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Tom Odell Smith

Won 5 consecutive elections as state house from New Jersey

Republican
State HouseUS SenateState Senate
Electoral Grade
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Requires 3+ graded races
9
Races
6-3
W-L (67%)
-26.4
Avg Margin
1984–2022
Career Span
Best: +13.3 (1984 State House)Worst: -100.0 (2022 State House)
67%
Win Rate
+3.9
Avg Overperformance
5
Win Streak
38 yrs
Career Span
2.7M
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

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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 Trend9 races

State House
State Senate
Senate
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601984: D+13.3 - Click to view1995: R+11.0 - Click to view1997: R+27.4 - Click to view1998: R+33.0 - Click to view1999: R+21.7 - Click to view2001: R+13.3 - Click to view2012: D+9.1 - Click to view2016: R+53.3 - Click to view2022: R+100.0 - Click to view198419951997199819992001201220162022

Career Timeline

2022 State HouseKentuckyDistrict 86
9,142
Candidate Votes
100.0%
Vote %
9,142
Total Votes
-100.0%
Margin

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Geographic Performance

9 races with county data

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County Results Table

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

9 races available

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Opponents Faced5 opponents

Steven J CorodemusREP
4-04 matchups · 1995–2001
Justin AlfermanREP
0-12016 State House(-53.3)
Robert CaseyDEM
0-12012 Senate(+9.1)
Bodo DiehnDEM
1-01998 State Senate(-33.0)
Ronald L LarsonDEM
0-11984 State House(+13.3)
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