HUGHES, WILLIAM J
D Β· house Β· bioguide H000930
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- FEC candidate id
H6NJ02046- Internal id
07a4f1b8-494a-43e1-9ddf-1e30b065dd67- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), NJ-02. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 783,815 |
| People | Median age | 43 |
| Income | Median household income | $85,261 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $44,224 |
| Income | In poverty | 11.4% |
| Income | Unemployed | 6.9% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.458 |
| Race | White alone | 65.9% |
| Race | Black alone | 11.1% |
| Race | Asian alone | 3.8% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 18.0% |
| Race | Two or more races | 10.9% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 10.3% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 81.0% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 12.4% |
| Education | High school or higher | 64.6% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 31.3% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 11.1% |
| Household | Family households | 67.5% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.49 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 33.1% |
| Housing | Median home value | $318,100 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,363 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 65.6% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.4% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.3% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 26.0% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 5.9% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 91.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.1% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 74.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 2.2% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 10.2% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $283 | $10,597 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2002 | $2,084 | $32,739 | $10,394 | $0 | $0 |
| 2000 | $3,847 | $14,138 | $41,077 | $0 | $0 |
| 1998 | $4,210 | $3,974 | $51,256 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $11,801 | $38,255 | $51,021 | $0 | $0 |
| 1994 | $23,717 | $62,800 | $77,405 | $0 | $1,100 |
| 1992 | $513,720 | $605,400 | $116,489 | $0 | $257,049 |
| 1990 | $282,731 | $211,766 | $208,172 | $0 | $113,726 |
| 1988 | $283,532 | $235,629 | $137,215 | $0 | $155,537 |
| 1986 | $247,513 | $241,948 | $89,313 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $211,242 | $147,486 | $83,749 | $0 | $101,346 |
| 1982 | $167,909 | $157,288 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $146,408 | $156,832 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· NJ-2 β won
- 1982 general house Β· NJ-2 β won
- 1984 general house Β· NJ-2 β won
- 1986 general house Β· NJ-2 β won
- 1988 general house Β· NJ-2 β won
- 1990 general house Β· NJ-2 β won
- 1992 general house Β· NJ-2 β lost_general
- 1994 general house Β· NJ-2 β lost_general
Committees
- HUGHES FUND 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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| β | held_position | ambassador | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | United States Ambassador to Panama | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Penns Grove High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | employed_by | Stockton University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Rutgers Law School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Rutgers School of LawβCamden | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Rutgers University | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | HUGHES FUND | β | candidate_committees | |
| 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 |