Stephen Wood

3 races across State House, State Senate in North Carolina, 2W-1L

Republican

State HouseState Senate

Electoral Grade

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Races

2-1

W-L (67%)

-30.9

Avg Margin

1980–1998

Career Span

Best: +2.8 (1980 State Senate)Worst: -89.0 (1998 State House)

67%

Win Rate

Win Streak

18 yrs

Career Span

74K

Career Votes

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Career Margin Trend3 races

State Senate

State House

Career Timeline

1998 State House North Carolina District 27

16,227

Candidate Votes

89.0%

Vote %

18,238

Total Votes

-89.0%

Margin

Top opponent: David SpeightOTH

Geographic Performance

3 races with county data

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Opponents Faced3 opponents

David SpeightOTH

1-01998 State House(-89.0)

Richard E ChalkREP

1-01984 State House(-6.6)

Walter C CockerhamREP

0-11980 State Senate(+2.8)

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