WALKER, ROBERT S
R Β· house Β· bioguide W000068
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- FEC candidate id
H6PA16098- Internal id
9e7215e5-de5c-466c-ba77-b1ef7626901f- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), PA-16. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 762,592 |
| People | Median age | 43 |
| Income | Median household income | $67,764 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $38,561 |
| Income | In poverty | 12.4% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.1% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.460 |
| Race | White alone | 88.3% |
| Race | Black alone | 4.3% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.3% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 2.9% |
| Race | Two or more races | 5.0% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 2.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 95.0% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 1.4% |
| Education | High school or higher | 67.9% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 30.0% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 11.0% |
| Household | Family households | 62.3% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.31 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.7% |
| Housing | Median home value | $188,200 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $896 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 71.5% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 7.3% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.0% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 9.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.6% |
| Health | With a disability | 15.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 88.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 9.4% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 75.6% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.6% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 11.6% |
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 | $0 | $21,545 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $156,882 | $178,901 | $21,545 | $0 | $57,788 |
| 1994 | $274,478 | $242,192 | $43,564 | $0 | $152,554 |
| 1992 | $134,434 | $158,564 | $11,278 | $0 | $71,167 |
| 1990 | $96,737 | $98,284 | $35,408 | $0 | $46,485 |
| 1988 | $106,318 | $91,950 | $36,953 | $0 | $56,514 |
| 1986 | $79,700 | $75,730 | $22,586 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $68,893 | $55,713 | $18,618 | $0 | $27,956 |
| 1982 | $58,143 | $60,649 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $40,403 | $34,992 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· PA-16 β won
- 1982 general house Β· PA-16 β won
- 1984 general house Β· PA-16 β won
- 1986 general house Β· PA-16 β won
- 1988 general house Β· PA-16 β won
- 1990 general house Β· PA-16 β won
- 1992 general house Β· PA-16 β won
- 1994 general house Β· PA-16 β won
- 1996 general house Β· PA-16 β lost_general
Committees
No committees on file.
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
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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Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 4521 β Electric Vehicle Technology Development and Demonstration Act of 1990 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |