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Samuel J. Tilden

38 races across President, Governor in New York, 18W-20L

Democratic
PresidentGovernor
Electoral Grade
—
Requires 3+ graded races
38
Races
18-20
W-L (47%)
+2.1
Avg Margin
1874–1876
Career Span
Best: +44.1 (1876 President)Worst: -37.0 (1876 President)
47%
Win Rate
+8.1
Avg Overperformance
3
Win Streak
2 yrs
Career Span
4.7M
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 Trend38 races

Governor
President
R+40R+20EvenD+20D+401874: D+6.4 - Click to view1876: D+14.6 - Click to view1876: D+19.6 - Click to view1876: R+37.0 - Click to view1876: D+40.5 - Click to view1876: D+19.7 - Click to view1876: R+0.5 - Click to view1876: R+19.1 - Click to view1876: R+2.4 - Click to view1876: R+3.5 - Click to view1876: R+1.1 - Click to view1876: D+7.2 - Click to view1876: D+3.2 - Click to view1876: D+5.7 - Click to view1876: R+3.7 - Click to view1876: R+5.5 - Click to view1876: R+29.6 - Click to view1876: D+16.3 - Click to view1876: D+36.1 - Click to view1876: R+19.4 - Click to view1876: R+8.0 - Click to view1876: R+15.9 - Click to view1876: D+14.1 - Click to view1876: R+14.0 - Click to view1876: R+2.1 - Click to view1876: D+24.0 - Click to view1876: R+32.6 - Click to view1876: R+20.2 - Click to view1876: D+1.3 - Click to view1876: R+3.5 - Click to view1876: D+44.1 - Click to view1876: R+2.0 - Click to view1876: D+10.9 - Click to view1876: D+2.4 - Click to view1876: R+1.8 - Click to view1876: D+19.7 - Click to view1876: D+19.5 - Click to view1876: R+2.4 - Click to view187418761876187618761876

Career Timeline

1876 PresidentWisconsin
123,922
Candidate Votes
48.2%
Vote %
257,176
Total Votes
-2.4%
Margin
Top opponent: Rutherford B. HayesREP

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Geographic Performance

38 races with county data

County-level results, strongest and weakest counties, and performance by county type.

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

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Opponents Faced2 opponents

Rutherford B. HayesREP
17-2037 matchups · 1876–1876
John Adams DixREP
1-01874 Governor(+6.4)
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