Carly Fiorina

Lost the 2010 Senate race in California

Republican

US Senate

Electoral Grade

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Races

0-1

W-L (0%)

+10.0

Avg Margin

2010

Career Span

Best: +10.0 (2010 Senate)Worst: 10.0 (2010 Senate)

Win Rate

+29.1

Avg Overperformance

4.2M

Career Votes

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2010 US Senate California

4,217,386

Candidate Votes

42.2%

Vote %

9,999,860

Total Votes

+10.0%

Margin

Electoral Performance

+32.1

Race Score

+29.1

vs. State Pres.

D+39.2

State Pres.

vs. Incumbent (+3pt adj)

Top opponent: Barbara BoxerDEM

Geographic Performance

1 races with county data

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

1 races available

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Opponents Faced1 opponent

Barbara BoxerDEM

0-12010 Senate(+10.0)

Primary History31 primaries

0-31

W-L

0.3%

Avg Vote %

14.6

Avg Field Size

2016LPresidentNew Mexico1.4%#6 of 6REP

2016LPresidentWest Virginia0.3%#10 of 11REP

2016LPresidentIndiana0.1%#9 of 9REP

2016LPresidentMaryland0.2%#9 of 11REP

2016LPresidentWisconsin0.1%#11 of 14REP

2016LPresidentArizona0.2%#9 of 14REP

2016LPresidentNorth Carolina0.1%#11 of 13REP

2016LPresidentMissouri0.1%#12 of 13REP

2016LPresidentFlorida0.1%#10 of 13REP

2016LPresidentOhio0.1%#9 of 10REP

2016LPresidentIllinois0.1%#10 of 12REP

2016LPresidentMichigan0.1%#12 of 14REP

2016LPresidentIdaho0.1%#10 of 13REP

2016LPresidentMississippi0.1%#11 of 13REP

2016LPresidentMaine0.1%#8 of 9REP

2016LPresidentLouisiana0.1%#10 of 14REP

2016LPresidentKentucky0.0%#11 of 12REP

2016LPresidentKansas0.1%#8 of 8REP

2016LPresidentVirginia0.1%#10 of 13REP

2016LPresidentGeorgia0.1%#10 of 13REP

2016LPresidentOklahoma0.1%#9 of 12REP

2016LPresidentAlabama0.1%#12 of 13REP

2016LPresidentArkansas0.1%#10 of 13REP

2016LPresidentMassachusetts0.2%#10 of 14REP

2016LPresidentTennessee0.1%#11 of 15REP

2016LPresidentTexas0.1%#12 of 14REP

2016LPresidentVermont0.3%#9 of 15REP

2016LPresidentNevada0.0%#9 of 11REP

2016LPresidentNew Hampshire0.0%#15 of 52DEM

2016LPresidentNew Hampshire4.1%#7 of 47REP

2016LPresidentIowa1.9%#7 of 13REP

Primary History

31 primaries

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