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Herbert H. Humphrey

Won 15 consecutive elections as president from Arizona

Democratic
President
Electoral Grade
—
Requires 3+ graded races
50
Races
15-35
W-L (30%)
-1.5
Avg Margin
1968
Career Span
Best: +63.6 (1968 President)Worst: -28.0 (1968 President)
30%
Win Rate
15
Win Streak
31.4M
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

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Certified contest returns, candidate career records, and Akashic Edge deterministic grading inputs.

Freshness

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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
Open methodology

Career Margin Trend50 races

R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601968: 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+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+21.1 - Click to view1968: D+63.6 - Click to view1968: D+5.2 - Click to view1968: D+51.8 - 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+6.0 - 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: D+9.5 - Click to view1968: D+4.8 - 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+3.6 - 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+0.7 - Click to view1968: R+19.8 - Click to view196819681968196819681968

Career Timeline

1968 PresidentArizona
170,514
Candidate Votes
35.0%
Vote %
486,936
Total Votes
-19.8%
Margin
Top opponent: Richard M. NixonREP

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Geographic Performance

50 races with county data

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County Results Table

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Opponents Faced2 opponents

Richard M. NixonREP
14-3145 matchups · 1968–1968
OtherOTH
1-45 matchups · 1968–1968
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