John Edwards

an elite candidate who ran for governor and house and senate and state house in Louisiana, 4W-1L, consistently outperforming expectations

Democratic

GovernorUS HouseUS SenateState House

Electoral Grade

A-

+42.8 pts

avg overperformance

Better than 79% of candidates3 graded races

Overperformance vs. state presidential baseline. Incumbents held to a higher bar: Senate/Gov −3 pts.

Races

4-1

W-L (80%)

+4.1

Avg Margin

1968–2019

Career Span

Best: +12.2 (2015 Governor)Worst: -2.7 (1968 State House)

80%

Win Rate

+14.3

Avg Overperformance

Win Streak

51 yrs

Career Span

2.5M

Career Votes

Top 21%

Percentile

Evidence & provenance

Source owners

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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.

Claim type

Deterministic summaries, calculated grades, and certified election history. No freeform AI prose.

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Open methodology

Career Margin Trend4 races

State House

Senate

Governor

Career Timeline

2019 Governor Louisiana

774,498

Candidate Votes

51.3%

Vote %

1,508,784

Total Votes

+2.7%

Margin

Electoral Performance

+4.3

Race Score

+7.3

vs. State Pres.

D-4.6

State Pres.

Incumbent (−3pt bar)

Top opponent: Eddie RisponeREP

Key Insights

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Outperformed baseline in every graded race (+14.3 avg)

Consistently ran ahead of the presidential partisan lean in 3 graded races.

🏊

Won against the partisan tide in 3 of 3 races

100% of races were won in territory that favored the opposite party at the presidential level.

🏛️

Ran for 4 different offices

Contested Governor, House, Senate, State House across a 51-year career.

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Margins improved by +6.7 pts in later career

Average margin grew from +0.7 in early races to +7.5 in later races.

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Geographic Performance

5 races with county data

County-level results, strongest and weakest counties, and performance by county type.

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County Results Table

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

5 races available

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Opponents Faced5 opponents

Eddie RisponeREP

1-02019 Governor(+2.7)

David VitterREP

1-02015 Governor(+12.2)

Gregory W \"rhumbline\" KahnLIB

1-01968 State House(-2.7)

Primary History88 primaries

2-86

W-L

10.6%

Avg Vote %

9.1

Avg Field Size

2008LPresidentKentucky2.0%#4 of 4DEM

2008LPresidentWest Virginia7.3%#3 of 3DEM

2008LPresidentMississippi0.9%#3 of 9DEM

2008LPresidentRhode Island0.6%#3 of 4DEM

2008LPresidentVermont1.2%#3 of 5DEM

2008LPresidentOhio1.7%#3 of 4DEM

2008LPresidentTexas1.0%#3 of 7DEM

2008LPresidentWisconsin0.6%#3 of 9DEM

2008LPresidentHawaii0.1%#5 of 5DEM

2008LPresidentMaryland1.2%#4 of 9DEM

2008LPresidentVirginia0.5%#3 of 7DEM

2008LPresidentDistrict of Columbia0.3%#4 of 6DEM

2008LPresidentLouisiana3.4%#3 of 8DEM

2008LPresidentMissouri2.0%#3 of 10DEM

2008LPresidentMinnesota0.5%#4 of 8DEM

2008LPresidentOklahoma10.2%#3 of 8DEM

2008LPresidentUtah2.9%#3 of 10DEM

2008LPresidentMassachusetts1.6%#3 of 9DEM

2008LPresidentConnecticut1.0%#3 of 9DEM

2008LPresidentDelaware1.3%#4 of 7DEM

2008LPresidentArkansas1.9%#3 of 9DEM

2008LPresidentColorado0.1%#4 of 8DEM

2008LPresidentNew Mexico1.4%#3 of 8DEM

2008LPresidentNorth Dakota1.5%#3 of 6DEM

2008LPresidentCalifornia3.8%#3 of 15DEM

2008LPresidentGeorgia1.7%#3 of 9DEM

2008LPresidentIllinois1.9%#3 of 8DEM

2008LPresidentAlabama1.5%#3 of 7DEM

2008LPresidentArizona5.2%#3 of 25DEM

2008LPresidentNew Jersey1.4%#3 of 7DEM

2008LPresidentNew York1.2%#4 of 7DEM

2008LPresidentTennessee4.5%#3 of 9DEM

2008LPresidentKansas0.1%#3 of 6DEM

2008LPresidentIdaho0.6%#4 of 4DEM

2008LPresidentFlorida14.4%#3 of 9DEM

2008LPresidentSouth Carolina17.6%#3 of 9DEM

2008LPresidentNevada3.7%#3 of 5DEM

2008LPresidentNew Hampshire0.3%#10 of 29REP

2008LPresidentNew Hampshire16.9%#3 of 32DEM

2008LPresidentIowa31.2%#2 of 7DEM

2004LPresidentMontana9.1%#3 of 6DEM

2004LPresidentKentucky14.5%#2 of 9DEM

2004LPresidentNebraska14.0%#2 of 6DEM

2004LPresidentWest Virginia13.4%#2 of 7DEM

2004LPresidentIndiana11.2%#2 of 6DEM

2004LPresidentPennsylvania9.7%#3 of 5DEM

2004LPresidentColorado0.9%#5 of 7DEM

2004LPresidentAlaska3.0%#5 of 5DEM

2004LPresidentWyoming4.2%#4 of 6DEM

2004LPresidentIllinois10.8%#2 of 9DEM

2004LPresidentKansas8.7%#3 of 6DEM

2004LPresidentTexas14.3%#2 of 10DEM

2004LPresidentFlorida10.0%#2 of 9DEM

2004LPresidentMississippi7.3%#2 of 9DEM

2004WPresidentNorth Carolina51.1%#1 of 6DEM

2004LPresidentLouisiana16.1%#2 of 7DEM

2004LPresidentGeorgia41.4%#2 of 9DEM

2004LPresidentMaryland25.5%#2 of 12DEM

2004LPresidentRhode Island18.6%#2 of 12DEM

2004LPresidentNew York20.1%#2 of 9DEM

2004LPresidentConnecticut23.7%#2 of 9DEM

2004LPresidentOhio34.1%#2 of 7DEM

2004LPresidentMassachusetts17.6%#2 of 15DEM

2004LPresidentRhode Island0.2%#6 of 6REP

2004LPresidentVermont6.2%#3 of 7DEM

2004LPresidentMinnesota27.0%#2 of 8DEM

2004LPresidentMassachusetts0.1%#6 of 6REP

2004LPresidentCalifornia19.8%#2 of 10DEM

2004LPresidentHawaii12.5%#3 of 7DEM

2004LPresidentUtah29.8%#2 of 8DEM

2004LPresidentWisconsin34.3%#2 of 11DEM

2004LPresidentNevada10.7%#3 of 5DEM

2004LPresidentTennessee26.5%#2 of 11DEM

2004LPresidentVirginia26.6%#2 of 9DEM

2004LPresidentMaine7.4%#4 of 8DEM

2004LPresidentMichigan13.4%#3 of 10DEM

2004LPresidentWashington6.7%#4 of 7DEM

2004LPresidentArizona6.9%#4 of 18DEM

2004LPresidentNew Mexico11.2%#4 of 8DEM

2004LPresidentNorth Dakota9.7%#4 of 7DEM

2004LPresidentDelaware11.0%#3 of 9DEM

2004LPresidentMissouri24.6%#2 of 12DEM

2004WPresidentSouth Carolina45.1%#1 of 9DEM

2004LPresidentOklahoma29.5%#2 of 9DEM

2004LPresidentNew Hampshire1.6%#5 of 30REP

2004LPresidentNew Hampshire12.1%#4 of 28DEM

2004LPresidentIowa32.6%#2 of 7DEM

1996LHouseArkansas0.0%#1 of 3DEM

Primary History

88 primaries

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