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James G Martin

Won 6 consecutive elections as governor from North Carolina

Republican
GovernorState SenateUS HouseState House
Electoral Grade
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10
Races
8-2
W-L (80%)
+3.8
Avg Margin
1968–1988
Career Span
Best: +33.3 (1988 State Senate)Worst: -18.7 (1968 State House)
80%
Win Rate
-3.8
Avg Overperformance
6
Win Streak
20 yrs
Career Span
2.5M
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 Trend6 races

State Senate
Governor
R+20EvenD+201968: R+18.7 - Click to view1968: D+13.8 - Click to view1974: D+15.1 - Click to view1984: R+8.8 - Click to view1988: D+33.3 - Click to view1988: R+12.1 - Click to view196819681974198419881988

Career Timeline

1988 GovernorNorth Carolina
1,222,338
Candidate Votes
56.1%
Vote %
2,180,205
Total Votes
-12.1%
Margin
Electoral Performance
+0.6
Race Score
+3.6
vs. State Pres.
D-8.5
State Pres.
Incumbent (−3pt bar)
Top opponent: Robert B Jordan IIIDEM

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Geographic Performance

10 races with county data

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County Results Table

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

10 races available

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Opponents Faced10 opponents

Robert B Jordan IIIDEM
1-01988 Governor(-12.1)
Wendell Murphy IIDEM
0-11988 State Senate(+33.3)
Rufus EdmistenDEM
1-01984 Governor(-8.8)
Dave BraatzLIB
1-01982 House
Randall R KincaidDEM
1-01980 House
Charles Kimball MaxwellDEM
1-01978 House
Harley SchlangerOTH
1-01976 House
Charles PrayDEM
0-11974 State Senate(+15.1)
Rodney E RossREP
1-01968 State Senate(+13.8)
J Vard ChatburnREP
1-01968 State House(-18.7)

Primary History

6 primaries

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

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