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George H.W. Bush

Won 8 consecutive elections as president from Texas

Republican
PresidentState SenateUS HouseUS Senate
Electoral Grade
—
Requires 3+ graded races
104
Races
56-48
W-L (54%)
-1.6
Avg Margin
1964–1992
Career Span
Best: +75.5 (1992 President)Worst: -34.2 (1988 President)
54%
Win Rate
-10.8
Avg Overperformance
8
Win Streak
28 yrs
Career Span
89.9M
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 Trend103 races

Senate
State Senate
President
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601964: D+12.7 - Click to view1970: D+7.1 - Click to view1980: D+1.9 - Click to view1988: R+3.5 - Click to view1988: R+34.2 - Click to view1988: R+12.6 - Click to view1988: R+16.3 - Click to view1988: R+6.3 - Click to view1988: R+23.9 - Click to view1988: D+11.7 - Click to view1988: R+2.3 - Click to view1988: D+4.7 - Click to view1988: R+16.6 - Click to view1988: R+10.8 - Click to view1988: R+13.1 - Click to view1988: R+16.3 - Click to view1988: D+4.1 - Click to view1988: R+5.0 - Click to view1988: R+13.6 - Click to view1988: R+26.2 - Click to view1988: R+20.9 - Click to view1988: R+21.0 - Click to view1988: R+5.9 - Click to view1988: R+4.0 - Click to view1988: R+20.8 - Click to view1988: D+7.0 - Click to view1988: R+7.9 - Click to view1988: D+7.8 - Click to view1988: R+2.9 - Click to view1988: R+11.4 - Click to view1988: R+10.2 - Click to view1988: R+11.6 - Click to view1988: R+13.2 - Click to view1988: D+10.2 - Click to view1988: R+20.2 - Click to view1988: R+2.1 - Click to view1988: R+26.1 - Click to view1988: D+9.5 - Click to view1988: R+20.3 - Click to view1988: R+22.4 - Click to view1988: D+68.3 - Click to view1988: R+12.4 - Click to view1988: R+5.1 - Click to view1988: R+7.8 - Click to view1988: R+3.6 - Click to view1988: R+14.2 - Click to view1988: R+21.2 - Click to view1988: R+19.3 - Click to view1988: D+3.6 - Click to view1988: D+4.7 - Click to view1988: D+1.6 - Click to view1988: R+20.5 - Click to view1988: R+22.5 - Click to view1992: R+5.6 - Click to view1992: D+4.3 - Click to view1992: D+13.0 - Click to view1992: D+11.4 - Click to view1992: R+4.4 - Click to view1992: D+15.7 - Click to view1992: R+18.7 - Click to view1992: R+3.5 - Click to view1992: D+4.7 - Click to view1992: R+3.5 - Click to view1992: R+8.2 - Click to view1992: D+18.0 - Click to view1992: D+9.0 - Click to view1992: D+9.9 - Click to view1992: R+8.6 - Click to view1992: D+1.8 - Click to view1992: R+12.0 - Click to view1992: R+0.8 - Click to view1992: D+15.8 - Click to view1992: D+8.6 - Click to view1992: D+2.4 - Click to view1992: D+1.2 - Click to view1992: R+17.2 - Click to view1992: D+2.5 - Click to view1992: D+10.2 - Click to view1992: R+8.9 - Click to view1992: D+11.6 - Click to view1992: D+7.4 - Click to view1992: D+18.5 - Click to view1992: D+14.2 - Click to view1992: D+8.4 - Click to view1992: D+4.6 - Click to view1992: D+3.2 - Click to view1992: R+5.1 - Click to view1992: D+6.0 - Click to view1992: R+6.1 - Click to view1992: D+14.2 - Click to view1992: R+13.6 - Click to view1992: D+11.4 - Click to view1992: D+0.6 - Click to view1992: R+1.9 - Click to view1992: D+75.5 - Click to view1992: D+8.2 - Click to view1992: D+6.4 - Click to view1992: D+4.3 - Click to view1992: D+13.4 - Click to view1992: D+17.7 - Click to view1992: R+1.9 - Click to view1992: R+6.8 - Click to view1992: D+2.6 - Click to view196419881988199219921992

Career Timeline

1992 PresidentNevada
175,828
Candidate Votes
34.7%
Vote %
506,318
Total Votes
+2.6%
Margin
Top opponent: Bill ClintonDEM

Key Insights

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

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Geographic Performance

104 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

104 races available

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

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Opponents Faced7 opponents

Michael S DukakisDEM
39-1150 matchups · 1988–1988
Bill ClintonDEM
15-3348 matchups · 1992–1992
OtherOTH
2-02 matchups · 1992–1992
Edgar H GillockDEM
0-11980 State Senate(+1.9)
Kent HanceDEM
0-11978 House
Lloyd BentsenDEM
0-11970 Senate(+7.1)
Ralph YarboroughDEM
0-11964 Senate(+12.7)
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