Marco Rubio

Undefeated senate candidate from Florida with a perfect 5-0 record

Republican

US SenateState House

Electoral Grade

B+

+45.0 pts

avg overperformance

Better than 69% of candidates3 graded races

Overperformance vs. state presidential baseline. Incumbents held to a higher bar: Senate/Gov −3 pts.

Races

5-0

W-L (100%)

-42.3

Avg Margin

2004–2022

Career Span

Best: +-7.7 (2016 Senate)Worst: -99.9 (2006 State House)

100%

Win Rate

+23.4

Avg Overperformance

Win Streak

18 yrs

Career Span

7.5M

Career Votes

Top 31%

Percentile

Evidence & provenance

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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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Career Margin Trend4 races

State House

Senate

Career Timeline

2022 US Senate Florida

Candidate Votes

Vote %

Total Votes

Margin

Electoral Performance

+8.1

Race Score

+11.1

vs. State Pres.

D-5.3

State Pres.

Incumbent (−3pt bar)

Top opponent: Val Butler DemingsDEM

Key Insights

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Perfect 5-0 career record

Never lost an election across 5 races spanning 18 years.

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Outperformed baseline in every graded race (+23.4 avg)

Consistently ran ahead of the presidential partisan lean in 3 graded races.

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Won against the partisan tide in 2 of 2 races

100% of races were won in territory that favored the opposite party at the presidential level.

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Margins improved by +48.1 pts in later career

Average margin grew from -66.3 in early races to -18.2 in later races.

🌊

3 races won or lost by 20+ points

3 of these were dominant victories — typical of safe-seat incumbents or popular figures.

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Geographic Performance

5 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

5 races available

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Opponents Faced5 opponents

Val Butler DemingsDEM

1-02010 Senate(-28.7)

Brenda HernandezWRI

1-02006 State House(-99.9)

Laura A LeyvaDEM

1-02004 State House(-32.7)

Primary History41 primaries

2-39

W-L

13.3%

Avg Vote %

12.5

Avg Field Size

2016LPresidentMontana3.3%#5 of 6REP

2016LPresidentNebraska3.6%#5 of 5REP

2016LPresidentWest Virginia1.4%#5 of 11REP

2016LPresidentIndiana0.5%#6 of 9REP

2016LPresidentPennsylvania0.7%#5 of 7REP

2016LPresidentRhode Island0.6%#5 of 5REP

2016LPresidentMaryland0.7%#5 of 11REP

2016LPresidentDelaware0.9%#5 of 6REP

2016LPresidentWisconsin1.0%#4 of 14REP

2016LPresidentArizona11.6%#3 of 14REP

2016LPresidentNorth Carolina7.7%#4 of 13REP

2016LPresidentMissouri6.1%#4 of 13REP

2016LPresidentFlorida27.0%#2 of 13REP

2016LPresidentOhio2.3%#4 of 10REP

2016LPresidentIllinois8.7%#4 of 12REP

2016WPresidentDistrict of Columbia37.3%#1 of 7REP

2016LPresidentHawaii13.2%#3 of 6REP

2016LPresidentMichigan9.3%#4 of 14REP

2016LPresidentIdaho15.9%#3 of 13REP

2016LPresidentMississippi5.3%#4 of 13REP

2016LPresidentLouisiana11.2%#3 of 14REP

2016LPresidentMaine8.0%#4 of 9REP

2016LPresidentKentucky16.4%#3 of 12REP

2016LPresidentKansas16.8%#3 of 8REP

2016LPresidentVirginia32.0%#2 of 13REP

2016LPresidentGeorgia24.4%#2 of 13REP

2016LPresidentOklahoma26.0%#3 of 12REP

2016LPresidentAlabama18.7%#3 of 13REP

2016LPresidentArkansas24.8%#3 of 13REP

2016WPresidentMinnesota36.2%#1 of 6REP

2016LPresidentMassachusetts17.8%#3 of 14REP

2016LPresidentTennessee21.2%#3 of 15REP

2016LPresidentTexas17.7%#3 of 14REP

2016LPresidentVermont19.2%#3 of 15REP

2016LPresidentWyoming3.8%#2 of 4REP

2016LPresidentAlaska15.2%#3 of 5REP

2016LPresidentNevada23.9%#2 of 11REP

2016LPresidentSouth Carolina22.5%#2 of 6REP

2016LPresidentNew Hampshire0.1%#10 of 52DEM

2016LPresidentNew Hampshire10.5%#5 of 47REP

2016LPresidentIowa23.1%#3 of 13REP

Primary History

41 primaries

Primary election results, win rates, field sizes, and vote share.

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