HANCOCK, MELTON D
R Β· house Β· bioguide H000151
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- FEC candidate id
H8MO07082- Internal id
b0039ae9-42d1-4ca2-926e-4ba504cf62d5- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MO-07. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 785,302 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $63,127 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $34,513 |
| Income | In poverty | 14.0% |
| Income | Unemployed | 3.9% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.456 |
| Race | White alone | 85.7% |
| Race | Black alone | 1.9% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.4% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 6.5% |
| Race | Two or more races | 7.8% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 3.8% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 93.6% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 3.5% |
| Education | High school or higher | 59.5% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 27.7% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 10.0% |
| Household | Family households | 63.6% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.42 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 28.4% |
| Housing | Median home value | $214,300 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $961 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 71.3% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.0% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.4% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 10.9% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.7% |
| Health | With a disability | 15.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 87.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 7.9% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 76.7% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| 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 | $2,162 | $172,689 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $36,663 | $83,118 | $170,527 | $0 | $1,000 |
| 1994 | $338,932 | $218,098 | $216,982 | $0 | $121,163 |
| 1992 | $393,638 | $426,525 | $96,147 | $0 | $199,885 |
| 1990 | $280,787 | $187,061 | $129,033 | $0 | $135,812 |
| 1988 | $373,434 | $338,125 | $35,308 | $18,920 | $243,662 |
Elections
- 1988 general house Β· MO-7 β won
- 1990 general house Β· MO-7 β won
- 1992 general house Β· MO-7 β won
- 1994 general house Β· MO-7 β lost_general
- 1996 general house Β· MO-7 β won
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% |
| 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
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Primary School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Missouri State University | 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 | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |