MARTIN, LYNN
R Β· house Β· bioguide M000195
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- FEC candidate id
H0IL16044- Internal id
82294b2d-1cdd-4ca7-a206-01e8a8b7eee3- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IL-16. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 748,860 |
| People | Median age | 42 |
| Income | Median household income | $84,411 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $43,872 |
| Income | In poverty | 8.2% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.5% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.427 |
| Race | White alone | 86.0% |
| Race | Black alone | 2.5% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.5% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 7.3% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.8% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 4.7% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 92.8% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 3.9% |
| Education | High school or higher | 61.2% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 31.6% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 11.2% |
| Household | Family households | 66.5% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.43 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 27.0% |
| Housing | Median home value | $200,500 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,020 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 79.4% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 5.0% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.3% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 7.5% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.9% |
| Health | With a disability | 12.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 90.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 7.1% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 78.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 11.4% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | $149,504 | $422,772 | $0 | $0 | $14,448 |
| 1988 | $456,255 | $329,598 | $273,268 | $0 | $251,403 |
| 1986 | $363,052 | $240,692 | $147,119 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $332,491 | $352,005 | $25,147 | $16,660 | $151,515 |
| 1982 | $225,565 | $198,810 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $287,229 | $262,381 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· IL-16 β won
- 1982 general house Β· IL-16 β won
- 1984 general house Β· IL-16 β won
- 1986 general house Β· IL-16 β won
- 1988 general house Β· IL-16 β won
- 1990 general house Β· IL-16 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% |
| R (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 (12)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | member of the Illinois House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | member of the State Senate of Illinois | β | wikidata | |
| β | employed_by | Northwestern University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Northwestern University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | William Howard Taft High School | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |