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Frank Murphy

3 races across State House, Governor in Michigan, 1W-2L

Democratic
State HouseGovernor
Electoral Grade
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3
Races
1-2
W-L (33%)
-1.5
Avg Margin
1936–1982
Career Span
Best: +2.8 (1936 Governor)Worst: -5.8 (1938 Governor)
33%
Win Rate
-10.1
Avg Overperformance
46 yrs
Career Span
1.7M
Career Votes

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.

Source chain

MethodologyCertified contest returnsCandidate grade inputs
Open methodology

Career Margin Trend3 races

Governor
State House
R+10EvenD+101936: D+2.8 - Click to view1938: R+5.8 - Click to view1982: R+1.6 - Click to view193619381982

Career Timeline

8,112
Candidate Votes
49.2%
Vote %
16,492
Total Votes
-1.6%
Margin
Top opponent: Sheehan DonoghueREP

Geographic Performance

3 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

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Scatter plots correlating county performance with demographics: race, education, income, foreign-born.

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