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Roger Williams

Won 9 consecutive elections as house from Texas

Republican
US HouseState HouseState Senate
Electoral Grade
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16
Races
13-3
W-L (81%)
+26.3
Avg Margin
1974–2024
Career Span
Best: +100.0 (1980 State House)Worst: -100.0 (2006 State House)
81%
Win Rate
9
Win Streak
50 yrs
Career Span
79K
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
State Senate
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601974: R+8.7 - Click to view1976: D+100.0 - Click to view1980: D+100.0 - Click to view1982: D+62.6 - Click to view1984: D+100.0 - Click to view1988: D+2.5 - Click to view1988: D+5.7 - Click to view2004: R+24.9 - Click to view2006: R+100.0 - Click to view197419761980198219841988198820042006

Career Timeline

2024 US HouseTexasDistrict 25
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Candidate Votes
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Vote %
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Total Votes
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Margin
Top opponent: Chad HaggOTH

Key Insights

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Geographic Performance

16 races with county data

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County Results Table

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

16 races available

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Opponents Faced12 opponents

Philip FosterDEM
2-02 matchups · 1982–1984
R L FosterDEM
2-02 matchups · 1976–1980
Chad HaggOTH
1-02024 House
Bill KelseyLIB
1-02020 House
Desarae LindseyLIB
1-02018 House
Kathi ThomasDEM
1-02016 House
John BetzLIB
1-02014 House
Betsy DeweyLIB
1-02012 House
Smith FosterDEM
1-02004 State House(-24.9)
W W Fincher Jr.DEM
0-11988 State Senate(+5.7)
Bob SindlerDEM
0-11988 State House(+2.5)
Kathleen W GurnseyREP
0-11974 State House(-8.7)

Primary History

5 primaries

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

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