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Terry McAuliffe

Governor candidate from Virginia who lost a razor-thin 1.9-point race in 2021

Democratic
Governor
Electoral Grade
Requires 3+ graded races
2
Races
1-1
W-L (50%)
+0.3
Avg Margin
2013–2021
Career Span
Best: +2.5 (2013 Governor)Worst: -1.9 (2021 Governor)
50%
Win Rate
-11.4
Avg Overperformance
8 yrs
Career Span
2.7M
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 Trend2 races

R+10EvenD+102013: D+2.5 - Click to view2021: R+1.9 - Click to view20132021

Career Timeline

1,600,116
Candidate Votes
48.6%
Vote %
3,289,430
Total Votes
-1.9%
Margin
Electoral Performance
-13.0
Race Score
-13.0
vs. State Pres.
D+11.1
State Pres.
Top opponent: Glenn YoungkinREP

Geographic Performance

2 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

2 races available

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

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