ORTON, WILLIAM H
D Β· house Β· bioguide O000108
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- FEC candidate id
H0UT03078- Internal id
412f88f5-720f-43f5-9a68-25cf707db3b2- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), UT-03. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 821,200 |
| People | Median age | 31 |
| Income | Median household income | $94,670 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $44,410 |
| Income | In poverty | 9.7% |
| Income | Unemployed | 3.8% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.465 |
| Race | White alone | 80.6% |
| Race | Black alone | 0.9% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.3% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 12.7% |
| Race | Two or more races | 9.4% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 8.5% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 84.7% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 9.5% |
| Education | High school or higher | 62.7% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 44.2% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 15.0% |
| Household | Family households | 72.6% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.93 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 32.9% |
| Housing | Median home value | $556,400 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,511 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 62.7% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 2.6% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 3.4% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 10.0% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 3.8% |
| Health | With a disability | 10.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 91.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 3.4% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 65.6% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.7% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 18.9% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $117 | $144 | $4,016 | $15,043 | $0 |
| 1998 | $4,177 | $13,239 | $4,041 | $15,043 | $0 |
| 1996 | $696,576 | $708,778 | $13,074 | $24,796 | $164,338 |
| 1994 | $292,589 | $285,709 | $25,277 | $24,958 | $67,235 |
| 1992 | $257,559 | $241,403 | $18,398 | $21,690 | $48,308 |
| 1990 | $86,801 | $87,236 | $-424 | $70,899 | $12,627 |
Elections
- 1990 general house Β· UT-3 β won
- 1992 general house Β· UT-3 β won
- 1994 general house Β· UT-3 β won
- 1996 general house Β· UT-3 β lost_general
Committees
- ORTON 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) = 25.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
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.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (8)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | educated_at | Brigham Young University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | J. Reuben Clark Law School | β | wikidata | |
| β | employed_by | Internal Revenue Service | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | ORTON FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees | |
| 1995-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-05 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |