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John Adams Rollison III

Won 7 consecutive elections as state house from Virginia

Republican
State House
Electoral Grade
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8
Races
7-1
W-L (88%)
-23.1
Avg Margin
1981–2001
Career Span
Best: +0.3 (1981 State House)Worst: -100.0 (1999 State House)
88%
Win Rate
7
Win Streak
20 yrs
Career Span
55K
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

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

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Career Margin Trend8 races

R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601981: D+0.3 - Click to view1985: R+1.6 - Click to view1987: R+1.3 - Click to view1989: R+13.3 - Click to view1995: R+21.4 - Click to view1997: R+30.2 - Click to view1999: R+100.0 - Click to view2001: R+17.7 - Click to view19811985198719891995199719992001

Career Timeline

2001 State HouseVirginiaDistrict 52
6,912
Candidate Votes
58.8%
Vote %
11,748
Total Votes
-17.7%
Margin
Top opponent: D A GrayDEM

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Geographic Performance

8 races with county data

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Opponents Faced5 opponents

G F DelimbaDEM
2-02 matchups · 1995–1997
George Gordon DowdDEM
2-02 matchups · 1985–1987
D A GrayDEM
1-02001 State House(-17.7)
Floyd C BagleyDEM
1-01989 State House(-13.3)
David G BrickleyDEM
0-11981 State House(+0.3)
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