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Walter J Kavanaugh

Undefeated state senate candidate from New Jersey with a perfect 10-0 record

Republican
State SenateState House
Electoral Grade
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10
Races
10-0
W-L (100%)
-38.2
Avg Margin
1977–2003
Career Span
Best: +-16.7 (1977 State House)Worst: -100.0 (2003 State Senate)
100%
Win Rate
10
Win Streak
26 yrs
Career Span
345K
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

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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.

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Deterministic summaries, calculated grades, and certified election history. No freeform AI prose.

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Career Margin Trend10 races

State House
State Senate
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601977: R+16.7 - Click to view1979: R+27.8 - Click to view1981: R+35.7 - Click to view1985: R+51.0 - Click to view1987: R+38.6 - Click to view1989: R+26.4 - Click to view1995: R+21.2 - Click to view1997: R+31.2 - Click to view2001: R+33.2 - Click to view2003: R+100.0 - Click to view1977197919811985198719891995199720012003

Career Timeline

2003 State SenateNew JerseyDistrict 16
28,843
Candidate Votes
100.0%
Vote %
28,843
Total Votes
-100.0%
Margin

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Geographic Performance

10 races with county data

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County Results Table

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

10 races available

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Opponents Faced5 opponents

John S PennREP
3-03 matchups · 1985–1989
Elliott F SmithREP
3-03 matchups · 1977–1981
Daniel WartenbergDEM
1-02001 State Senate(-33.2)
Mitchell E Ignatoff Jr.DEM
1-01997 State Senate(-31.2)
Christopher BatemanREP
1-01995 State House(-21.2)
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