PORTER, JOHN E
R Β· house Β· bioguide P000444
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- FEC candidate id
H8IL10016- Internal id
cc9e8421-8bcf-4e01-9f55-603a5dbd8255- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IL-10. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 753,708 |
| People | Median age | 40 |
| Income | Median household income | $107,371 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $59,487 |
| Income | In poverty | 8.6% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.0% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.502 |
| Race | White alone | 61.8% |
| Race | Black alone | 6.5% |
| Race | Asian alone | 8.3% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 24.7% |
| Race | Two or more races | 13.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 19.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 68.7% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 18.8% |
| Education | High school or higher | 67.1% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 47.0% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 20.4% |
| Household | Family households | 70.9% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.66 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.8% |
| Housing | Median home value | $342,700 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,477 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 65.5% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.0% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.9% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 5.0% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 4.8% |
| Health | With a disability | 10.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 94.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.2% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 65.2% |
| Commute | Public transit | 3.0% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 19.5% |
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 | $2,116 | $108,688 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2000 | $300,403 | $521,556 | $106,598 | $0 | $198,000 |
| 1998 | $503,319 | $489,275 | $327,740 | $0 | $316,253 |
| 1996 | $884,328 | $726,615 | $313,695 | $0 | $602,853 |
| 1994 | $654,687 | $538,716 | $155,983 | $0 | $458,699 |
| 1992 | $453,794 | $485,778 | $40,011 | $0 | $285,358 |
| 1990 | $255,970 | $313,498 | $71,996 | $0 | $123,933 |
| 1988 | $245,366 | $212,630 | $129,521 | $0 | $110,577 |
| 1986 | $188,340 | $176,228 | $96,786 | $702 | $0 |
| 1984 | $223,322 | $141,959 | $84,674 | $7,099 | $122,080 |
| 1982 | $294,562 | $284,197 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $658,709 | $669,143 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· IL-10 β won
- 1982 general house Β· IL-10 β won
- 1984 general house Β· IL-10 β won
- 1986 general house Β· IL-10 β won
- 1988 general house Β· IL-10 β won
- 1990 general house Β· IL-10 β won
- 1992 general house Β· IL-10 β won
- 1994 general house Β· IL-10 β won
- 1996 general house Β· IL-10 β won
- 1998 general house Β· IL-10 β won
- 2000 general house Β· IL-10 β won
Committees
- PORTER 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 | PORTER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees |