FORD, WENDELL H
D Β· senate Β· bioguide F000268
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- FEC candidate id
S0KY00016- Internal id
c5c18159-3e81-421d-b401-4cec4de74189- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Kentucky. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 4,534,824 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $63,726 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $35,821 |
| Income | In poverty | 16.1% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.8% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.477 |
| Race | White alone | 82.6% |
| Race | Black alone | 7.7% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 5.0% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.2% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 4.7% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 93.2% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 3.4% |
| Education | High school or higher | 60.1% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 27.6% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 11.3% |
| Household | Family households | 63.9% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.43 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 30.1% |
| Housing | Median home value | $205,600 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $967 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 67.5% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.0% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.0% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 10.3% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.5% |
| Health | With a disability | 17.9% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 88.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 8.6% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 76.6% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.6% |
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $152 | $20,109 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2000 | $7,280 | $171,831 | $19,958 | $0 | $0 |
| 1998 | $27,260 | $99,527 | $184,508 | $0 | $250 |
| 1996 | $44,043 | $92,212 | $256,775 | $0 | $5,000 |
| 1994 | $24,885 | $158,166 | $304,943 | $0 | $250 |
| 1992 | $2,317,149 | $2,076,069 | $438,224 | $0 | $809,483 |
| 1990 | $50,937 | $131,744 | $197,145 | $0 | $2,850 |
| 1988 | $37,966 | $113,318 | $277,953 | $0 | $130 |
| 1986 | $1,519,672 | $1,201,624 | $360,775 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $19,369 | $51,143 | $42,843 | $0 | $1,700 |
| 1982 | $26,951 | $68,262 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $571,844 | $472,493 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general senate Β· KY-S β won
- 1986 general senate Β· KY-S β won
- 1986 general senate Β· KY-S β won
- 1986 general senate Β· KY-S β won
- 1992 general senate Β· KY-S β won
- 1992 general senate Β· KY-S β won
- 1992 general senate Β· KY-S β won
- 1998 general senate Β· KY-S β lost_general
- 1998 general senate Β· KY-S β lost_general
- 1998 general senate Β· KY-S β lost_general
- 1998 general senate Β· KY-S β won
- 1998 general senate Β· KY-S β won
Committees
- COMMITTEE FOR WENDELL FORD β principal Β· type S
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) = 23.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
| senate race | -2.0% |
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.
Connected on the graph
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | educated_at | Daviess County High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | COMMITTEE FOR WENDELL FORD | β | candidate_committees | |
| 1997-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1995-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1977-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1975-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1974-12-28 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1971-12-07 | held_position | Governor of Kentucky | β | wikidata | |
| 1967-12-12 | held_position | Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky | β | wikidata | |
| 1965-01-01 | held_position | member of the State Senate of Kentucky | β | wikidata | |
| 1942-01-01 | educated_at | University of Kentucky | β | wikidata |