TOWNS, EDOLPHUS
D Β· house Β· bioguide T000326
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- FEC candidate id
H2NY11017- Internal id
517d56f5-7bf6-493c-a23f-0da32bb96968- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), NY-10. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 733,272 |
| People | Median age | 36 |
| Income | Median household income | $117,000 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $90,172 |
| Income | In poverty | 16.1% |
| Income | Unemployed | 6.1% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.580 |
| Race | White alone | 52.5% |
| Race | Black alone | 6.2% |
| Race | Asian alone | 19.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 19.6% |
| Race | Two or more races | 10.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 28.1% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 58.8% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 14.8% |
| Education | High school or higher | 74.7% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 61.7% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 27.8% |
| Household | Family households | 47.8% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.24 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 46.9% |
| Housing | Median home value | $1,229,400 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $2,352 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 1.5% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 5.4% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 7.7% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 12.4% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 1.6% |
| Health | With a disability | 9.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 91.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.4% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 7.2% |
| Commute | Public transit | 41.8% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 26.0% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $5,000 | $5,010 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| 2012 | $771,007 | $772,797 | $19 | $0 | $292,618 |
| 2010 | $1,632,842 | $1,660,794 | $1,809 | $0 | $819,096 |
| 2008 | $1,545,294 | $1,568,254 | $29,762 | $0 | $653,906 |
| 2006 | $1,330,389 | $1,339,970 | $52,722 | $0 | $578,680 |
| 2004 | $769,829 | $757,125 | $62,274 | $0 | $303,113 |
| 2002 | $776,609 | $756,134 | $49,570 | $0 | $269,000 |
| 2000 | $1,183,139 | $1,187,226 | $23,658 | $0 | $507,559 |
| 1998 | $714,001 | $736,179 | $27,790 | $0 | $350,852 |
| 1996 | $569,271 | $533,824 | $40,968 | $0 | $292,234 |
| 1994 | $469,185 | $453,427 | $12,919 | $0 | $182,970 |
| 1992 | $560,977 | $699,589 | $3,803 | $20,381 | $264,911 |
| 1990 | $335,807 | $282,933 | $140,918 | $0 | $124,223 |
| 1988 | $327,722 | $278,709 | $88,047 | $0 | $172,226 |
| 1986 | $224,253 | $185,565 | $39,081 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $287,282 | $286,686 | $781 | $7,120 | $140,345 |
| 1982 | $108,336 | $114,223 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1982 general house Β· NY-11 β won
- 1984 general house Β· NY-11 β won
- 1986 general house Β· NY-11 β won
- 1988 general house Β· NY-11 β won
- 1990 general house Β· NY-11 β won
- 1992 general house Β· NY-10 β won
- 1994 general house Β· NY-10 β won
- 1996 general house Β· NY-10 β won
- 1998 general house Β· NY-10 β won
- 2000 general house Β· NY-10 β won
- 2002 general house Β· NY-10 β won
- 2004 general house Β· NY-10 β won
- 2006 general house Β· NY-10 β won
- 2008 general house Β· NY-10 β won
- 2010 general house Β· NY-10 β won
- 2012 general house Β· NY-10 β won
Committees
- COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT ED TOWNS β principal Β· type H
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
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Adelphi University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | β | wikidata | |
| β | employed_by | Fordham University | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT ED TOWNS | β | candidate_committees | |
| 2011-01-05 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2009-01-06 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2007-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2005-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2003-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2001-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1999-01-06 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1997-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1995-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-05 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-01 | held_position | Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus | 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 | |
| 1976-01-01 | held_position | president | β | wikidata |