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Robert Carr

Won 9 consecutive elections as house from Michigan

Democratic
US HouseUS SenateState SenateState House
Electoral Grade
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16
Races
13-3
W-L (81%)
+39.7
Avg Margin
1974–1996
Career Span
Best: +100.0 (1984 State Senate)Worst: -9.1 (1994 Senate)
81%
Win Rate
-19.4
Avg Overperformance
9
Win Streak
22 yrs
Career Span
1.4M
Career Votes

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Career Margin Trend6 races

State House
State Senate
Senate
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601974: D+12.6 - Click to view1976: D+25.2 - Click to view1980: D+9.7 - Click to view1984: D+100.0 - Click to view1988: D+100.0 - Click to view1994: R+9.1 - Click to view197419761980198419881994

Career Timeline

1996 US HouseMichiganDistrict 1
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Candidate Votes
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Vote %
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Total Votes
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Margin
Top opponent: Bart StupakDEM

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Geographic Performance

16 races with county data

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Opponents Faced12 opponents

WriteinOTH
3-03 matchups · 1978–1990
Jim DunnREP
1-12 matchups · 1980–1982
Bart StupakDEM
0-11996 House
Spencer AbrahamREP
0-11994 Senate(-9.1)
Dick ChryslerREP
1-01992 House
Judith R ChristensenOTH
1-01988 House
ScatteringWRI
1-01988 State Senate(+100.0)
Tom RitterREP
1-01984 House
John M WalshREP
1-01980 State Senate(+9.7)
Clifford W TaylorREP
1-01976 House
Marian B PraffREP
1-01976 State Senate(+25.2)
Thomas J TaukeREP
1-01974 State House(+12.6)
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