ARCHER, WILLIAM R
R Β· house Β· bioguide A000215
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- FEC candidate id
H6TX07029- Internal id
25bed5d2-a2e4-4010-9913-bd59648a49df- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TX-07. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 796,950 |
| People | Median age | 34 |
| Income | Median household income | $77,965 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $51,997 |
| Income | In poverty | 14.4% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.8% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.532 |
| Race | White alone | 30.9% |
| Race | Black alone | 20.4% |
| Race | Asian alone | 18.8% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 31.2% |
| Race | Two or more races | 18.6% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 38.7% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 49.7% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 25.8% |
| Education | High school or higher | 65.6% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 49.7% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 22.1% |
| Household | Family households | 58.0% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.47 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 40.5% |
| Housing | Median home value | $380,500 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,466 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 38.7% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 1.2% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 7.7% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 10.1% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 2.8% |
| Health | With a disability | 8.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 93.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.7% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 64.7% |
| Commute | Public transit | 2.7% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 16.5% |
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 | $11,869 | $314,515 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2000 | $28,783 | $169,496 | $302,645 | $0 | $0 |
| 1998 | $142,119 | $346,064 | $443,359 | $0 | $80,202 |
| 1996 | $186,482 | $278,951 | $647,303 | $0 | $109,966 |
| 1994 | $284,312 | $215,637 | $739,772 | $0 | $234,764 |
| 1992 | $121,947 | $121,751 | $671,097 | $0 | $48,942 |
| 1990 | $241,863 | $200,871 | $670,901 | $0 | $129,919 |
| 1988 | $269,695 | $180,255 | $629,909 | $0 | $190,338 |
| 1986 | $281,736 | $152,779 | $540,472 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $104,052 | $103,825 | $411,515 | $0 | $23,407 |
| 1982 | $279,509 | $193,449 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $285,119 | $124,687 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· TX-7 β won
- 1982 general house Β· TX-7 β won
- 1984 general house Β· TX-7 β won
- 1986 general house Β· TX-7 β won
- 1988 general house Β· TX-7 β won
- 1990 general house Β· TX-7 β won
- 1992 general house Β· TX-7 β won
- 1994 general house Β· TX-7 β won
- 1996 general house Β· TX-7 β won
- 1998 general house Β· TX-7 β won
Committees
- ARCHER 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) = 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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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | principal_candidate_of | ARCHER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees |