BENTLEY, HELEN DELICH
R Β· house Β· bioguide B000392
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- FEC candidate id
H0MD02057- Internal id
9130655e-c4d2-40ed-a97f-edb17753f076- Status
- open seat
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MD-02. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 771,118 |
| People | Median age | 40 |
| Income | Median household income | $99,849 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $52,459 |
| Income | In poverty | 8.2% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.5% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.451 |
| Race | White alone | 60.1% |
| Race | Black alone | 24.8% |
| Race | Asian alone | 5.7% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 6.4% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.4% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 11.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 86.0% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 3.9% |
| Education | High school or higher | 68.4% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 46.2% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 21.0% |
| Household | Family households | 64.1% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.48 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 34.8% |
| Housing | Median home value | $381,600 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,641 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 50.5% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.7% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.8% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 5.0% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 5.9% |
| Health | With a disability | 11.9% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 92.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.7% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 69.3% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.9% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 18.1% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $0 | $0 | $3,064 | $0 | $0 |
| 2002 | $1,074,398 | $1,071,335 | $3,064 | $0 | $699,465 |
| 2000 | $52 | $4,758 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1998 | $1,002 | $15,732 | $4,706 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $4,367 | $27,037 | $19,284 | $0 | $0 |
| 1994 | $354,828 | $312,852 | $41,975 | $0 | $174,468 |
| 1992 | $1,045,186 | $1,042,907 | $134,117 | $4,152 | $701,287 |
| 1990 | $834,214 | $784,058 | $131,837 | $4,152 | $535,706 |
| 1988 | $850,900 | $782,796 | $81,681 | $4,152 | $531,975 |
| 1986 | $1,071,649 | $1,068,106 | $13,577 | $39,737 | $0 |
| 1984 | $607,706 | $598,951 | $10,036 | $66,641 | $366,994 |
| 1982 | $210,254 | $209,059 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $253,028 | $252,599 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· MD-2 β won
- 1982 general house Β· MD-2 β won
- 1984 general house Β· MD-2 β won
- 1986 general house Β· MD-2 β won
- 1988 general house Β· MD-2 β won
- 1990 general house Β· MD-2 β won
- 1992 general house Β· MD-2 β won
- 2002 general house Β· MD-2 β lost_general
Committees
- BENTLEY FOR CONGRESS INC β principal Β· type H
- BENTLEY RE-ELECT COMMITTEE INC '92 β principal Β· type H
- HELEN DELICH BENTLEY FOR CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 20.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| R (major party) | +10.0% |
| open seat | -5.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
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Outbound (13)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | educated_at | George Washington University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Missouri | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | BENTLEY FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | BENTLEY RE-ELECT COMMITTEE INC '92 | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | HELEN DELICH BENTLEY FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees | |
| 1993-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1969-01-01 | employed_by | Federal Maritime Commission | β | wikidata | |
| 1950-01-01 | employed_by | WMAR-TV | β | wikidata | |
| 1945-01-01 | employed_by | The Baltimore Sun | β | wikidata |