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William Campbell

Won 10 consecutive elections as house from California

Republican
US HouseState HouseState Senate
Electoral Grade
Requires 3+ graded races
13
Races
11-2
W-L (85%)
-1.3
Avg Margin
1968–2024
Career Span
Best: +99.8 (1980 State House)Worst: -50.1 (1984 State Senate)
85%
Win Rate
10
Win Streak
56 yrs
Career Span
811K
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.

Source chain

MethodologyCertified contest returnsCandidate grade inputs
Open methodology

Career Margin Trend11 races

State House
State Senate
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601968: R+13.2 - Click to view1974: D+29.7 - Click to view1974: R+15.1 - Click to view1976: D+43.6 - Click to view1976: R+7.7 - Click to view1980: D+99.8 - Click to view1980: R+45.7 - Click to view1982: D+22.7 - Click to view1984: R+50.1 - Click to view1988: R+37.8 - Click to view1998: R+41.0 - Click to view196819741976198019841998

Career Timeline

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Margin
Top opponent: Daniel R. CottamLIB

Key Insights

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Geographic Performance

13 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

13 races available

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Primary History

1 primary

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

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