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Bob Williams

21 races across State Senate, State House, House, Governor in West Virginia, 10W-11L

Democratic
State SenateState HouseUS HouseGovernor
Electoral Grade
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21
Races
10-11
W-L (48%)
-25.3
Avg Margin
1980–2016
Career Span
Best: +100.0 (2012 State Senate)Worst: -90.7 (2016 State Senate)
48%
Win Rate
-17.9
Avg Overperformance
3
Win Streak
36 yrs
Career Span
838K
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 Trend20 races

State House
State Senate
Governor
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601980: D+1.7 - Click to view1982: D+41.2 - Click to view1984: D+3.8 - Click to view1984: D+11.7 - Click to view1984: D+3.5 - Click to view1986: D+11.8 - Click to view1988: R+34.4 - Click to view1988: D+9.6 - Click to view1988: D+24.4 - Click to view2004: D+15.4 - Click to view2006: D+31.2 - Click to view2012: D+100.0 - Click to view2016: R+90.7 - Click to view2016: R+90.7 - Click to view2016: R+90.7 - Click to view2016: R+90.7 - Click to view2016: R+90.7 - Click to view2016: R+90.7 - Click to view2016: R+90.7 - Click to view2016: R+90.7 - Click to view1980198419882004201620162016

Career Timeline

2016 State SenateWest VirginiaDistrict 14
1,125
Candidate Votes
2.6%
Vote %
43,563
Total Votes
-90.7%
Margin
Top opponent: Randy E SmithREP

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Geographic Performance

21 races with county data

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County Results Table

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

21 races available

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Opponents Faced11 opponents

Randy E SmithREP
0-88 matchups · 2016–2016
Tara G ReardonDEM
2-02 matchups · 2004–2006
Bob BasichDEM
2-02 matchups · 1984–1986
Jolene UnsoeldDEM
0-11990 House
Booth GardnerDEM
0-11988 Governor(+24.4)
W G RafterREP
1-01988 State Senate(+9.6)
Kyle W HindmanREP
1-01988 State House(-34.4)
Charles W LelekREP
1-01984 State Senate(+3.5)
Cal HobsonDEM
0-11984 State House(+11.7)
Carol MonohonDEM
1-01982 State House(+41.2)
Alan ThompsonDEM
1-01980 State House(+1.7)

Primary History

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