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Ulysses S. Grant

Won 12 consecutive elections as president from Wisconsin

Republican
President
Electoral Grade
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70
Races
56-14
W-L (80%)
-11.5
Avg Margin
1868–1872
Career Span
Best: +49.4 (1868 President)Worst: -58.3 (1872 President)
80%
Win Rate
12
Win Streak
4 yrs
Career Span
6.6M
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

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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.

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MethodologyCertified contest returnsCandidate grade inputs
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Career Margin Trend70 races

R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601868: R+3.0 - Click to view1868: 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 view1872: R+13.3 - Click to view1872: R+3.8 - Click to view1872: R+6.6 - Click to view1872: R+4.5 - Click to view1872: R+1.0 - Click to view1872: R+58.3 - Click to view1872: D+16.4 - Click to view1872: D+5.0 - Click to view1872: R+52.0 - Click to view1872: R+43.9 - Click to view1872: R+24.5 - Click to view1872: R+17.6 - Click to view1872: R+7.1 - Click to view1872: R+14.9 - Click to view1872: R+6.5 - Click to view1872: R+9.0 - Click to view1872: R+7.9 - Click to view1872: R+14.9 - Click to view1872: R+41.3 - Click to view1872: D+11.9 - Click to view1872: R+26.6 - Click to view1872: R+22.7 - Click to view1872: R+27.2 - Click to view1872: R+38.5 - Click to view1872: D+3.4 - Click to view1872: R+35.7 - Click to view1872: R+10.7 - Click to view1872: D+5.9 - Click to view1872: R+33.1 - Click to view1872: R+23.1 - Click to view1872: R+6.4 - Click to view1872: R+13.3 - Click to view1872: D+9.9 - Click to view1872: R+7.0 - Click to view1872: R+4.2 - Click to view1872: R+4.8 - Click to view1872: R+9.2 - Click to view186818681868187218721872

Career Timeline

1872 PresidentWisconsin
105,012
Candidate Votes
54.6%
Vote %
192,255
Total Votes
-9.2%
Margin
Top opponent: Horace GreeleyDEM

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Geographic Performance

70 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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Opponents Faced2 opponents

Horace GreeleyDEM
31-637 matchups · 1872–1872
Horatio SeymourDEM
25-833 matchups · 1868–1868
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