PURSELL, CARL D
R Β· house Β· bioguide P000574
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- FEC candidate id
H6MI02091- Internal id
4d39efeb-9a46-4fbd-8a21-4dc310199400- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MI-02. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 784,314 |
| People | Median age | 42 |
| Income | Median household income | $67,585 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $34,558 |
| Income | In poverty | 12.9% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.1% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.436 |
| Race | White alone | 89.0% |
| Race | Black alone | 2.0% |
| Race | Asian alone | 0.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 4.9% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 2.0% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 95.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 2.3% |
| Education | High school or higher | 58.1% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 22.5% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 7.7% |
| Household | Family households | 66.8% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.51 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 29.5% |
| Housing | Median home value | $202,700 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $893 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 77.4% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 5.1% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.8% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 19.5% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.3% |
| Health | With a disability | 15.9% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 85.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 10.7% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 77.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 9.4% |
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 | $2,984 | $273,782 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1992 | $129,166 | $98,410 | $270,798 | $0 | $63,075 |
| 1990 | $285,808 | $135,801 | $240,044 | $0 | $163,293 |
| 1988 | $811,384 | $876,779 | $90,037 | $0 | $497,451 |
| 1986 | $231,209 | $140,396 | $155,432 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $141,825 | $124,937 | $64,619 | $0 | $65,903 |
| 1982 | $146,475 | $137,108 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $102,252 | $74,791 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· MI-2 β won
- 1982 general house Β· MI-2 β won
- 1984 general house Β· MI-2 β won
- 1986 general house Β· MI-2 β won
- 1988 general house Β· MI-2 β won
- 1990 general house Β· MI-2 β won
- 1992 general house Β· MI-2 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% |
| 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.
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| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Eastern Michigan University | 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 | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1977-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |