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Mike Thompson

Won 17 consecutive elections as house from California

Democratic
US HouseState HouseState Senate
Electoral Grade
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18
Races
17-1
W-L (94%)
-2.8
Avg Margin
1982–2024
Career Span
Best: +37.3 (1982 State House)Worst: -39.9 (2004 State House)
94%
Win Rate
17
Win Streak
42 yrs
Career Span
43K
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 Trend4 races

State House
State Senate
R+40R+20EvenD+20D+401982: D+37.3 - Click to view2004: R+39.9 - Click to view2019: R+3.2 - Click to view2022: R+5.6 - Click to view1982200420192022

Career Timeline

2024 US HouseCaliforniaDistrict 4
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Candidate Votes
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Vote %
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Total Votes
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Margin
Top opponent: John R MunnREP

Key Insights

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Geographic Performance

18 races with county data

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County Results Table

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

18 races available

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Opponents Faced17 opponents

Carol WolmanGRN
2-02 matchups · 2008–2010
John R MunnREP
1-02024 House
Matt BrockREP
1-02022 House
Bill HuttonDEM
1-02022 State House(-5.6)
Scott GiblinREP
1-02020 House
Gary FredericksDEM
1-02019 State Senate(-3.2)
Anthony MillsOTH
1-02018 House
Carlos SantamariaREP
1-02016 House
James HintonOTH
1-02014 House
Randy LoftinREP
1-02012 House
John W JonesREP
1-02006 House
Lawrence R WiesnerREP
1-02004 House
Ivan HolmesDEM
1-02004 State House(-39.9)
Kevin BastianLIB
1-02002 House
Cheryl KreierOTH
1-02000 House
Emil P RossiLIB
1-01998 House
Alister McAlisterDEM
0-11982 State House(+37.3)

Primary History

10 primaries

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

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