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John Murphy

10 races across State House, State Senate in California, 2W-8L

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State HouseState Senate
Electoral Grade
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10
Races
2-8
W-L (20%)
-8.3
Avg Margin
1968–2006
Career Span
Best: +24.6 (2004 State Senate)Worst: -45.7 (1982 State House)
20%
Win Rate
2
Win Streak
38 yrs
Career Span
41K
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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MethodologyCertified contest returnsCandidate grade inputs
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Career Margin Trend10 races

State House
State Senate
R+40R+20EvenD+20D+401968: D+1.3 - Click to view1974: D+1.8 - Click to view1974: D+3.5 - Click to view1976: R+13.2 - Click to view1982: R+45.7 - Click to view1986: R+43.1 - Click to view1988: R+35.9 - Click to view1998: D+18.2 - Click to view2004: D+24.6 - Click to view2006: D+5.5 - Click to view1968197419741976198219861988199820042006

Career Timeline

2006 State HouseWisconsinDistrict 49
545
Candidate Votes
3.0%
Vote %
18,065
Total Votes
+5.5%
Margin
Top opponent: Philip C GarthwaiteDEM

Key Insights

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Geographic Performance

10 races with county data

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County Results Table

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Opponents Faced9 opponents

Sunny MojonnierREP
0-22 matchups · 1986–1988
Philip C GarthwaiteDEM
0-12006 State House(+5.5)
Christine T KehoeDEM
0-12004 State Senate(+24.6)
Howard WayneDEM
0-11998 State House(+18.2)
Irene TrepplerREP
0-11982 State House(-45.7)
Gene N ErnstREP
0-11976 State House(-13.2)
J O AsbjornsonREP
1-01974 State House(+3.5)
Mary Beaty EdelenREP
0-11974 State House(+1.8)
Lincoln TwedtREP
1-01968 State House(+1.3)

Primary History

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