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William Howard Taft

Won 20 consecutive elections as president from Ohio

Republican
President
Electoral Grade
—
Requires 3+ graded races
94
Races
32-62
W-L (34%)
+11.7
Avg Margin
1908–1912
Career Span
Best: +94.8 (1912 President)Worst: -53.3 (1908 President)
34%
Win Rate
20
Win Streak
4 yrs
Career Span
11.2M
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.

Claim type

Deterministic summaries, calculated grades, and certified election history. No freeform AI prose.

Source chain

MethodologyCertified contest returnsCandidate grade inputs
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Career Margin Trend94 races

R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601908: R+15.8 - Click to view1908: R+17.8 - Click to view1908: R+10.3 - Click to view1908: R+26.0 - Click to view1908: R+53.3 - Click to view1908: R+17.1 - Click to view1908: R+23.8 - Click to view1908: R+26.6 - Click to view1908: R+23.4 - Click to view1908: D+46.4 - Click to view1908: R+6.2 - Click to view1908: R+26.2 - Click to view1908: R+12.4 - Click to view1908: R+17.7 - Click to view1908: R+21.8 - Click to view1908: R+4.3 - Click to view1908: R+0.1 - Click to view1908: R+26.2 - Click to view1908: R+29.5 - Click to view1908: R+24.2 - Click to view1908: R+0.3 - Click to view1908: R+29.7 - Click to view1908: R+9.6 - Click to view1908: R+15.1 - Click to view1908: R+1.5 - Click to view1908: R+15.5 - Click to view1908: R+16.9 - Click to view1908: R+6.2 - Click to view1908: R+23.5 - Click to view1908: R+22.5 - Click to view1908: D+22.1 - Click to view1908: D+51.6 - Click to view1908: D+7.0 - Click to view1908: D+87.9 - Click to view1908: D+4.7 - Click to view1908: D+8.7 - Click to view1908: D+1.8 - Click to view1908: D+1.5 - Click to view1908: D+83.6 - Click to view1908: D+72.7 - Click to view1908: D+1.7 - Click to view1908: D+23.4 - Click to view1908: D+41.4 - Click to view1908: D+1.1 - Click to view1908: D+20.0 - Click to view1908: R+22.3 - Click to view1912: D+7.6 - Click to view1912: D+47.3 - Click to view1912: R+12.9 - Click to view1912: R+4.8 - Click to view1912: D+12.6 - Click to view1912: D+8.8 - Click to view1912: D+20.6 - Click to view1912: D+2.0 - Click to view1912: D+23.8 - Click to view1912: D+22.0 - Click to view1912: D+11.9 - Click to view1912: D+17.4 - Click to view1912: D+86.5 - Click to view1912: D+12.6 - Click to view1912: R+0.2 - Click to view1912: D+3.6 - Click to view1912: D+27.2 - Click to view1912: D+18.9 - Click to view1912: D+72.0 - Click to view1912: D+23.0 - Click to view1912: D+18.8 - Click to view1912: D+13.3 - Click to view1912: D+20.0 - Click to view1912: D+13.2 - Click to view1912: D+1.7 - Click to view1912: D+72.4 - Click to view1912: D+61.1 - Click to view1912: D+13.6 - Click to view1912: D+3.3 - Click to view1912: D+20.9 - Click to view1912: D+41.2 - Click to view1912: D+34.5 - Click to view1912: D+31.0 - Click to view1912: D+61.6 - Click to view1912: D+1.8 - Click to view1912: D+8.4 - Click to view1912: D+21.3 - Click to view1912: D+5.1 - Click to view1912: D+49.0 - Click to view1912: D+63.2 - Click to view1912: D+28.9 - Click to view1912: D+42.1 - Click to view1912: D+94.8 - Click to view1912: D+3.5 - Click to view1912: D+10.0 - Click to view1912: D+9.0 - Click to view1912: D+11.2 - Click to view1912: D+14.1 - Click to view190819081908191219121912

Career Timeline

1912 PresidentOhio
278,168
Candidate Votes
26.8%
Vote %
1,037,114
Total Votes
+14.1%
Margin
Top opponent: Woodrow WilsonDEM

Key Insights

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Geographic Performance

94 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

94 races available

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Opponents Faced3 opponents

William Jennings BryanDEM
30-1646 matchups · 1908–1908
Woodrow WilsonDEM
1-3132 matchups · 1912–1912
OtherOTH
1-1516 matchups · 1912–1912
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