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Sidney R Yates

Won 11 consecutive elections as house from Illinois

Democratic
US HouseUS Senate
Electoral Grade
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12
Races
11-1
W-L (92%)
-5.8
Avg Margin
1962–1996
Career Span
Best: +-5.8 (1962 Senate)Worst: -5.8 (1962 Senate)
92%
Win Rate
-15.3
Avg Overperformance
11
Win Streak
34 yrs
Career Span
1.7M
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 Timeline

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Margin
Top opponent: Joseph B WalshREP

Key Insights

1 insights generated

Deterministic highlights from career record, margins, and standout performances.

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Geographic Performance

12 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

12 races available

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

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Primary History

17 primaries

Primary election results, win rates, field sizes, and vote share.

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