WEICKER, LOWELL P JR
R Β· senate Β· bioguide W000253
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- FEC candidate id
S6CT00042- Internal id
5589f5f6-01a0-4a82-ab97-4eebdf7ac4cb- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Connecticut. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 3,624,508 |
| People | Median age | 41 |
| Income | Median household income | $95,781 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $55,915 |
| Income | In poverty | 10.0% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.6% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.499 |
| Race | White alone | 65.2% |
| Race | Black alone | 10.6% |
| Race | Asian alone | 4.8% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 18.3% |
| Race | Two or more races | 11.4% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 15.7% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 76.6% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 12.8% |
| Education | High school or higher | 67.8% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 42.5% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 19.2% |
| Household | Family households | 64.3% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.46 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 35.8% |
| Housing | Median home value | $366,900 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,488 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 58.5% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 6.3% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.1% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 7.0% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 4.7% |
| Health | With a disability | 12.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 92.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 5.5% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 68.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 3.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 16.0% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | $3,215 | $55,733 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1988 | $2,517,461 | $2,559,902 | $52,517 | $0 | $1,456,739 |
| 1986 | $186,652 | $41,693 | $144,957 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $77,425 | $79,699 | $0 | $0 | $15,604 |
| 1982 | $2,306,720 | $2,306,119 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $32,238 | $31,233 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1982 general senate Β· CT-S β won
- 1982 general senate Β· CT-S β won
- 1982 general senate Β· CT-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· CT-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· CT-S β lost_general
- 1988 general senate Β· CT-S 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) = 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 (16)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | educated_at | Yale University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Timothy Dwight College | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Virginia School of Law | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-09 | held_position | Governor of Connecticut | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1977-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1975-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1973-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1971-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1969-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1969-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1962-01-01 | held_position | Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives | β | wikidata |