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Kenneth R Plum

Won 14 consecutive elections as state house from Virginia

Democratic
State House
Electoral Grade
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17
Races
15-2
W-L (88%)
+42.0
Avg Margin
1973–2015
Career Span
Best: +100.0 (2007 State House)Worst: -19.0 (1981 State House)
88%
Win Rate
14
Win Streak
42 yrs
Career Span
266K
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.

Claim type

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

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Career Margin Trend17 races

R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601973: D+4.0 - Click to view1977: R+0.7 - Click to view1979: R+12.3 - Click to view1981: R+19.0 - Click to view1985: D+26.4 - Click to view1987: D+100.0 - Click to view1989: D+14.8 - Click to view1995: D+30.4 - Click to view1997: D+21.5 - Click to view1999: D+26.4 - Click to view2001: D+100.0 - Click to view2003: D+100.0 - Click to view2005: D+79.7 - Click to view2007: D+100.0 - Click to view2009: D+20.1 - Click to view2011: D+28.3 - Click to view2015: D+93.9 - Click to view1973198119891999200520112015

Career Timeline

2015 State HouseVirginiaDistrict 36
10,344
Candidate Votes
93.9%
Vote %
11,015
Total Votes
+93.9%
Margin
Top opponent: ScatteringWRI

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Geographic Performance

17 races with county data

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County Results Table

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

17 races available

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Opponents Faced10 opponents

ScatteringWRI
2-02 matchups · 1987–2015
Hugh M CannonREP
2-02 matchups · 2009–2011
C D McGuireREP
2-02 matchups · 1995–1997
Vincent F CallahanREP
1-12 matchups · 1977–1979
Donald E FergusonOTH
1-02005 State House(+79.7)
M N PocalykoREP
1-01999 State House(+26.4)
Gary A ReeseREP
1-01989 State House(+14.8)
Lloyd L ThoburnREP
1-01985 State House(+26.4)
John H Rust Jr.REP
1-01981 State House(-19.0)
Dorothy McDiarmidDEM
0-11973 State House(+4.0)
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