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      U.S. Political Candidates

      21,910 federal and gubernatorial candidates across 1865\u20132025. Electoral grades, career stats, and complete race histories.

      21,910
      Candidates
      17,200
      Contests
      161
      Years of Data
      1,722
      Graded

      Featured Candidates

      Highest Graded

      Best electoral grade among modern federal candidates

      Phil Scott
      REPA+
      5-0 W-L · 100%
      Top Graded
      Olympia Snowe
      REPA+
      3-0 W-L · 100%
      Top Graded
      Joe Manchin
      DEMA+
      5-0 W-L · 100%
      Top Graded
      Byron L. Dorgan
      DEMA+
      3-0 W-L · 100%
      Top Graded
      Jim Jeffords
      REPA+
      4-0 W-L · 100%
      Top Graded
      Kent Conrad
      DEMA+
      5-0 W-L · 100%
      Top Graded

      Most Prolific

      Candidates with the most federal race appearances

      Scattering
      WRI
      0-17890 W-L · 0%
      Most Prolific
      Other
      OTH
      145-5299 W-L · 3%
      Most Prolific
      Writein
      OTH
      0-2660 W-L · 0%
      Most Prolific
      Blank Vote/scattering
      OTH
      0-373 W-L · 0%
      Most Prolific
      Franklin Delano Roosevelt
      DEM
      161-31 W-L · 84%
      Most Prolific
      Richard M. Nixon
      REPB+
      105-46 W-L · 70%
      Most Prolific

      Rising Stars

      Top performers since 2010

      Phil Scott
      REPA+
      5-0 W-L · 100%
      Rising Star
      Charles D. Baker
      REPA+
      2-1 W-L · 67%
      Rising Star
      Andy Beshear
      DEMA
      2-0 W-L · 100%
      Rising Star
      Larry Hogan
      REPA
      2-1 W-L · 67%
      Rising Star
      Paul R. Lepage
      REPA
      1-1 W-L · 50%
      Rising Star
      Susana Martinez
      REPA-
      2-0 W-L · 100%
      Rising Star

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      Jack Ciattarelli
      B-
      REPGovernor
      2 races0-2 W-L0%2021–2025
      Winsome Earle-Sears
      REPGovernor
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2025
      Other
      OTHGovernor, President, US House, US Senate
      5444 races145-5299 W-L3%1865–2025
      Mikie Sherrill
      DEMGovernor, US House
      5 races5-0 W-L100%2018–2025
      Abigail Spanberger
      DEMGovernor
      1 race1-0 W-L100%2025
      Maryam Abolfazli
      DEMUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Rock Aboujaoude, Jr.
      DEMUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Alma S. Adams
      DEMUS House
      1 race1-0 W-L100%2024
      Jennifer Adams
      DEMUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Scott Adams
      OTHState House, US House
      2 races0-2 W-L0%1988–2024
      Robert B. Aderholt
      REPUS House
      1 race1-0 W-L100%2024
      Kiley M. Adolph
      DEMUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Pete Aguilar
      DEMUS House
      6 races6-0 W-L100%2014–2024
      Fahad Akhtar
      INDUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Dalia Al-Aqidi
      REPUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Ethan Weld Alcorn
      INDUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Dan Alexander
      OTHState House, US House
      2 races0-2 W-L0%1970–2024
      David Alexander
      REPState House, US House
      15 races12-3 W-L80%2010–2024
      Myrtle Patricia Alexander
      REPUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Mark Alford
      REPUS House
      2 races2-0 W-L100%2022–2024
      Addul Ali
      REPUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Jack Allen
      REPState House, US House
      3 races0-3 W-L0%2006–2024
      Rick W. Allen
      REPUS House
      1 race1-0 W-L100%2024
      Colin Allred
      DEMUS House, US Senate
      2 races1-1 W-L50%2018–2024
      Angela Alsobrooks
      DEMUS Senate
      1 race1-0 W-L100%2024
      Girish Altekar
      LIBUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Sue Altman
      DEMUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Matthew Amitrano
      LIBUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Gabe Amo
      DEMUS House
      1 race1-0 W-L100%2024
      Mark E. Amodei
      REPUS House
      1 race1-0 W-L100%2024
      Derrick M. Anderson
      REPUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Elizabeth Anderson
      DEMUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Jason Michael Anderson
      REPUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Quentin Anthony Anderson
      DEMUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Yassamin Ansari
      DEMUS House
      1 race1-0 W-L100%2024
      Omar Scott Antar
      OTHUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Valdamar Archuleta
      REPUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Aamir Arif
      OTHUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Kelly Armstrong
      REPGovernor, State Senate, US House
      6 races6-0 W-L100%2012–2024
      Jodey C. Arrington
      REPUS House
      1 race1-0 W-L100%2024
      Randall Arrington
      REPUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Blake Ashby
      OTHUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Chibuihe Asonye
      OTHUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Joey Atkins
      DEMUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Jim Atkinson
      DEMUS House
      1 race0-1 W-L0%2024
      Frank Atwood
      LIBState House, US House
      4 races0-4 W-L0%2004–2024
      Jake Auchincloss
      DEMUS House
      3 races3-0 W-L100%2020–2024
      Alan Aversa
      GRNUS House
      2 races0-2 W-L0%2012–2024
      Alex Avery
      OTHState House, US House
      3 races0-3 W-L0%2018–2024
      John P. Avlon
      DEMUS House
      2 races0-2 W-L0%2024