Skip to main content

Bill Clark

Won 4 consecutive elections as state house from Florida

Democratic
State HouseUS Senate
Electoral Grade
—
Requires 3+ graded races
11
Races
8-3
W-L (73%)
+13.5
Avg Margin
1968–1998
Career Span
Best: +100.0 (1976 State House)Worst: -46.5 (1984 State House)
73%
Win Rate
-29.6
Avg Overperformance
4
Win Streak
30 yrs
Career Span
473K
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
Senate
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601968: R+9.7 - Click to view1974: D+49.3 - Click to view1976: D+100.0 - Click to view1980: D+1.0 - Click to view1980: D+18.2 - Click to view1982: D+51.4 - Click to view1982: R+21.3 - Click to view1984: R+40.6 - Click to view1984: R+46.5 - Click to view1986: D+50.0 - Click to view1998: R+3.8 - Click to view196819761980198219841998

Career Timeline

1998 State HouseGeorgiaDistrict 3
4,848
Candidate Votes
51.9%
Vote %
9,338
Total Votes
-3.8%
Margin
Top opponent: Kaye VaughnDEM

Key Insights

3 insights generated

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

Unlock with Pro$33/mo

Geographic Performance

11 races with county data

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

Unlock with Pro$33/mo

County Results Table

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

Unlock with Pro$33/mo

Demographic Coalition Analysis

11 races available

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

Unlock with Insider$99/mo

Opponents Faced10 opponents

Kaye VaughnDEM
1-01998 State House(-3.8)
Bob LemonREP
1-01986 State House(+50.0)
Richard T OliverDEM
1-01984 State House(-46.5)
Alfred RamirezREP
0-11984 State House(-40.6)
Joe SelphDEM
1-01982 State House(-21.3)
Dorsey C MillerREP
1-01982 State House(+51.4)
Dale BumpersDEM
0-11980 Senate(+18.2)
Tom BarberREP
1-01980 State House(+1.0)
Dan BaileyREP
1-01974 State House(+49.3)
Clifford A McNultyREP
0-11968 State House(-9.7)

Primary History

1 primary

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

Unlock with Pro$33/mo
Historian Query

Ask the Historian

Curious about Bill Clark's performance?

Ask the Historian

Interactive AI-powered chat about Bill Clark's career, opponents, and performance.

Unlock with Insider$99/mo
Export & ShareCSV (Insider)JSON (Insider)
Share

Explore Related

Florida
Election history and demographics for Florida
1998 Elections
All results from 1998
Rankings
Who overperformed their state's partisan lean?
Historian
Ask any question about 165 years of elections
2026 Elections
Forecasts, polling, and battleground races in one place
← All candidates