HELMS, JESSE
R Β· senate Β· bioguide H000463
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- FEC candidate id
S8NC00015- Internal id
510978db-9034-462c-aea4-6bb773f16d13- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), North Carolina. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 10,730,404 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $72,388 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $41,385 |
| Income | In poverty | 13.0% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.6% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.477 |
| Race | White alone | 61.8% |
| Race | Black alone | 20.3% |
| Race | Asian alone | 3.3% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 11.3% |
| Race | Two or more races | 8.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 9.1% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 86.5% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 8.7% |
| Education | High school or higher | 60.4% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 35.6% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 13.5% |
| Household | Family households | 64.3% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.44 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 32.9% |
| Housing | Median home value | $288,900 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,228 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 65.3% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.1% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.2% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 12.5% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.4% |
| Health | With a disability | 13.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 90.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 7.5% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 71.5% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.7% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 16.4% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $0 | $810 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2002 | $190,949 | $195,156 | $405 | $0 | $174,897 |
| 2000 | $26,973 | $44,693 | $4,613 | $0 | $18,806 |
| 1998 | $1,346,844 | $1,344,130 | $22,333 | $17,920 | $1,127,508 |
| 1996 | $7,808,820 | $7,796,475 | $19,619 | $508,004 | $6,614,683 |
| 1994 | $1,443,097 | $1,437,286 | $7,273 | $87,197 | $1,426,965 |
| 1992 | $5,342,521 | $5,353,460 | $1,387 | $10,085 | $5,194,396 |
| 1990 | $13,376,425 | $13,425,121 | $12,326 | $914,288 | $12,347,579 |
| 1988 | $1,850,765 | $1,789,805 | $61,024 | $20,746 | $1,671,409 |
| 1986 | $2,942,295 | $2,965,109 | $65 | $18,993 | $0 |
| 1984 | $16,529,040 | $16,506,161 | $22,878 | $452,427 | $15,589,334 |
| 1980 | $1,007,100 | $966,667 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1984 general senate Β· NC-S β won
- 1984 general senate Β· NC-S β won
- 1984 general senate Β· NC-S β won
- 1990 general senate Β· NC-S β won
- 1990 general senate Β· NC-S β won
- 1990 general senate Β· NC-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· NC-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· NC-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· NC-S β won
- 2002 general senate Β· NC-S β lost_general
- 2002 general senate Β· NC-S β lost_general
- 2002 general senate Β· NC-S β lost_general
- 2002 general senate Β· NC-S β won
Committees
- HELMS FOR SENATE β principal Β· type S
- HELMS FOR SENATE COMMITTEE (2002) β principal Β· type S
- NORTH CAROLINA MOBILIZATION '96 β independent Β· type U
- REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL INNER CIRCLE 1990 β joint_fundraising Β· type Y
- VOTERS AGAINST NORTH CAROLINA INCUMBENT SENATOR HELMS (AKA VANISH) β independent Β· type U
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) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| 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 (5)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | independent_committee_of | NORTH CAROLINA MOBILIZATION '96 | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | independent_committee_of | VOTERS AGAINST NORTH CAROLINA INCUMBENT SENATOR HELMS (AKA VANISH) | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL INNER CIRCLE 1990 | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | HELMS FOR SENATE | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | HELMS FOR SENATE COMMITTEE (2002) | β | candidate_committees |