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Jim Hood

Won 4 consecutive elections as governor from South Dakota

Republican
GovernorState House
Electoral Grade
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5
Races
4-1
W-L (80%)
-38.4
Avg Margin
1982–2019
Career Span
Best: +-5.1 (2019 Governor)Worst: -81.4 (1982 State House)
80%
Win Rate
-7.2
Avg Overperformance
4
Win Streak
37 yrs
Career Span
437K
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

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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.

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

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Career Margin Trend5 races

State House
Governor
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601982: R+81.4 - Click to view1984: R+29.0 - Click to view1986: R+53.1 - Click to view1988: R+23.4 - Click to view2019: R+5.1 - Click to view19821984198619882019

Career Timeline

2019 GovernorMississippi
414,368
Candidate Votes
46.8%
Vote %
884,911
Total Votes
-5.1%
Margin
Electoral Performance
-7.2
Race Score
-7.2
vs. State Pres.
D+2.1
State Pres.
Top opponent: Tate ReevesREP

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Geographic Performance

5 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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Opponents Faced3 opponents

Harvey KrautschunREP
3-03 matchups · 1984–1988
Tate ReevesREP
0-12019 Governor(-5.1)
Kay S JorgensenREP
1-01982 State House(-81.4)
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