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Theodore Roosevelt

Won 7 consecutive elections as governor from New York

Republican
GovernorPresident
Electoral Grade
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Requires 3+ graded races
47
Races
33-14
W-L (70%)
-10.0
Avg Margin
1898–1924
Career Span
Best: +90.8 (1904 President)Worst: -59.1 (1904 President)
70%
Win Rate
-15.3
Avg Overperformance
7
Win Streak
26 yrs
Career Span
9.8M
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 Trend47 races

Governor
President
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601898: R+1.2 - Click to view1904: D+24.8 - Click to view1904: R+37.6 - Click to view1904: R+35.2 - Click to view1904: R+13.2 - Click to view1904: R+50.6 - Click to view1904: R+59.1 - Click to view1904: R+28.6 - Click to view1904: D+49.6 - Click to view1904: D+11.0 - Click to view1904: R+49.4 - Click to view1904: D+90.8 - Click to view1904: R+24.4 - Click to view1904: R+40.9 - Click to view1904: R+47.9 - Click to view1904: R+25.4 - Click to view1904: R+54.7 - Click to view1904: D+20.0 - Click to view1904: R+10.8 - Click to view1904: R+18.6 - Click to view1904: R+22.3 - Click to view1904: R+23.8 - Click to view1904: R+37.9 - Click to view1904: R+19.2 - Click to view1904: R+3.9 - Click to view1904: D+85.5 - Click to view1904: R+55.1 - Click to view1904: R+43.8 - Click to view1904: R+20.7 - Click to view1904: D+0.1 - Click to view1904: R+39.0 - Click to view1904: D+78.8 - Click to view1904: D+2.7 - Click to view1904: R+38.7 - Click to view1904: R+32.7 - Click to view1904: R+13.8 - Click to view1904: R+28.3 - Click to view1904: R+40.4 - Click to view1904: D+45.4 - Click to view1904: D+46.9 - Click to view1904: R+9.9 - Click to view1904: R+20.0 - Click to view1904: R+14.2 - Click to view1904: R+35.0 - Click to view1904: D+15.2 - Click to view1904: D+52.7 - Click to view1924: D+3.3 - Click to view1898190419041904190419041924

Career Timeline

1924 GovernorNew York
1,518,552
Candidate Votes
46.6%
Vote %
3,257,378
Total Votes
+3.3%
Margin
Electoral Performance
-14.8
Race Score
-17.8
vs. State Pres.
D-14.5
State Pres.
vs. Incumbent (+3pt adj)
Top opponent: Alfred Emanuel SmithDEM

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Geographic Performance

47 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

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Opponents Faced3 opponents

Alton B. ParkerDEM
32-1345 matchups · 1904–1904
Alfred Emanuel SmithDEM
0-11924 Governor(+3.3)
Augustus Van WyckDEM
1-01898 Governor(-1.2)
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