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Bob Smith

Won 5 consecutive elections as state senate from New Jersey

Republican
State SenateState HouseUS SenateUS House
Electoral Grade
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11
Races
8-3
W-L (73%)
-17.7
Avg Margin
1980–2021
Career Span
Best: +38.2 (2021 State Senate)Worst: -100.0 (2004 State House)
73%
Win Rate
+14.4
Avg Overperformance
5
Win Streak
41 yrs
Career Span
524K
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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Career Margin Trend9 races

State House
Senate
State Senate
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601980: R+99.9 - Click to view1990: R+33.8 - Click to view1996: R+3.0 - Click to view1998: R+13.2 - Click to view1998: D+1.4 - Click to view2004: R+100.0 - Click to view2007: D+23.3 - Click to view2011: D+28.0 - Click to view2021: D+38.2 - Click to view198019901996199819982004200720112021

Career Timeline

2021 State SenateNew JerseyDistrict 17
32,455
Candidate Votes
69.1%
Vote %
46,960
Total Votes
+38.2%
Margin
Top opponent: James A AbateREP

Key Insights

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Geographic Performance

11 races with county data

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County Results Table

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

11 races available

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Opponents Faced10 opponents

James A AbateREP
1-02021 State Senate(+38.2)
Jordan RickardsREP
1-02011 State Senate(+28.0)
John CostelloREP
1-02007 State Senate(+23.3)
Connie T HoustonOTH
0-11998 State House(+1.4)
Douglas D DickensDEM
1-01998 State House(-13.2)
Dick SwettDEM
1-01996 Senate(-3.0)
John A. DurkinDEM
1-01990 Senate(-33.8)
Joseph F KeefeDEM
1-01988 House
Bob McEwanREP
0-11984 House
Luther ColbertREP
0-11980 State House(-99.9)

Primary History

4 primaries

Primary election results, win rates, field sizes, and vote share.

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