CHAFEE, JOHN H
R Β· senate Β· bioguide C000269
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- FEC candidate id
S6RI00056- Internal id
d3de6ce4-3539-498c-b92d-042f61d12971- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Rhode Island. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 1,101,801 |
| People | Median age | 41 |
| Income | Median household income | $87,796 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $47,150 |
| Income | In poverty | 11.2% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.8% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.461 |
| Race | White alone | 70.4% |
| Race | Black alone | 5.5% |
| Race | Asian alone | 3.5% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 17.7% |
| Race | Two or more races | 12.2% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 15.3% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 76.9% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 13.5% |
| Education | High school or higher | 64.3% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 37.7% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 15.4% |
| Household | Family households | 61.3% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.39 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 37.5% |
| Housing | Median home value | $404,200 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,342 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 55.7% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 6.2% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.2% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 9.1% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 5.1% |
| Health | With a disability | 13.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 91.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.4% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 72.4% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.7% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 13.0% |
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 | $329 | $25,968 | $10,721 | $0 | $0 |
| 2000 | $21,213 | $339,426 | $14,917 | $0 | $1,070 |
| 1998 | $104,548 | $144,442 | $333,131 | $0 | $13,390 |
| 1996 | $81,869 | $147,101 | $373,025 | $0 | $8,195 |
| 1994 | $2,146,027 | $1,896,589 | $438,257 | $0 | $1,032,768 |
| 1992 | $154,802 | $69,674 | $188,821 | $0 | $83,300 |
| 1990 | $173,305 | $119,973 | $103,693 | $0 | $121,835 |
| 1988 | $2,455,215 | $2,841,985 | $50,360 | $0 | $1,267,565 |
| 1986 | $407,957 | $105,367 | $437,131 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $152,832 | $71,977 | $134,541 | $0 | $116,848 |
| 1982 | $1,003,605 | $1,019,020 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $113,482 | $46,607 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1982 general senate Β· RI-S β won
- 1982 general senate Β· RI-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· RI-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· RI-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· RI-S β won
- 1994 general senate Β· RI-S β won
- 1994 general senate Β· RI-S β won
- 1994 general senate Β· RI-S β won
- 2000 general senate Β· RI-S β lost_general
- 2000 general senate Β· RI-S β lost_general
- 2000 general senate Β· RI-S β lost_general
- 2000 general senate Β· RI-S β lost_general
- 2000 general senate Β· RI-S β lost_general
- 2000 general senate Β· RI-S β running
Committees
- REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL INNER CIRCLE 1990 β joint_fundraising Β· type Y
- SENATOR CHAFEE COMMITTEE 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% |
| 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.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL INNER CIRCLE 1990 | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | SENATOR CHAFEE COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees |