JONES, BEN LEWIS
D Β· house Β· bioguide J000211
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- FEC candidate id
H6GA00010- Internal id
a0ec8a26-fa90-472c-8182-eebee5976ec6- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), GA-06. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 778,880 |
| People | Median age | 36 |
| Income | Median household income | $89,755 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $54,277 |
| Income | In poverty | 11.0% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.1% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.496 |
| Race | White alone | 30.3% |
| Race | Black alone | 51.2% |
| Race | Asian alone | 3.4% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 12.8% |
| Race | Two or more races | 7.8% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 13.0% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 82.1% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 10.9% |
| Education | High school or higher | 67.5% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 47.7% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 19.1% |
| Household | Family households | 57.7% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.42 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 42.2% |
| Housing | Median home value | $355,900 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,714 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 53.8% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 1.2% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.2% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.3% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.4% |
| Health | With a disability | 10.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 95.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 3.1% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 65.4% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.9% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 22.2% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $32,539 | $32,789 | $0 | $0 | $26,956 |
| 1994 | $318,659 | $321,774 | $251 | $22,118 | $284,133 |
| 1992 | $269,249 | $267,724 | $3,366 | $17,152 | $74,631 |
| 1990 | $707,046 | $711,015 | $1,959 | $32,315 | $255,254 |
| 1988 | $522,594 | $516,737 | $5,937 | $24,771 | $234,282 |
| 1986 | $118,166 | $118,085 | $81 | $11,948 | $0 |
Elections
- 1986 general house Β· GA-4 β won
- 1988 general house Β· GA-4 β won
- 1990 general house Β· GA-4 β lost_general
- 1992 general house Β· GA-10 β lost_general
- 1994 general house Β· GA-6 β lost_general
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.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (3)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | educated_at | Woodrow Wilson High School | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |