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Bob Samuelson

5 races across Governor, State Senate in South Dakota, 2W-3L

Democratic
GovernorState Senate
Electoral Grade
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5
Races
2-3
W-L (40%)
-3.5
Avg Margin
1976–1990
Career Span
Best: +15.0 (1982 State Senate)Worst: -17.8 (1990 Governor)
40%
Win Rate
-12.9
Avg Overperformance
2
Win Streak
14 yrs
Career Span
120K
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.

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

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Career Margin Trend5 races

State Senate
Governor
Even1976: R+7.9 - Click to view1980: D+4.0 - Click to view1982: D+15.0 - Click to view1984: R+10.6 - Click to view1990: R+17.8 - Click to view19761980198219841990

Career Timeline

1990 GovernorSouth Dakota
105,525
Candidate Votes
41.1%
Vote %
256,723
Total Votes
-17.8%
Margin
Electoral Performance
-9.9
Race Score
-12.9
vs. State Pres.
D-4.9
State Pres.
vs. Incumbent (+3pt adj)
Top opponent: George S MickelsonREP

Geographic Performance

5 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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Opponents Faced4 opponents

Dale D IngallsREP
2-02 matchups · 1980–1982
George S MickelsonREP
0-11990 Governor(-17.8)
Bruce J WalkerREP
0-11984 State Senate(-10.6)
William L GramsREP
0-11976 State Senate(-7.9)

Primary History

1 primary

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