ATKINS, CHESTER GREENOUGH
D Β· house Β· bioguide A000226
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- FEC candidate id
H4MA05027- Internal id
e8795f88-c647-49d3-9c0d-96caadd0e5b9- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MA-05. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 778,640 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $130,807 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $72,892 |
| Income | In poverty | 7.7% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.5% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.488 |
| Race | White alone | 64.5% |
| Race | Black alone | 4.9% |
| Race | Asian alone | 13.7% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 11.3% |
| Race | Two or more races | 11.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 26.3% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 67.2% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 8.8% |
| Education | High school or higher | 77.8% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 61.4% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 32.5% |
| Household | Family households | 62.1% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.44 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 37.1% |
| Housing | Median home value | $808,000 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $2,262 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 42.2% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 5.8% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.5% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 5.0% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 3.1% |
| Health | With a disability | 9.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 94.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 3.7% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 51.1% |
| Commute | Public transit | 9.4% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 25.3% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | $26,030 | $26,234 | $23 | $19,087 | $25,030 |
| 1992 | $666,714 | $671,601 | $227 | $42,506 | $655,564 |
| 1990 | $843,893 | $861,333 | $2,449 | $35,624 | $829,577 |
| 1988 | $359,508 | $344,978 | $19,889 | $5,220 | $356,308 |
| 1986 | $559,364 | $560,531 | $5,359 | $63,648 | $0 |
| 1984 | $870,952 | $842,526 | $14,972 | $0 | $530,932 |
Elections
- 1984 general house Β· MA-5 β won
- 1986 general house Β· MA-5 β won
- 1988 general house Β· MA-5 β won
- 1990 general house Β· MA-5 β won
- 1992 general house Β· MA-5 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.