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John Miller

a strong candidate who ran for state house and house and senate and governor in Washington, 8W-5L, consistently outperforming expectations

Republican
State HouseUS HouseUS SenateGovernor
Electoral Grade
B
+37.9 pts
avg overperformance
Better than 65% of candidates4 graded races

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

13
Races
8-5
W-L (62%)
-1.4
Avg Margin
1889–2006
Career Span
Best: +92.0 (1984 State House)Worst: -58.1 (2006 State House)
62%
Win Rate
+0.6
Avg Overperformance
3
Win Streak
117 yrs
Career Span
1.8M
Career Votes
Top 35%
Percentile

Evidence & provenance

Source owners

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.

Claim type

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

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MethodologyCertified contest returnsCandidate grade inputs
Open methodology

Career Margin Trend9 races

Governor
Senate
State House
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601889: R+33.2 - Click to view1960: R+3.8 - Click to view1966: R+23.1 - Click to view1968: D+0.0 - Click to view1972: D+11.0 - Click to view1974: D+33.6 - Click to view1984: D+92.0 - Click to view2004: R+30.8 - Click to view2006: R+58.1 - Click to view188919601966196819721974198420042006

Career Timeline

2006 State HouseWashingtonDistrict 7
16,762
Candidate Votes
21.0%
Vote %
80,007
Total Votes
-58.1%
Margin
Top opponent: Joel A KretzREP

Key Insights

4 insights generated

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Geographic Performance

13 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

13 races available

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Opponents Faced12 opponents

Reese M LindquistDEM
2-02 matchups · 1986–1988
Joel A KretzREP
0-12006 State House(-58.1)
Robert SumpREP
0-12004 State House(-30.8)
Cynthia SullivanDEM
1-01990 House
Brock EvansDEM
1-01984 House
Nelson SaundersDEM
0-11984 State House(+92.0)
Tom McPhersonDEM
1-01974 State House(+33.6)
Richard ClarkDEM
0-11972 Senate(+11.0)
Salisbury AdamsOTH
0-11968 State House(0.0)
E.B. SmithDEM
1-01966 Senate(-23.1)
Herschel LovelessDEM
1-01960 Senate(-3.8)
William RoachDEM
1-01889 Governor(-33.2)

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