WHITFIELD, WAYNE EDWARD
R Β· house Β· bioguide W000413
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- FEC candidate id
H4KY01040- Internal id
7754de50-cf4a-4e5f-b2dc-f03980347a4c- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), KY-01. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 753,971 |
| People | Median age | 40 |
| Income | Median household income | $58,027 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $31,470 |
| Income | In poverty | 17.0% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.6% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.458 |
| Race | White alone | 85.6% |
| Race | Black alone | 6.7% |
| Race | Asian alone | 0.7% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 4.1% |
| Race | Two or more races | 5.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 2.2% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 95.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 2.3% |
| Education | High school or higher | 58.3% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 21.0% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 8.5% |
| Household | Family households | 64.7% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.42 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 27.7% |
| Housing | Median home value | $167,700 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $839 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 72.0% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.3% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.0% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 13.5% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.0% |
| Health | With a disability | 20.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 85.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 10.9% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 79.0% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 7.1% |
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 | $1,873,976 | $1,447,566 | $1,926,595 | $0 | $354,271 |
| 2012 | $1,917,049 | $1,466,341 | $1,500,186 | $0 | $546,390 |
| 2010 | $1,259,409 | $859,805 | $1,049,477 | $0 | $414,937 |
| 2008 | $1,020,199 | $1,052,641 | $649,874 | $0 | $341,585 |
| 2006 | $1,052,017 | $1,063,083 | $682,316 | $0 | $428,003 |
| 2004 | $848,130 | $557,237 | $693,383 | $0 | $311,918 |
| 2002 | $999,812 | $828,898 | $402,491 | $0 | $469,978 |
| 2000 | $1,426,748 | $1,495,305 | $231,577 | $0 | $557,026 |
| 1998 | $827,994 | $608,491 | $300,134 | $0 | $303,254 |
| 1996 | $975,004 | $897,338 | $80,627 | $0 | $391,239 |
| 1994 | $352,783 | $349,824 | $2,960 | $9,790 | $265,203 |
Elections
- 1994 general house Β· KY-1 β won
- 1996 general house Β· KY-1 β won
- 1998 general house Β· KY-1 β won
- 2000 general house Β· KY-1 β won
- 2002 general house Β· KY-1 β won
- 2004 general house Β· KY-1 β won
- 2006 general house Β· KY-1 β won
- 2008 general house Β· KY-1 β won
- 2010 general house Β· KY-1 β won
- 2012 general house Β· KY-1 β won
- 2014 general house Β· KY-1 β won
- 2016 general house Β· KY-1 β lost_general
Committees
- VAIL CONFERENCE β joint_fundraising Β· type N
- WHITFIELD FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE β principal Β· type Q
- WHITFIELD FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE β independent Β· type Q
- WHITFIELD LATOURETTE COMMITTEE β joint_fundraising 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) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| 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 (4)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | independent_committee_of | WHITFIELD FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | WHITFIELD LATOURETTE COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | VAIL CONFERENCE | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | WHITFIELD FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees |