MONTGOMERY, G V (SONNY)
D Β· house Β· bioguide M000865
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- FEC candidate id
H6MS03020- Internal id
5b49b889-57d3-4ced-8c72-dcfbe624fdfc- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MS-03. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 738,402 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $60,128 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $33,941 |
| Income | In poverty | 18.0% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.0% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.488 |
| Race | White alone | 58.9% |
| Race | Black alone | 33.5% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.2% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 3.0% |
| Race | Two or more races | 3.8% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 2.4% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 95.4% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 2.4% |
| Education | High school or higher | 56.8% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 28.9% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 11.8% |
| Household | Family households | 65.7% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.50 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 33.4% |
| Housing | Median home value | $175,000 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $992 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 66.7% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 2.5% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.9% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 13.5% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.1% |
| Health | With a disability | 17.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 85.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 11.9% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 81.9% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 5.9% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | $440 | $5,759 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $21,147 | $35,439 | $5,320 | $0 | $700 |
| 1994 | $420,950 | $571,635 | $19,614 | $0 | $167,717 |
| 1992 | $172,603 | $174,165 | $170,345 | $0 | $60,763 |
| 1990 | $112,779 | $71,181 | $171,908 | $0 | $39,005 |
| 1988 | $148,077 | $116,761 | $130,311 | $0 | $65,652 |
| 1986 | $50,708 | $70,580 | $98,995 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $83,941 | $63,600 | $118,867 | $0 | $22,895 |
| 1982 | $92,139 | $61,794 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $13,771 | $9,840 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· MS-3 β won
- 1982 general house Β· MS-3 β won
- 1984 general house Β· MS-3 β won
- 1986 general house Β· MS-3 β won
- 1988 general house Β· MS-3 β won
- 1990 general house Β· MS-3 β won
- 1992 general house Β· MS-3 β won
- 1994 general house Β· MS-3 β won
- 1996 general house Β· MS-3 β lost_general
Committees
- G V MONTGOMERY FOR CONGRESS β principal 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.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | president | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Mississippi State University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | The McCallie School | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | G V MONTGOMERY FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees | |
| 1995-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 1975-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1973-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1971-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1969-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1967-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1956-01-01 | held_position | Member of the Mississippi Senate | β | wikidata |