DOWDY, C WAYNE
D Β· house Β· bioguide D000466
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- FEC candidate id
H2MS04019- Internal id
3feab801-cc5b-4b68-afc0-827176d890c2- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MS-04. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 748,399 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $60,376 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $32,956 |
| Income | In poverty | 16.7% |
| Income | Unemployed | 6.2% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.471 |
| Race | White alone | 67.7% |
| Race | Black alone | 21.8% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.5% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 5.6% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.4% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 3.1% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 94.8% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 3.4% |
| Education | High school or higher | 55.1% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 25.5% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 9.7% |
| Household | Family households | 66.0% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.50 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 30.6% |
| Housing | Median home value | $189,500 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,037 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 69.5% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 2.7% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.3% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 11.9% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 9.5% |
| Health | With a disability | 20.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 86.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 10.7% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 80.1% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.2% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 6.5% |
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 | $8,548 | $20,233 | $2,047 | $56,141 | $2,646 |
| 1988 | $2,195,960 | $2,355,957 | $13,733 | $60,826 | $1,145,419 |
| 1986 | $407,099 | $325,665 | $173,731 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $486,748 | $412,193 | $92,298 | $46,784 | $174,399 |
| 1982 | $513,898 | $514,737 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1982 general house Β· MS-4 β won
- 1984 general house Β· MS-4 β won
- 1986 general house Β· MS-4 β won
- 1988 general house Β· MS-4 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 (5)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | 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 | |
| 1981-07-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |