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William J Jefferson

Won 5 consecutive elections as house from Louisiana

Democratic
US HouseGovernor
Electoral Grade
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11
Races
9-2
W-L (82%)
-32.6
Avg Margin
1990–2008
Career Span
Best: +-32.6 (1999 Governor)Worst: -32.6 (1999 Governor)
82%
Win Rate
-34.8
Avg Overperformance
5
Win Streak
18 yrs
Career Span
382K
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
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Career Timeline

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Total Votes
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Margin

Key Insights

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Geographic Performance

11 races with county data

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

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County Results Table

Sortable, searchable table of every county result for each race.

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

11 races available

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

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