BACHUS, SPENCER REP.
R Β· house Β· bioguide B000013
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- FEC candidate id
H2AL06035- Internal id
c06e7bee-ea89-47ac-bd08-b995f2d3f609- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), AL-06. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 721,709 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $84,306 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $45,663 |
| Income | In poverty | 9.8% |
| Income | Unemployed | 3.8% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.476 |
| Race | White alone | 72.7% |
| Race | Black alone | 18.1% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.7% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 5.8% |
| Race | Two or more races | 5.0% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 4.3% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 93.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 4.2% |
| Education | High school or higher | 64.5% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 38.4% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 14.6% |
| Household | Family households | 69.7% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.55 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 28.3% |
| Housing | Median home value | $275,300 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,304 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 71.7% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 1.7% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.3% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.9% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.7% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 92.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 5.9% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 78.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.1% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 12.2% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $2,444 | $8,723 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2014 | $301,789 | $555,973 | $6,279 | $0 | $27,350 |
| 2012 | $2,725,004 | $2,904,501 | $260,462 | $15,000 | $1,128,152 |
| 2010 | $1,415,672 | $1,634,114 | $439,959 | $0 | $582,778 |
| 2008 | $1,460,651 | $1,414,805 | $658,402 | $0 | $521,439 |
| 2006 | $1,638,820 | $1,893,922 | $612,555 | $0 | $425,333 |
| 2004 | $1,647,639 | $1,376,109 | $867,656 | $0 | $637,883 |
| 2002 | $1,105,804 | $747,979 | $596,126 | $0 | $348,001 |
| 2000 | $672,429 | $577,565 | $238,302 | $0 | $266,008 |
| 1998 | $648,464 | $603,504 | $143,439 | $0 | $329,679 |
| 1996 | $466,986 | $511,226 | $101,477 | $0 | $256,568 |
| 1994 | $458,345 | $332,233 | $145,719 | $0 | $257,381 |
| 1992 | $527,406 | $502,793 | $15,660 | $30,727 | $330,194 |
Elections
- 1992 general house Β· AL-6 β won
- 1994 general house Β· AL-6 β won
- 1996 general house Β· AL-6 β won
- 1998 general house Β· AL-6 β won
- 2000 general house Β· AL-6 β won
- 2002 general house Β· AL-6 β won
- 2004 general house Β· AL-6 β won
- 2006 general house Β· AL-6 β won
- 2008 general house Β· AL-6 β won
- 2010 general house Β· AL-6 β won
- 2012 general house Β· AL-6 β won
- 2014 general house Β· AL-6 β lost_general
Committees
- BACHUS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE β principal Β· type H
- GOOD GOVERNMENT 2004 β joint_fundraising 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% |
| R (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 (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | GOOD GOVERNMENT 2004 | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | BACHUS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees |