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Harry S. Truman

Won 5 consecutive elections as president from Missouri

Democratic
PresidentUS Senate
Electoral Grade
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Requires 3+ graded races
50
Races
31-19
W-L (62%)
+7.6
Avg Margin
1934–1948
Career Span
Best: +42.5 (1948 President)Worst: -24.6 (1948 President)
62%
Win Rate
-2.1
Avg Overperformance
5
Win Streak
14 yrs
Career Span
26.4M
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

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

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MethodologyCertified contest returnsCandidate grade inputs
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Career Margin Trend50 races

Senate
President
R+40R+20EvenD+20D+401934: D+19.6 - Click to view1940: D+4.1 - Click to view1948: D+4.3 - Click to view1948: D+4.4 - Click to view1948: D+15.1 - Click to view1948: D+9.9 - Click to view1948: D+6.8 - Click to view1948: R+24.6 - Click to view1948: D+9.0 - Click to view1948: D+41.7 - Click to view1948: D+12.3 - Click to view1948: R+4.8 - Click to view1948: D+33.8 - Click to view1948: D+16.2 - Click to view1948: R+4.0 - Click to view1948: R+3.4 - Click to view1948: D+25.5 - Click to view1948: D+0.2 - Click to view1948: R+8.8 - Click to view1948: D+25.3 - Click to view1948: R+4.6 - Click to view1948: D+12.8 - Click to view1948: R+4.4 - Click to view1948: R+5.8 - Click to view1948: D+3.1 - Click to view1948: R+8.3 - Click to view1948: D+9.9 - Click to view1948: D+15.3 - Click to view1948: D+7.5 - Click to view1948: D+17.3 - Click to view1948: R+1.7 - Click to view1948: D+11.5 - Click to view1948: D+1.8 - Click to view1948: R+14.5 - Click to view1948: D+15.3 - Click to view1948: D+15.3 - Click to view1948: R+9.0 - Click to view1948: D+2.7 - Click to view1948: R+0.8 - Click to view1948: D+0.8 - Click to view1948: D+2.7 - Click to view1948: D+42.5 - Click to view1948: D+15.2 - Click to view1948: R+1.3 - Click to view1948: R+1.6 - Click to view1948: D+5.3 - Click to view1948: D+0.4 - Click to view1948: D+40.7 - Click to view1948: D+10.0 - Click to view1948: D+20.4 - Click to view193419481948194819481948

Career Timeline

1948 PresidentSouth Carolina
34,423
Candidate Votes
24.1%
Vote %
142,571
Total Votes
+20.4%
Margin
Top opponent: OtherOTH

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Geographic Performance

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Opponents Faced4 opponents

Thomes E. DeweyREP
28-1543 matchups · 1948–1948
OtherOTH
1-45 matchups · 1948–1948
Manvel H. DavisREP
1-01940 Senate(+4.1)
Roscoe PattersonREP
1-01934 Senate(+19.6)
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