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George W. Bush

Won 29 consecutive elections as president from Texas

Republican
PresidentGovernor
Electoral Grade
—
Requires 3+ graded races
104
Races
63-41
W-L (61%)
-4.5
Avg Margin
1994–2004
Career Span
Best: +79.8 (2004 President)Worst: -45.5 (2004 President)
61%
Win Rate
+13.7
Avg Overperformance
29
Win Streak
10 yrs
Career Span
117.0M
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 Trend104 races

Governor
President
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601994: R+7.6 - Click to view1998: R+37.1 - Click to view2000: D+0.0 - Click to view2000: R+40.1 - Click to view2000: R+6.3 - Click to view2000: R+8.0 - Click to view2000: R+40.5 - Click to view2000: R+21.3 - Click to view2000: R+3.9 - Click to view2000: D+11.8 - Click to view2000: R+15.9 - Click to view2000: R+21.9 - Click to view2000: R+3.5 - Click to view2000: R+27.6 - Click to view2000: R+12.8 - Click to view2000: R+1.3 - Click to view2000: R+3.5 - Click to view2000: R+29.0 - Click to view2000: R+25.1 - Click to view2000: R+3.3 - Click to view2000: R+16.9 - Click to view2000: R+7.7 - Click to view2000: R+15.1 - Click to view2000: R+20.8 - Click to view2000: R+15.6 - Click to view2000: R+39.5 - Click to view2000: R+11.7 - Click to view2000: R+0.0 - Click to view2000: R+8.4 - Click to view2000: R+5.4 - Click to view2000: R+6.3 - Click to view2000: R+14.9 - Click to view2000: D+0.2 - Click to view2000: D+5.6 - Click to view2000: D+9.9 - Click to view2000: D+29.1 - Click to view2000: D+4.2 - Click to view2000: D+0.4 - Click to view2000: D+25.0 - Click to view2000: D+0.1 - Click to view2000: D+15.8 - Click to view2000: D+2.4 - Click to view2000: D+5.1 - Click to view2000: D+27.3 - Click to view2000: D+16.4 - Click to view2000: D+5.1 - Click to view2000: D+0.3 - Click to view2000: D+12.0 - Click to view2000: D+18.3 - Click to view2000: D+76.2 - Click to view2000: D+13.1 - Click to view2000: D+17.5 - Click to view2000: R+22.7 - Click to view2004: D+13.0 - Click to view2004: R+12.9 - Click to view2004: R+8.2 - Click to view2004: R+45.5 - Click to view2004: R+22.9 - Click to view2004: R+14.3 - Click to view2004: R+21.5 - Click to view2004: R+17.1 - Click to view2004: R+31.1 - Click to view2004: R+2.1 - Click to view2004: R+27.4 - Click to view2004: R+12.4 - Click to view2004: R+0.8 - Click to view2004: R+2.6 - Click to view2004: R+33.2 - Click to view2004: R+20.5 - Click to view2004: R+7.2 - Click to view2004: R+19.7 - Click to view2004: R+14.5 - Click to view2004: R+19.9 - Click to view2004: R+25.4 - Click to view2004: R+0.7 - Click to view2004: R+20.7 - Click to view2004: R+38.1 - Click to view2004: R+16.6 - Click to view2004: R+5.0 - Click to view2004: R+4.7 - Click to view2004: R+9.8 - Click to view2004: R+10.4 - Click to view2004: R+25.6 - Click to view2004: D+9.0 - Click to view2004: D+10.3 - Click to view2004: D+8.7 - Click to view2004: D+79.8 - Click to view2004: D+7.6 - Click to view2004: D+10.4 - Click to view2004: D+9.9 - Click to view2004: R+39.8 - Click to view2004: D+0.0 - Click to view2004: D+0.4 - Click to view2004: D+7.2 - Click to view2004: D+20.1 - Click to view2004: D+20.8 - Click to view2004: D+2.5 - Click to view2004: D+4.2 - Click to view2004: D+18.3 - Click to view2004: D+6.7 - Click to view2004: D+1.4 - Click to view2004: D+3.5 - Click to view2004: D+3.4 - Click to view2004: D+25.2 - Click to view199420002000200420042004

Career Timeline

2004 PresidentMassachusetts
1,071,109
Candidate Votes
36.8%
Vote %
2,912,388
Total Votes
+25.2%
Margin
Top opponent: John KerryDEM

Key Insights

3 insights generated

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 Faced4 opponents

John KerryDEM
31-2051 matchups · 2004–2004
Al GoreDEM
30-2151 matchups · 2000–2000
Garry MauroDEM
1-01998 Governor(-37.1)
Ann RichardsDEM
1-01994 Governor(-7.6)

Primary History

80 primaries

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

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