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James Smith

12 races across Governor, State House, House, State Senate in Missouri, 7W-5L

Democratic
GovernorState HouseUS HouseState Senate
Electoral Grade
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12
Races
7-5
W-L (58%)
+44.1
Avg Margin
1968–2018
Career Span
Best: +100.0 (1982 State House)Worst: -46.7 (1984 State House)
58%
Win Rate
-13.5
Avg Overperformance
2
Win Streak
50 yrs
Career Span
898K
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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MethodologyCertified contest returnsCandidate grade inputs
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Career Margin Trend11 races

State House
State Senate
Governor
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601968: D+40.9 - Click to view1974: D+24.1 - Click to view1976: D+100.0 - Click to view1976: R+4.3 - Click to view1980: D+100.0 - Click to view1982: D+100.0 - Click to view1984: R+46.7 - Click to view2012: D+99.0 - Click to view2016: R+18.3 - Click to view2016: D+98.5 - Click to view2018: R+8.0 - Click to view196819761980198420162018

Career Timeline

2018 GovernorSouth Carolina
784,182
Candidate Votes
45.9%
Vote %
1,707,569
Total Votes
-8.0%
Margin
Electoral Performance
-13.5
Race Score
-13.5
vs. State Pres.
D+5.5
State Pres.
Top opponent: Henry McMasterREP

Key Insights

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Geographic Performance

12 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

12 races available

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

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Opponents Faced8 opponents

ScatteringWRI
2-02 matchups · 2012–2016
Henry McMasterREP
0-12018 Governor(-8.0)
Alfred C GrafREP
0-12016 State House(-18.3)
Bob HeleringerREP
0-11984 State House(-46.7)
Susan C ZarateOTH
0-11982 House
William H MusseyREP
0-11976 State Senate(-4.3)
Tom ButlerREP
1-01974 State House(+24.1)
T T FieldsDEM
1-01968 State House(+40.9)

Primary History

1 primary

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