THORNTON, RAY
D Β· house Β· bioguide T000243
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- FEC candidate id
H6AR04019- Internal id
6edaacfd-a025-49b8-8a17-61f0538bbee2- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), AR-02. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 761,775 |
| People | Median age | 38 |
| Income | Median household income | $65,200 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $37,971 |
| Income | In poverty | 14.4% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.4% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.475 |
| Race | White alone | 68.3% |
| Race | Black alone | 20.6% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 6.4% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.4% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 4.4% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 93.1% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 4.7% |
| Education | High school or higher | 62.7% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 33.3% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 13.0% |
| Household | Family households | 62.2% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.36 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 30.6% |
| Housing | Median home value | $211,300 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,028 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 67.2% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.1% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.0% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 11.3% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.8% |
| Health | With a disability | 16.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 89.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 8.4% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 78.5% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.4% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 10.2% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | $0 | $22 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $45,134 | $98,375 | $22 | $0 | $7,450 |
| 1994 | $361,122 | $423,597 | $53,263 | $0 | $179,260 |
| 1992 | $303,430 | $206,328 | $115,739 | $0 | $153,697 |
| 1990 | $697,067 | $678,429 | $18,638 | $42,683 | $376,229 |
Elections
- 1990 general house Β· AR-2 β won
- 1992 general house Β· AR-2 β won
- 1994 general house Β· AR-2 β won
- 1996 general house Β· AR-2 β lost_general
Committees
No committees on file.
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- cosponsor β HR 2921 β Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act
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 (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2921 β Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservatio | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |