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Harry R Purkey

Undefeated state house candidate from Virginia with a perfect 12-0 record

Republican
State House
Electoral Grade
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12
Races
12-0
W-L (100%)
-74.7
Avg Margin
1985–2011
Career Span
Best: +-13.0 (1985 State House)Worst: -100.0 (2011 State House)
100%
Win Rate
12
Win Streak
26 yrs
Career Span
147K
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

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

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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 Trend12 races

R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601985: R+13.0 - Click to view1987: R+99.9 - Click to view1989: R+99.8 - Click to view1995: R+100.0 - Click to view1997: R+100.0 - Click to view1999: R+65.3 - Click to view2001: R+100.0 - Click to view2003: R+100.0 - Click to view2005: R+71.1 - Click to view2007: R+21.4 - Click to view2009: R+25.3 - Click to view2011: R+100.0 - Click to view1985198919972001200520092011

Career Timeline

2011 State HouseVirginiaDistrict 82
7,538
Candidate Votes
100.0%
Vote %
7,538
Total Votes
-100.0%
Margin

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Geographic Performance

12 races with county data

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County Results Table

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

12 races available

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Opponents Faced6 opponents

ScatteringWRI
2-02 matchups · 1987–1989
Peter W SchmidtDEM
1-02009 State House(-25.3)
R R MacLverDEM
1-02007 State House(-21.4)
John O Parmele Jr.OTH
1-02005 State House(-71.1)
C S VinsonOTH
1-01999 State House(-65.3)
R Dean LeeDEM
1-01985 State House(-13.0)
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