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John Elias Baldacci

Won 10 consecutive elections as governor from Maine

Democratic
GovernorUS HouseState Senate
Electoral Grade
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11
Races
10-1
W-L (91%)
+19.4
Avg Margin
1980–2006
Career Span
Best: +100.0 (1984 State Senate)Worst: -16.7 (1980 State Senate)
91%
Win Rate
-3.4
Avg Overperformance
10
Win Streak
26 yrs
Career Span
483K
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

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Certified contest returns, candidate career records, and Akashic Edge deterministic grading inputs.

Freshness

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Career Margin Trend7 races

State Senate
Governor
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601980: R+16.7 - Click to view1982: D+15.1 - Click to view1984: D+100.0 - Click to view1986: D+8.6 - Click to view1988: D+15.1 - Click to view2002: D+5.7 - Click to view2006: D+7.9 - Click to view1980198219841986198820022006

Career Timeline

2006 GovernorMaine
209,927
Candidate Votes
38.1%
Vote %
550,865
Total Votes
+7.9%
Margin
Electoral Performance
-8.4
Race Score
-5.5
vs. State Pres.
D+13.3
State Pres.
Incumbent (−3pt bar)
Top opponent: OtherOTH

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Geographic Performance

11 races with county data

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11 races available

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Opponents Faced10 opponents

OtherOTH
2-02 matchups · 1994–2006
Peter E CianchetteREP
1-02002 Governor(+5.7)
Richard H CampbellREP
1-02000 House
Jonathan ReismanREP
1-01998 House
Aldric SaucierIND
1-01996 House
John H CoxREP
1-01988 State Senate(+15.1)
William L EnglandREP
1-01986 State Senate(+8.6)
ScatteringWRI
1-01984 State Senate(+100.0)
George W Wood IIIREP
1-01982 State Senate(+15.1)
Howard M TrotzkyREP
0-11980 State Senate(-16.7)
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