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VODVARKA, JOSEPH JOHN

R Β· senate

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FEC candidate id
S4PA00196
Internal id
db86992b-b37d-4f34-823c-28efa6da0f72
Status
challenger

Who this candidate represents (statewide)

Who lives here β€” American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Pennsylvania. Source.

CategoryMetricValue
PeoplePopulation13,018,639
PeopleMedian age41
IncomeMedian household income$77,971
IncomePer-capita income$44,355
IncomeIn poverty11.7%
IncomeUnemployed5.3%
IncomeGini inequality index0.474
RaceWhite alone74.5%
RaceBlack alone10.7%
RaceAsian alone3.8%
RaceHispanic or Latino8.7%
RaceTwo or more races7.1%
OriginForeign-born7.7%
LanguageSpeaks English only at home87.6%
LanguageSpeaks Spanish at home5.6%
EducationHigh school or higher68.1%
EducationBachelor's or higher35.2%
EducationAdvanced degree14.3%
HouseholdFamily households62.4%
HouseholdAvg household size2.39
HouseholdNever married (15+)34.6%
HousingMedian home value$254,500
HousingMedian gross rent$1,209
HousingSingle-family detached56.6%
HousingBuilt before 19407.0%
HousingOvercrowded (>1 per room)1.6%
HousingVacant units9.2%
ServiceVeterans (18+)6.1%
HealthWith a disability14.3%
ConnectivityHouseholds with broadband89.7%
ConnectivityHouseholds with no internet7.9%
CommuteDrove alone68.2%
CommutePublic transit3.6%
CommuteWorked from home15.6%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

CycleRaisedSpentCash on handDebtsIndiv. contribs.
2024$10,651$10,451$200$0$0
2022$4,889$4,889$0$0$0
2020$21,465$21,465$177$0$0
2018$37,201$35,387$176$0$14,000
2016$91,444$86,368$1$0$15,108
2014$177,261$163,647$151$0$0
2012$66,399$44,411$151$0$1,398
2010$15,061$14,911$150$0$0

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Election prediction

Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 23.1%

FeatureΞ” P(win)
Base rate (historical)15.1%
R (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.

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β€”principal_candidate_ofJOSEPH VODVARKA'S PENNSYLVANIA SENATORIAL CANDIDACY COMMITTEEβ€”candidate_committees

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