CARR, BOB
D Β· house Β· bioguide C000178
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- FEC candidate id
H6MI06035- Internal id
835b209f-c681-4a19-ad6a-dea99da9baa5- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MI-08. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 770,294 |
| People | Median age | 41 |
| Income | Median household income | $63,195 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $36,073 |
| Income | In poverty | 15.8% |
| Income | Unemployed | 6.8% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.461 |
| Race | White alone | 76.0% |
| Race | Black alone | 14.9% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.1% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 5.6% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 2.6% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 96.1% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 1.6% |
| Education | High school or higher | 56.5% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 24.9% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 8.8% |
| Household | Family households | 62.1% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.35 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 34.1% |
| Housing | Median home value | $170,100 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $966 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 74.8% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 6.4% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.2% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.5% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.7% |
| Health | With a disability | 17.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 89.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 7.8% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 78.6% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.7% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 10.0% |
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 | $637,099 | $630,249 | $0 | $2,550 | $346,368 |
| 1992 | $1,113,742 | $1,346,096 | $24,617 | $0 | $486,441 |
| 1990 | $397,503 | $223,595 | $256,973 | $0 | $150,282 |
| 1988 | $534,741 | $504,217 | $83,069 | $0 | $216,010 |
| 1986 | $734,919 | $692,787 | $52,534 | $18,606 | $0 |
| 1984 | $588,034 | $578,751 | $10,402 | $49,821 | $197,555 |
| 1982 | $305,485 | $312,280 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $147,718 | $146,725 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· MI-6 β won
- 1982 general house Β· MI-6 β won
- 1984 general house Β· MI-6 β won
- 1986 general house Β· MI-6 β won
- 1988 general house Β· MI-6 β won
- 1990 general house Β· MI-6 β won
- 1992 general house Β· MI-8 β lost_general
- 1994 general house Β· MI-8 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.
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| β | educated_at | University of Wisconsin Law School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of WisconsinβMadison | β | wikidata | |
| β | employed_by | George Washington University | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-05 | held_position | United States representative | 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 | |
| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1977-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1975-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |