OBERSTAR, JAMES L
D Β· house Β· bioguide O000006
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- FEC candidate id
H6MN08047- Internal id
ba42e599-fcfd-4d67-8b00-358bb2729b05- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MN-08. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 722,069 |
| People | Median age | 43 |
| Income | Median household income | $75,433 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $40,748 |
| Income | In poverty | 11.0% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.7% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.438 |
| Race | White alone | 88.0% |
| Race | Black alone | 1.3% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.1% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 2.2% |
| Race | Two or more races | 5.4% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 1.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 96.6% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 1.1% |
| Education | High school or higher | 57.9% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 28.3% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 9.7% |
| Household | Family households | 62.7% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.35 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 30.3% |
| Housing | Median home value | $264,800 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,019 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 77.7% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.4% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.4% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 22.8% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.8% |
| Health | With a disability | 15.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 89.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 7.8% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 74.9% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.8% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 11.9% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,757,326 | $2,223,357 | $292,086 | $0 | $737,433 |
| 2008 | $1,995,757 | $1,409,691 | $758,117 | $0 | $856,003 |
| 2006 | $1,368,871 | $1,422,130 | $172,052 | $0 | $561,942 |
| 2004 | $1,121,924 | $972,921 | $225,310 | $0 | $384,094 |
| 2002 | $1,057,294 | $1,030,632 | $75,308 | $0 | $323,794 |
| 2000 | $788,674 | $852,790 | $138,817 | $0 | $198,707 |
| 1998 | $731,368 | $696,670 | $202,932 | $0 | $235,443 |
| 1996 | $502,907 | $538,159 | $168,233 | $0 | $108,562 |
| 1994 | $344,349 | $488,411 | $203,484 | $0 | $70,064 |
| 1992 | $340,642 | $386,646 | $347,548 | $0 | $74,187 |
| 1990 | $364,577 | $229,262 | $393,551 | $0 | $70,195 |
| 1988 | $281,331 | $157,802 | $258,235 | $0 | $52,408 |
| 1986 | $297,056 | $163,619 | $134,706 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $260,741 | $292,522 | $1,451 | $21,372 | $43,487 |
| 1982 | $203,930 | $160,838 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $168,185 | $188,096 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· MN-8 β won
- 1982 general house Β· MN-8 β won
- 1984 general house Β· MN-8 β won
- 1986 general house Β· MN-8 β won
- 1988 general house Β· MN-8 β won
- 1990 general house Β· MN-8 β won
- 1992 general house Β· MN-8 β won
- 1994 general house Β· MN-8 β won
- 1996 general house Β· MN-8 β won
- 1998 general house Β· MN-8 β won
- 2000 general house Β· MN-8 β won
- 2002 general house Β· MN-8 β won
- 2004 general house Β· MN-8 β won
- 2006 general house Β· MN-8 β won
- 2008 general house Β· MN-8 β won
- 2010 general house Β· MN-8 β lost_general
Committees
- BOXER/OBERSTAR 2010 β joint_fundraising Β· type H
- BOXER/OBERSTAR 2010 β joint_fundraising Β· type H
- FRIENDS OF JIM OBERSTAR β principal Β· type N
- FRIENDS OF JIM OBERSTAR β independent Β· type N
- NADLER-OBERSTAR VICTORY 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% |
| 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 (5)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | independent_committee_of | FRIENDS OF JIM OBERSTAR | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | NADLER-OBERSTAR VICTORY 2004 | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | BOXER/OBERSTAR 2010 | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | BOXER/OBERSTAR 2010 | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | FRIENDS OF JIM OBERSTAR | β | candidate_committees |