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Grover Cleveland

Won 23 consecutive elections as president from New York

Democratic
PresidentGovernor
Electoral Grade
—
Requires 3+ graded races
121
Races
61-60
W-L (50%)
+2.4
Avg Margin
1882–1892
Career Span
Best: +85.0 (1892 President)Worst: -50.6 (1892 President)
50%
Win Rate
+22.2
Avg Overperformance
23
Win Streak
10 yrs
Career Span
16.6M
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.

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MethodologyCertified contest returnsCandidate grade inputs
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Career Margin Trend121 races

Governor
President
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601882: D+21.3 - Click to view1884: D+3.2 - Click to view1884: D+1.9 - Click to view1884: D+40.9 - Click to view1884: D+3.8 - Click to view1884: D+51.8 - Click to view1884: R+6.6 - Click to view1884: D+0.1 - Click to view1884: D+1.6 - Click to view1884: D+7.3 - Click to view1884: D+28.7 - Click to view1884: D+7.2 - Click to view1884: D+14.8 - Click to view1884: D+12.4 - Click to view1884: D+1.3 - Click to view1884: D+32.1 - Click to view1884: D+6.2 - Click to view1884: D+13.3 - Click to view1884: D+0.9 - Click to view1884: D+17.0 - Click to view1884: D+21.7 - Click to view1884: R+4.6 - Click to view1884: R+37.4 - Click to view1884: R+20.3 - Click to view1884: R+8.7 - Click to view1884: R+4.3 - Click to view1884: R+4.0 - Click to view1884: R+4.8 - Click to view1884: R+12.5 - Click to view1884: R+16.8 - Click to view1884: R+21.9 - Click to view1884: R+10.7 - Click to view1884: R+8.0 - Click to view1884: R+15.4 - Click to view1884: R+24.2 - Click to view1884: R+5.2 - Click to view1884: R+3.7 - Click to view1884: R+12.6 - Click to view1884: D+6.7 - Click to view1888: D+16.8 - Click to view1888: R+0.6 - Click to view1888: R+44.8 - Click to view1888: R+2.8 - Click to view1888: R+8.0 - Click to view1888: R+10.9 - Click to view1888: R+2.5 - Click to view1888: R+1.1 - Click to view1888: R+2.6 - Click to view1888: R+15.3 - Click to view1888: R+13.8 - Click to view1888: R+14.5 - Click to view1888: R+4.8 - Click to view1888: R+9.4 - Click to view1888: R+18.1 - Click to view1888: R+24.2 - Click to view1888: R+7.8 - Click to view1888: R+0.4 - Click to view1888: R+3.0 - Click to view1888: R+14.4 - Click to view1888: R+2.8 - Click to view1888: R+6.0 - Click to view1888: D+0.3 - Click to view1888: D+39.6 - Click to view1888: D+6.7 - Click to view1888: D+65.1 - Click to view1888: D+4.6 - Click to view1888: D+2.4 - Click to view1888: D+4.9 - Click to view1888: D+47.8 - Click to view1888: D+3.8 - Click to view1888: D+46.9 - Click to view1888: D+8.3 - Click to view1888: D+42.0 - Click to view1888: D+19.6 - Click to view1888: D+11.6 - Click to view1888: D+0.2 - Click to view1888: D+34.4 - Click to view1892: R+12.8 - Click to view1892: R+48.4 - Click to view1892: R+5.3 - Click to view1892: R+45.3 - Click to view1892: R+41.1 - Click to view1892: D+55.5 - Click to view1892: D+2.4 - Click to view1892: D+13.5 - Click to view1892: D+39.5 - Click to view1892: D+13.7 - Click to view1892: D+58.6 - Click to view1892: D+11.6 - Click to view1892: D+3.4 - Click to view1892: D+4.4 - Click to view1892: D+7.4 - Click to view1892: D+73.5 - Click to view1892: D+11.8 - Click to view1892: D+53.1 - Click to view1892: D+11.7 - Click to view1892: D+1.3 - Click to view1892: D+3.1 - Click to view1892: D+36.7 - Click to view1892: D+85.0 - Click to view1892: D+1.4 - Click to view1892: D+3.3 - Click to view1892: D+0.1 - Click to view1892: D+27.5 - Click to view1892: D+1.7 - Click to view1892: R+50.6 - Click to view1892: R+7.6 - Click to view1892: R+38.8 - Click to view1892: R+36.8 - Click to view1892: R+5.0 - Click to view1892: R+6.4 - Click to view1892: R+26.5 - Click to view1892: R+0.1 - Click to view1892: R+48.8 - Click to view1892: R+4.0 - Click to view1892: R+19.5 - Click to view1892: R+31.1 - Click to view1892: R+2.7 - Click to view1892: R+5.9 - Click to view1892: R+4.4 - Click to view1892: R+6.7 - Click to view18821884188818881892

Career Timeline

1892 PresidentMassachusetts
176,813
Candidate Votes
45.2%
Vote %
391,028
Total Votes
-6.7%
Margin
Top opponent: Benjamin HarrisonREP

Key Insights

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Geographic Performance

121 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

121 races available

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Opponents Faced4 opponents

Benjamin HarrisonREP
36-3571 matchups · 1888–1892
James G. BlaineREP
20-1838 matchups · 1884–1884
OtherOTH
4-711 matchups · 1892–1892
Charles J. FolgerREP
1-01882 Governor(+21.3)
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