COVERDELL, PAUL DOUGLAS
R Β· senate Β· bioguide C000813
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- FEC candidate id
S2GA00035- Internal id
bb20cc05-65f2-4b87-a669-767c208a34c3- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Georgia. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 10,940,407 |
| People | Median age | 38 |
| Income | Median household income | $77,353 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $40,924 |
| Income | In poverty | 13.4% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.1% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.477 |
| Race | White alone | 51.0% |
| Race | Black alone | 31.1% |
| Race | Asian alone | 4.5% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 11.0% |
| Race | Two or more races | 8.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 11.2% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 84.5% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 8.6% |
| Education | High school or higher | 61.6% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 35.0% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 13.9% |
| Household | Family households | 66.2% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.62 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 35.5% |
| Housing | Median home value | $303,300 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,393 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 66.3% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 2.4% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.4% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 10.3% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.2% |
| Health | With a disability | 13.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 91.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.6% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 70.9% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.1% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 15.9% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $1,081 | $17,092 | $34,249 | $0 | $0 |
| 2000 | $999,561 | $1,172,329 | $50,261 | $0 | $860,742 |
| 1998 | $5,944,031 | $6,936,745 | $223,029 | $7,000 | $3,984,212 |
| 1996 | $1,460,300 | $949,075 | $1,215,746 | $3,868 | $1,075,436 |
| 1994 | $1,306,534 | $738,068 | $704,522 | $17,083 | $1,091,660 |
| 1992 | $3,300,867 | $3,191,378 | $136,055 | $65,438 | $2,557,148 |
Elections
- 1992 general senate Β· GA-S β won
- 1992 general senate Β· GA-S β won
- 1992 general senate Β· GA-S β won
- 1998 general senate Β· GA-S β won
- 1998 general senate Β· GA-S β won
- 1998 general senate Β· GA-S β won
- 2000 general senate Β· GA-S β lost_general
- 2002 general senate Β· GA-S β lost_general
- 2002 general senate Β· GA-S β lost_general
- 2002 general senate Β· GA-S β lost_general
Committees
- COVERDELL GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE;THE β principal Β· type S
- MAINTAIN THE MAJORITY COMMITTEE β joint_fundraising Β· type S
- REPUBLICAN SENATE VICTORY '98 COMMITTEE β joint_fundraising Β· type S
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) = 23.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| R (major party) | +10.0% |
| senate race | -2.0% |
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 (3)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | MAINTAIN THE MAJORITY COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | REPUBLICAN SENATE VICTORY '98 COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | COVERDELL GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE;THE | β | candidate_committees |