BYRD, ROBERT C
D Β· senate Β· bioguide B001210
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- FEC candidate id
S6WV00014- Internal id
ab726761-a7d9-450a-8ecf-5458cf529dbb- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), West Virginia. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 1,778,373 |
| People | Median age | 43 |
| Income | Median household income | $59,608 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $34,203 |
| Income | In poverty | 16.7% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.4% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.471 |
| Race | White alone | 90.3% |
| Race | Black alone | 3.2% |
| Race | Asian alone | 0.8% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 2.1% |
| Race | Two or more races | 4.9% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 1.8% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 97.5% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 1.2% |
| Education | High school or higher | 63.4% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 24.1% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 9.7% |
| Household | Family households | 62.6% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.37 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 29.1% |
| Housing | Median home value | $162,600 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $872 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 70.9% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 6.6% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.3% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 15.4% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.4% |
| Health | With a disability | 19.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 86.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 10.9% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 78.1% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.5% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 9.1% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $8,091 | $38,738 | $0 | $0 | $25 |
| 2008 | $55,316 | $283,284 | $30,674 | $11,324 | $3,425 |
| 2006 | $5,114,217 | $4,944,546 | $258,642 | $0 | $3,903,556 |
| 2004 | $13,426 | $90,696 | $88,970 | $0 | $2,750 |
| 2002 | $104,618 | $496,724 | $166,239 | $0 | $100 |
| 2000 | $1,127,278 | $1,045,993 | $424,114 | $0 | $529,774 |
| 1998 | $54,103 | $103,753 | $342,830 | $0 | $2,100 |
| 1996 | $62,201 | $97,084 | $392,479 | $0 | $130 |
| 1994 | $1,274,338 | $1,550,354 | $427,362 | $0 | $205,257 |
| 1992 | $225,007 | $57,482 | $703,378 | $0 | $19,360 |
| 1990 | $88,944 | $35,782 | $535,853 | $0 | $830 |
| 1988 | $1,407,167 | $1,099,709 | $482,690 | $0 | $351,092 |
| 1986 | $90,661 | $88,416 | $175,230 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $41,464 | $94,621 | $172,986 | $0 | $610 |
| 1982 | $1,536,014 | $1,673,810 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $22,796 | $21,090 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1978 general senate Β· WV-S β won
- 1982 general senate Β· WV-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· WV-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· WV-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· WV-S β won
- 1994 general senate Β· WV-S β won
- 1994 general senate Β· WV-S β won
- 1994 general senate Β· WV-S β won
- 1994 general senate Β· WV-S β won
- 1994 general senate Β· WV-S β won
- 2000 general senate Β· WV-S β won
- 2006 general senate Β· WV-S β won
- 2006 general senate Β· WV-S β won
- 2006 general senate Β· WV-S β won
- 2012 general senate Β· WV-S β lost_general
- 2012 general senate Β· WV-S β lost_general
- 2012 general senate Β· WV-S β lost_general
- 2012 general senate Β· WV-S β lost_general
Committees
- FRIENDS OF ROBERT C BYRD COMMITTEE β principal 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% |
| 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
Outbound (50)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | educated_at | Washington College of Law | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Concord University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | George Washington University Law School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Primary School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | George Washington University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Charleston | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Marshall University | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | FRIENDS OF ROBERT C BYRD COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| 2009-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 2007-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 2007-01-03 | held_position | President pro tempore of the United States Senate | β | wikidata | |
| 2005-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 2003-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 2001-06-06 | held_position | President pro tempore of the United States Senate | β | wikidata | |
| 2001-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 2001-01-03 | held_position | President pro tempore of the United States Senate | β | wikidata | |
| 1999-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1997-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1995-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | 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 | President pro tempore of the United States Senate | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | Majority Leader of the United States Senate | 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 | Minority Leader of the United States Senate | 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 | Majority Leader of the United States Senate | 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 | |
| 1971-01-01 | held_position | whip | β | wikidata | |
| 1969-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1967-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1967-01-01 | held_position | secretary | β | wikidata | |
| 1965-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1963-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1961-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1959-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1957-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1955-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1953-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1953-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1951-01-01 | held_position | member of the State Senate of West Virginia | β | wikidata | |
| 1947-01-01 | held_position | Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates | β | wikidata | |
| 1940-01-01 | affiliated_with | Ku Klux Klan | β | wikidata |