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Benjamin Harrison

Won 14 consecutive elections as president from Indiana

Republican
PresidentGovernor
Electoral Grade
—
Requires 3+ graded races
83
Races
35-48
W-L (42%)
+2.7
Avg Margin
1876–1892
Career Span
Best: +85.0 (1892 President)Worst: -50.6 (1892 President)
42%
Win Rate
-1.2
Avg Overperformance
14
Win Streak
16 yrs
Career Span
10.9M
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.

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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 Trend83 races

Governor
President
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601876: D+1.2 - 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: D+34.4 - Click to view1888: R+6.0 - 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: 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+16.8 - Click to view1888: R+1.1 - Click to view1892: R+41.1 - Click to view1892: D+0.1 - Click to view1892: D+27.5 - Click to view1892: D+55.5 - 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+4.0 - Click to view1892: R+2.7 - Click to view1892: R+4.4 - Click to view1892: R+6.7 - Click to view1892: R+12.8 - Click to view1892: R+5.3 - Click to view1892: D+1.7 - 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: R+48.8 - Click to view1892: D+11.6 - Click to view1892: D+3.4 - Click to view1892: D+4.4 - Click to view1892: R+19.5 - Click to view1892: R+31.1 - Click to view1892: D+7.4 - Click to view1892: D+73.5 - Click to view1892: R+5.9 - Click to view1892: D+11.8 - Click to view1892: D+53.1 - Click to view1892: D+11.7 - Click to view1892: R+48.4 - Click to view1892: D+1.3 - Click to view1892: D+3.1 - Click to view1892: R+45.3 - 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: R+50.6 - Click to view187618881888189218921892

Career Timeline

1892 PresidentWyoming
8,454
Candidate Votes
50.6%
Vote %
16,703
Total Votes
-50.6%
Margin
Top opponent: OtherOTH

Key Insights

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Geographic Performance

83 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

83 races available

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Opponents Faced3 opponents

Grover ClevelandDEM
32-4072 matchups · 1888–1892
OtherOTH
3-710 matchups · 1892–1892
James Douglas WilliamsDEM
0-11876 Governor(+1.2)
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