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Frank Farrar

3 races across Governor, House in South Dakota, 1W-2L

Republican
GovernorUS House
Electoral Grade
Requires 3+ graded races
3
Races
1-2
W-L (33%)
-2.8
Avg Margin
1823–1970
Career Span
Best: +9.7 (1970 Governor)Worst: -15.3 (1968 Governor)
33%
Win Rate
-7.2
Avg Overperformance
147 yrs
Career Span
268K
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

Source owners

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

Freshness

Rendered Apr 14, 2026 from the latest candidate, contest, and forecast tables loaded in Akashic Edge.

Boundary scope

Candidate-level profile spanning every contest recorded for this person in Akashic Edge.

Claim type

Deterministic summaries, calculated grades, and certified election history. No freeform AI prose.

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MethodologyCertified contest returnsCandidate grade inputs
Open methodology

Career Margin Trend2 races

Even1968: R+15.3 - Click to view1970: D+9.7 - Click to view19681970

Career Timeline

108,347
Candidate Votes
45.1%
Vote %
239,963
Total Votes
+9.7%
Margin
Electoral Performance
-22.7
Race Score
-19.7
vs. State Pres.
D-10.0
State Pres.
Incumbent (−3pt bar)
Top opponent: Richard Francis KneipDEM

Geographic Performance

3 races with county data

County-level results, strongest and weakest counties, and performance by county type.

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County Results Table

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

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Scatter plots correlating county performance with demographics: race, education, income, foreign-born.

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