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Cal Larson

State Senate candidate from Minnesota who lost a razor-thin 0.8-point race in 1982

Republican
State Senate
Electoral Grade
Requires 3+ graded races
4
Races
1-3
W-L (25%)
-0.7
Avg Margin
1980–2006
Career Span
Best: +10.5 (2006 State Senate)Worst: -17.3 (1986 State Senate)
25%
Win Rate
26 yrs
Career Span
55K
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

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Certified contest returns, candidate career records, and Akashic Edge deterministic grading inputs.

Freshness

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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.

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MethodologyCertified contest returnsCandidate grade inputs
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Career Margin Trend4 races

Even1980: D+3.4 - Click to view1982: D+0.8 - Click to view1986: R+17.3 - Click to view2006: D+10.5 - Click to view1980198219862006

Career Timeline

14,191
Candidate Votes
44.7%
Vote %
31,721
Total Votes
+10.5%
Margin
Top opponent: Dan SkogenDEM

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Geographic Performance

4 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

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