BENTSEN, LLOYD SENATOR
D Β· senate Β· bioguide B000401
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- FEC candidate id
S6TX00016- Internal id
becc4ba0-8ccf-41b4-84e0-6914466f8301- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Texas. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 30,188,424 |
| People | Median age | 36 |
| Income | Median household income | $78,476 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $40,752 |
| Income | In poverty | 13.8% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.2% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.478 |
| Race | White alone | 48.5% |
| Race | Black alone | 12.2% |
| Race | Asian alone | 5.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 39.7% |
| Race | Two or more races | 23.5% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 17.6% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 64.9% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 28.1% |
| Education | High school or higher | 58.1% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 33.8% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 12.3% |
| Household | Family households | 67.7% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.69 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 34.1% |
| Housing | Median home value | $283,800 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,403 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 64.4% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 2.7% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 4.8% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 9.4% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.2% |
| Health | With a disability | 12.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 91.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.3% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 71.4% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.9% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 14.4% |
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 | $6,386 | $698,019 | $0 | $0 | $750 |
| 1992 | $893,078 | $349,424 | $691,634 | $0 | $854,274 |
| 1990 | $441,702 | $380,460 | $147,979 | $0 | $345,192 |
| 1988 | $8,280,013 | $8,829,361 | $86,737 | $118,652 | $5,406,218 |
| 1986 | $828,695 | $250,520 | $636,085 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $432,871 | $387,760 | $57,910 | $0 | $279,645 |
| 1982 | $3,649,711 | $4,799,739 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $563,004 | $101,341 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1982 general senate Β· TX-S β won
- 1982 general senate Β· TX-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· TX-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· TX-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· TX-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· TX-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· TX-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· TX-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· TX-S β won
- 1994 general senate Β· TX-S β lost_general
- 1994 general senate Β· TX-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% |
| D (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
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| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Texas School of Law | β | wikidata | |
| β | employed_by | United States Department of the Treasury | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Sharyland High School | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-20 | held_position | United States Secretary of the Treasury | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | 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 | |
| 1953-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1951-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1949-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1948-12-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |