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Horatio Seymour

President candidate from Alabama who lost a razor-thin 0.5-point race in 1868

Democratic
President
Electoral Grade
—
Requires 3+ graded races
33
Races
8-25
W-L (24%)
-8.1
Avg Margin
1868
Career Span
Best: +49.4 (1868 President)Worst: -57.1 (1868 President)
24%
Win Rate
2
Win Streak
2.7M
Career Votes

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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MethodologyCertified contest returnsCandidate grade inputs
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Career Margin Trend33 races

R+30EvenD+301868: R+12.5 - Click to view1868: R+17.6 - Click to view1868: R+57.1 - Click to view1868: R+36.9 - Click to view1868: R+15.9 - Click to view1868: R+33.4 - Click to view1868: R+4.4 - Click to view1868: D+0.7 - Click to view1868: R+8.0 - Click to view1868: R+6.8 - Click to view1868: D+1.2 - Click to view1868: D+1.8 - Click to view1868: R+10.5 - Click to view1868: R+10.8 - Click to view1868: R+27.7 - Click to view1868: R+13.9 - Click to view1868: R+21.4 - Click to view1868: R+14.0 - Click to view1868: R+39.5 - Click to view1868: D+36.0 - Click to view1868: R+24.8 - Click to view1868: D+42.7 - Click to view1868: D+49.4 - Click to view1868: R+37.6 - Click to view1868: R+23.8 - Click to view1868: R+2.8 - Click to view1868: R+11.4 - Click to view1868: D+28.5 - Click to view1868: D+18.0 - Click to view1868: R+3.0 - Click to view1868: R+0.5 - Click to view1868: R+7.4 - Click to view1868: R+3.0 - Click to view186818681868186818681868

Career Timeline

1868 PresidentAlabama
71,701
Candidate Votes
48.5%
Vote %
147,927
Total Votes
-3.0%
Margin
Top opponent: Ulysses S. GrantREP

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Geographic Performance

33 races with county data

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County Results Table

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Opponents Faced1 opponent

Ulysses S. GrantREP
8-2533 matchups · 1868–1868
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