7,879
Q1 2008 reported receipts $0
Year-End 2007 reported receipts $4,275
Mid-Year 2007 reported receipts $0
Reported receipts $37,693
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 $43,049
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $1,155
Total spent $44,203
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Initial $8,196 derived
  • Pre-General 2008 Initial $10,978 derived
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $10,689 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $10,205 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $484 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Initial $3,794 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,373 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $421 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Initial $4,853 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $4,803 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $50 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Initial $600 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $400 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $200 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Supplemental $3,638 derived
  • Mid-Year 2007 Supplemental $1,455 derived
Receipts
$37,693
Spent
$44,203

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, 42% of receipts on these reports.

Individuals, itemized $16K · 42%Organizations and PACs, itemized $14K · 37%Unitemized contributions $8K · 21%

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: $15,690 ÷ Reported receipts: $37,693
Inputs behind Share of reported receipts: Individuals, itemized
Individuals, itemized $15,690
Organizations and PACs, itemized $13,950
Unitemized contributions $8,053
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 →

$296average gift
$150median gift
53individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
0%
0%
$50–200
51%
17%
$200–1K
38%
38%
$1K–5K
11%
45%
$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: $15,690 ÷ Individual donors: 53
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $15,690
Median gift $150
Individual donors 53
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 →

93% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (7% from out of state).

Tennessee $27,690 Out of state $1,950
  • Nashville $12K40%
  • Camden $4K12%
  • Paris $3K11%
  • Covington $2K7%
  • Dover $1K4%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $6K
  • 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: $1,950 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $29,640
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $1,950
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $7,100 in Sep 2008. Spending peaked at $14,727 in Oct 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 50 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 27 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $2,730 and their names are withheld.

50 named donors 67 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Democratic Party In-Kind 2 $8,295.28
The Speaker S Fund PAC 1 $2,000.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee 1 $2,000.00
Gary Odom 2 $2,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 3 $1,750.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 3 $1,000.00
Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct PAC 1 $1,000.00
John Tanner 1 $1,000.00
Richard Worsham 1 $1,000.00
Charles Curtiss 1 $1,000.00

Expenditures

46 vendors 139 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Camden Chronicle 17 $7,063.75 16%
Paris Post Intelligencer 21 $6,045.57 14%
Stewart Houston Times 13 $4,378.19 10%
The Print Guy 7 $3,195.56 7%
WRJB 9 $2,567.00 6%
Peach, Thomas 3 $1,737.50 4%
Elliott Signs 3 $1,490.51 3%
Wmuf 2 $1,324.40 3%
WFWL Radio 3 $1,100.00 3%
TN. Democratic Caucus 1 $1,000.00 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 Willie (Butch) Borchert’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $28,131 65%
  • Contributions & donations $7,253 17%
  • Printing & mail $3,423 8%
  • Fundraising & events $2,512 6%
  • Field & voter contact $800 2%
  • Other $559 1%
  • Travel $370 0.9%

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 2008 $9,519.42 $3,023.73 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 25721
Pre-General 2008 $12,269.54 $9,519.42 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24616
Q3 2008 Amended $11,867.32 $12,269.54 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 25593
Pre-Primary 2008 $11,141.63 $11,867.32 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22657
Q2 2008 $8,116.02 $11,141.63 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21380
Q1 2008 $8,716.02 $8,116.02 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20442
Year-End 2007 $8,079.07 $8,716.02 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14509
Mid-Year 2007 $9,534.07 $8,079.07 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13422