BACCHUS, JAMES L
D Β· house Β· bioguide B000008
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- FEC candidate id
H0FL11038- Internal id
06eca33e-fe3b-4590-9c34-aaba295315e5- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), FL-15. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 813,472 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $71,624 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $38,483 |
| Income | In poverty | 13.7% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.5% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.466 |
| Race | White alone | 54.4% |
| Race | Black alone | 14.3% |
| Race | Asian alone | 5.2% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 27.5% |
| Race | Two or more races | 18.0% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 16.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 72.2% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 19.8% |
| Education | High school or higher | 61.0% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 33.9% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 12.9% |
| Household | Family households | 64.8% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.60 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 34.6% |
| Housing | Median home value | $326,300 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,490 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 53.3% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 1.0% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 3.2% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 9.2% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.9% |
| Health | With a disability | 13.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 92.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.7% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 67.0% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.7% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 19.4% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $6,515 | $10,619 | $19 | $0 | $0 |
| 1994 | $269,327 | $289,099 | $4,123 | $0 | $95,722 |
| 1992 | $842,030 | $818,499 | $25,639 | $0 | $349,484 |
| 1990 | $877,500 | $875,386 | $2,112 | $17,386 | $406,493 |
Elections
- 1990 general house Β· FL-11 β won
- 1992 general house Β· FL-15 β won
- 1994 general house Β· FL-15 β lost_general
Committees
No committees on file.
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% |
| D (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.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (10)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | affiliated_with | University of International Business and Economics | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Vanderbilt University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Yale University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Florida State University College of Law | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Lyman High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Florida State University | β | wikidata | |
| β | affiliated_with | Phi Beta Kappa Society | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-05 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |