SPENCE, FLOYD DAVIDSON
R Β· house Β· bioguide S000718
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- FEC candidate id
H6SC02043- Internal id
a81d1a04-44f6-4efc-aa3d-23ff743188c8- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), SC-02. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 749,271 |
| People | Median age | 40 |
| Income | Median household income | $74,611 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $40,338 |
| Income | In poverty | 12.2% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.3% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.453 |
| Race | White alone | 61.5% |
| Race | Black alone | 26.2% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.3% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 7.3% |
| Race | Two or more races | 7.1% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 5.8% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 91.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 5.1% |
| Education | High school or higher | 61.8% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 36.2% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 14.5% |
| Household | Family households | 67.0% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.46 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.0% |
| Housing | Median home value | $235,300 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,196 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 69.3% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 1.7% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.7% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 9.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 9.8% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 91.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.6% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 76.0% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.2% |
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $193,116 | $323,315 | $0 | $100,000 | $9,970 |
| 2000 | $621,713 | $618,718 | $13,464 | $0 | $220,572 |
| 1998 | $429,388 | $537,752 | $10,470 | $27,000 | $122,218 |
| 1996 | $340,486 | $303,421 | $118,833 | $0 | $61,927 |
| 1994 | $179,401 | $149,321 | $81,768 | $0 | $30,373 |
| 1992 | $169,036 | $179,539 | $51,688 | $0 | $51,919 |
| 1990 | $188,988 | $130,173 | $62,190 | $0 | $79,189 |
| 1988 | $363,171 | $369,698 | $3,378 | $0 | $157,707 |
| 1986 | $277,527 | $294,665 | $9,912 | $3,975 | $0 |
| 1984 | $264,279 | $240,222 | $27,050 | $0 | $126,632 |
| 1982 | $190,809 | $190,265 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $274,344 | $272,010 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· SC-2 β won
- 1982 general house Β· SC-2 β won
- 1984 general house Β· SC-2 β won
- 1986 general house Β· SC-2 β won
- 1988 general house Β· SC-2 β won
- 1990 general house Β· SC-2 β won
- 1992 general house Β· SC-2 β won
- 1994 general house Β· SC-2 β won
- 1996 general house Β· SC-2 β won
- 1998 general house Β· SC-2 β won
- 2000 general house Β· SC-2 β won
- 2002 general house Β· SC-2 β running
Committees
- SPENCE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE 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) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| 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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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | delegate | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Lexington High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of South Carolina | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | SPENCE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| 2001-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1999-01-06 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1997-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 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 | |
| 1966-01-01 | held_position | member of the State Senate of South Carolina | β | wikidata | |
| 1964-01-01 | held_position | delegate | β | wikidata | |
| 1956-01-01 | held_position | member of the South Carolina House of Representatives | β | wikidata |