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Richard M. Nixon

Won 74 consecutive elections as president from California

Republican
PresidentGovernorUS Senate
Electoral Grade
—
Requires 3+ graded races
151
Races
105-46
W-L (70%)
-9.6
Avg Margin
1950–1972
Career Span
Best: +63.6 (1968 President)Worst: -58.6 (1972 President)
70%
Win Rate
+7.9
Avg Overperformance
74
Win Streak
22 yrs
Career Span
117.8M
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

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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.

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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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Career Margin Trend151 races

Senate
President
Governor
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601950: R+18.5 - Click to view1960: D+1.6 - Click to view1960: D+25.1 - Click to view1960: D+0.1 - Click to view1960: D+0.2 - Click to view1960: D+21.8 - Click to view1960: D+14.7 - Click to view1960: D+7.2 - Click to view1960: D+20.7 - Click to view1960: D+2.0 - Click to view1960: D+1.4 - Click to view1960: D+11.7 - Click to view1960: D+0.4 - Click to view1960: D+2.3 - Click to view1960: D+0.8 - Click to view1960: D+0.5 - Click to view1960: D+5.3 - Click to view1960: D+4.2 - Click to view1960: D+2.3 - Click to view1960: D+27.3 - Click to view1960: D+2.5 - Click to view1960: D+2.0 - Click to view1960: D+5.5 - Click to view1960: D+7.7 - Click to view1960: D+7.5 - Click to view1960: R+11.2 - Click to view1960: R+0.6 - Click to view1960: R+9.7 - Click to view1960: R+3.0 - Click to view1960: R+7.6 - Click to view1960: R+10.0 - Click to view1960: R+10.4 - Click to view1960: R+13.5 - Click to view1960: R+21.4 - Click to view1960: R+7.2 - Click to view1960: R+14.1 - Click to view1960: R+2.5 - Click to view1960: R+24.1 - Click to view1960: R+6.8 - Click to view1960: R+10.9 - Click to view1960: R+6.6 - Click to view1960: R+18.0 - Click to view1960: R+5.2 - Click to view1960: R+16.4 - Click to view1960: R+7.1 - Click to view1960: R+9.6 - Click to view1960: R+17.3 - Click to view1960: R+5.5 - Click to view1960: R+2.4 - Click to view1960: R+3.7 - Click to view1962: D+5.1 - Click to view1968: R+20.3 - Click to view1968: R+3.6 - Click to view1968: R+10.9 - Click to view1968: R+9.2 - Click to view1968: R+19.4 - Click to view1968: R+9.7 - Click to view1968: R+11.3 - Click to view1968: R+8.5 - Click to view1968: R+15.7 - Click to view1968: R+2.3 - Click to view1968: R+17.7 - Click to view1968: R+10.3 - Click to view1968: R+12.1 - Click to view1968: R+2.1 - Click to view1968: R+8.2 - Click to view1968: R+8.2 - Click to view1968: R+28.0 - Click to view1968: R+9.0 - Click to view1968: R+1.0 - Click to view1968: R+6.1 - Click to view1968: R+20.1 - Click to view1968: R+12.2 - Click to view1968: R+12.3 - Click to view1968: R+2.9 - Click to view1968: R+26.1 - Click to view1968: R+9.6 - Click to view1968: R+3.5 - Click to view1968: R+9.1 - Click to view1968: R+3.1 - Click to view1968: R+19.8 - Click to view1968: D+8.8 - Click to view1968: D+1.9 - Click to view1968: D+1.3 - Click to view1968: D+32.3 - Click to view1968: D+3.6 - Click to view1968: D+0.9 - Click to view1968: D+9.5 - Click to view1968: D+12.5 - Click to view1968: D+6.7 - Click to view1968: D+30.1 - Click to view1968: D+1.6 - Click to view1968: D+12.7 - Click to view1968: D+4.8 - Click to view1968: D+21.1 - Click to view1968: R+3.6 - Click to view1968: D+63.6 - Click to view1968: D+5.2 - Click to view1968: R+0.7 - Click to view1968: D+51.8 - Click to view1968: R+6.0 - Click to view1972: R+5.5 - Click to view1972: R+58.6 - Click to view1972: R+20.1 - Click to view1972: R+20.1 - Click to view1972: D+9.0 - Click to view1972: D+56.5 - Click to view1972: R+17.3 - Click to view1972: R+40.6 - Click to view1972: R+26.3 - Click to view1972: R+21.6 - Click to view1972: R+49.7 - Click to view1972: R+10.1 - Click to view1972: R+20.0 - Click to view1972: R+6.2 - Click to view1972: R+42.7 - Click to view1972: R+8.6 - Click to view1972: R+38.0 - Click to view1972: R+33.0 - Click to view1972: R+41.3 - Click to view1972: R+26.2 - Click to view1972: R+37.9 - Click to view1972: R+18.3 - Click to view1972: R+27.2 - Click to view1972: R+9.7 - Click to view1972: R+38.5 - Click to view1972: R+41.0 - Click to view1972: R+27.4 - Click to view1972: R+29.1 - Click to view1972: R+24.8 - Click to view1972: R+24.5 - Click to view1972: R+46.9 - Click to view1972: R+31.3 - Click to view1972: R+38.1 - Click to view1972: R+13.5 - Click to view1972: R+28.0 - Click to view1972: R+18.4 - Click to view1972: R+20.4 - Click to view1972: R+44.1 - Click to view1972: R+50.5 - Click to view1972: R+25.0 - Click to view1972: R+38.2 - Click to view1972: R+18.5 - Click to view1972: R+32.8 - Click to view1972: R+17.1 - Click to view1972: R+38.1 - Click to view1972: R+28.6 - Click to view1972: R+37.0 - Click to view1972: R+23.0 - Click to view1972: R+23.9 - Click to view1972: R+14.4 - Click to view19501960196819681972

Career Timeline

1972 PresidentMichigan
1,961,721
Candidate Votes
56.2%
Vote %
3,490,325
Total Votes
-14.4%
Margin
Top opponent: George McGovernDEM

Key Insights

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Geographic Performance

151 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

151 races available

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Opponents Faced6 opponents

George McGovernDEM
48-250 matchups · 1972–1972
John F KennedyDEM
25-2348 matchups · 1960–1960
Herbert H. HumphreyDEM
28-1543 matchups · 1968–1968
OtherOTH
3-58 matchups · 1960–1968
Edmund G. BrownDEM
0-11962 Governor(+5.1)
Helen G. DouglasDEM
1-01950 Senate(-18.5)
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