HEFLIN, HOWELL THOMAS
D Β· senate Β· bioguide H000445
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- FEC candidate id
S8AL00050- Internal id
4eef7361-85e9-46f0-bdce-4d68f5a28c54- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Alabama. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 5,086,768 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $63,999 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $36,087 |
| Income | In poverty | 15.6% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.7% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.479 |
| Race | White alone | 64.6% |
| Race | Black alone | 25.8% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.5% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 5.6% |
| Race | Two or more races | 5.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 4.0% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 94.0% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 3.9% |
| Education | High school or higher | 58.7% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 28.4% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 11.1% |
| Household | Family households | 64.5% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.48 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.9% |
| Housing | Median home value | $209,900 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,007 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 69.1% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.5% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.7% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 14.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.7% |
| Health | With a disability | 16.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 87.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 9.8% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 80.6% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 8.8% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $17,857 | $97,243 | $153,562 | $0 | $0 |
| 1998 | $31,182 | $219,315 | $232,949 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $83,323 | $723,204 | $421,083 | $0 | $0 |
| 1994 | $222,716 | $124,414 | $1,060,963 | $0 | $26,485 |
| 1992 | $194,133 | $267,495 | $962,661 | $0 | $15,933 |
| 1990 | $3,422,129 | $3,204,160 | $1,036,023 | $0 | $1,810,620 |
| 1988 | $487,368 | $136,899 | $818,054 | $0 | $233,398 |
| 1986 | $95,976 | $112,924 | $467,585 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $2,247,582 | $1,917,493 | $484,533 | $0 | $1,263,677 |
| 1982 | $165,827 | $37,260 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $32,975 | $42,476 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1984 general senate Β· AL-S β won
- 1984 general senate Β· AL-S β won
- 1984 general senate Β· AL-S β won
- 1990 general senate Β· AL-S β won
- 1990 general senate Β· AL-S β won
- 1990 general senate Β· AL-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· AL-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· AL-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· AL-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· AL-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· AL-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· AL-S β won
Committees
- COMMITTEE FOR QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FKA FRIENDS OF HOWELL HEFLIN COMMITTEE β principal Β· type Q
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 (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | principal_candidate_of | COMMITTEE FOR QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FKA FRIENDS OF HOWELL HEFLIN COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees |