ROWLAND, JAMES ROY JR
D Β· house Β· bioguide R000481
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- FEC candidate id
H2GA08012- Internal id
25963c4c-7ab1-40e5-9940-9ed907b06c01- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), GA-08. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 774,685 |
| People | Median age | 38 |
| Income | Median household income | $61,494 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $32,008 |
| Income | In poverty | 17.9% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.5% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.476 |
| Race | White alone | 58.8% |
| Race | Black alone | 30.1% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 8.0% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.2% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 4.8% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 92.2% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 5.8% |
| Education | High school or higher | 57.2% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 23.4% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 10.2% |
| Household | Family households | 66.6% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.58 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 33.7% |
| Housing | Median home value | $175,900 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $964 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 64.7% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 2.8% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.4% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 13.1% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 8.6% |
| Health | With a disability | 15.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 85.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 11.8% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 80.1% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.4% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 7.7% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | $142,077 | $134,070 | $128,069 | $0 | $13,017 |
| 1992 | $454,319 | $544,898 | $120,061 | $0 | $114,264 |
| 1990 | $368,200 | $365,513 | $210,642 | $0 | $96,057 |
| 1988 | $261,545 | $195,895 | $207,955 | $0 | $113,992 |
| 1986 | $233,269 | $150,139 | $142,306 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $190,141 | $134,916 | $59,178 | $0 | $119,466 |
| 1982 | $225,984 | $222,026 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1982 general house Β· GA-8 β won
- 1984 general house Β· GA-8 β won
- 1986 general house Β· GA-8 β won
- 1988 general house Β· GA-8 β won
- 1990 general house Β· GA-8 β won
- 1992 general house Β· GA-8 β won
- 1994 general house Β· GA-8 β won
Committees
No committees on file.
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.
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| β | educated_at | Oxford College of Emory University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | South Georgia State College | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Georgia | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-05 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
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| 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 | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |