Carter County Republican Party
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Randall Jenkins · Elizabethton, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $7,187 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $6,987 (97%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 97% of everything it spent; $200 went to Tennessee candidates.
Why this number?
Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.
Show formula
Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).
- Operating & other $6,987 97%
- To TN candidates $200 2.8%
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $200 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $200 difference, $200 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $200 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Summers, Travis $200.00
Tennessee caps what a PAC may give one candidate per election — $15,400 for statewide and House races, $30,800 for Senate races (2025–26 limits; a primary and a general count as separate elections). Registry of Election Finance limits.
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Food / Beverage | $2,070.45 |
| Advertising | $1,365.00 |
| Signs | $1,117.00 |
| Bumper Stickers | $817.33 |
| Caps | $445.74 |
| Telephone | $349.60 |
| Supplies | $165.94 |
| Flowers | $163.89 |
| Printing | $150.77 |
| Political Material | $150.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Signs | Signs | 08/24/2004 | $720.00 |
| Snapps Ferry | Food / Beverage | 09/11/2004 | $529.25 |
| H & T's Hats | Caps | 09/08/2004 | $445.74 |
| Spalding Group | Bumper Stickers | 07/08/2004 | $428.83 |
| J. C. Promotions | Bumper Stickers | 09/08/2004 | $388.50 |
| Perkins, Jack | Food / Beverage | 09/11/2004 | $333.09 |
| Wbej Radio | Advertising | 11/06/2004 | $297.00 |
| Wbej Radio | Advertising | 09/15/2004 | $294.00 |
| Washington County Republican Party | Advertising | 10/18/2004 | $234.00 |
| Kingsport Republican Party | Signs | 10/23/2004 | $200.00 |
Who Funds It
$6,064.00 (48% of money raised) came from its own sponsor, Carter County Republican Party — counted in every total, shown so it doesn’t read as outside support.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carter County Republican Party Sponsor | Elizabethton, TN | — | $6,064.00 |
| Ticket Sakes | — | — | $3,845.00 |
| Carter County Republican Party | Elizabethton, TN | — | $908.00 |
| Carter County Republican Women | Hampton, TN | — | $25.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.