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John Williams

a strong state house candidate from Delaware who won 4 consecutive elections, consistently outperforming expectations

Republican
State HouseState SenateUS Senate
Electoral Grade
B
+28.5 pts
avg overperformance
Better than 58% of candidates4 graded races

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

11
Races
6-5
W-L (55%)
-9.2
Avg Margin
1946–2022
Career Span
Best: +52.1 (1986 State House)Worst: -88.8 (1982 State House)
55%
Win Rate
+6.6
Avg Overperformance
4
Win Streak
76 yrs
Career Span
390K
Career Votes
Top 42%
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.

Source chain

MethodologyCertified contest returnsCandidate grade inputs
Open methodology

Career Margin Trend11 races

Senate
State House
State Senate
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601946: R+10.3 - Click to view1952: R+9.0 - Click to view1958: R+6.6 - Click to view1964: R+3.5 - Click to view1982: R+88.8 - Click to view1984: R+72.5 - Click to view1986: R+40.5 - Click to view1986: D+52.1 - Click to view1988: D+48.4 - Click to view2016: D+4.1 - Click to view2022: D+24.9 - Click to view194619581982198619882022

Career Timeline

2022 State HouseWest VirginiaDistrict 80
2,427
Candidate Votes
62.5%
Vote %
3,885
Total Votes
+24.9%
Margin
Top opponent: Justin S WhiteREP

Key Insights

5 insights generated

Deterministic highlights from career record, margins, and standout performances.

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Geographic Performance

11 races with county data

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

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County Results Table

Sortable, searchable table of every county result for each race.

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

11 races available

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

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Opponents Faced9 opponents

Ronald SusterDEM
0-22 matchups · 1986–1988
Elbert N. CarvelDEM
2-02 matchups · 1958–1964
Justin S WhiteREP
1-02022 State House(+24.9)
Barbara EvansfleischauerDEM
1-02016 State House(+4.1)
Joe HeatonREP
0-11986 State House(-40.5)
Jacque SteinerREP
0-11984 State Senate(-72.5)
Kathy Spelts ArnoldREP
0-11982 State House(-88.8)
A.I. Du Pont BayardDEM
1-01952 Senate(-9.0)
James M. TunnellDEM
1-01946 Senate(-10.3)

Primary History

2 primaries

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

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