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William McKinley

Won 27 consecutive elections as president from Ohio

Republican
PresidentGovernor
Electoral Grade
—
Requires 3+ graded races
92
Races
53-39
W-L (58%)
+2.6
Avg Margin
1891–1900
Career Span
Best: +86.1 (1900 President)Worst: -64.1 (1896 President)
58%
Win Rate
+4.3
Avg Overperformance
27
Win Streak
9 yrs
Career Span
15.2M
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
Open methodology

Career Margin Trend92 races

Governor
President
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601891: R+2.7 - Click to view1893: R+9.8 - Click to view1896: R+22.9 - Click to view1896: R+5.4 - Click to view1896: R+64.1 - Click to view1896: R+41.9 - Click to view1896: R+25.5 - Click to view1896: D+25.6 - Click to view1896: R+5.0 - Click to view1896: R+11.9 - Click to view1896: R+18.7 - Click to view1896: R+23.6 - Click to view1896: R+43.2 - Click to view1896: R+15.4 - Click to view1896: R+52.5 - Click to view1896: R+47.0 - Click to view1896: R+15.1 - Click to view1896: R+40.7 - Click to view1896: R+0.1 - Click to view1896: R+3.2 - Click to view1896: R+12.6 - Click to view1896: R+2.9 - Click to view1896: R+13.1 - Click to view1896: R+10.1 - Click to view1896: R+30.7 - Click to view1896: R+5.8 - Click to view1896: D+1.4 - Click to view1896: D+15.1 - Click to view1896: D+4.7 - Click to view1896: D+65.5 - Click to view1896: D+23.6 - Click to view1896: D+4.5 - Click to view1896: D+0.2 - Click to view1896: D+71.8 - Click to view1896: D+5.8 - Click to view1896: D+62.3 - Click to view1896: D+5.3 - Click to view1896: D+60.6 - Click to view1896: D+8.6 - Click to view1896: D+84.1 - Click to view1896: D+58.3 - Click to view1896: D+57.1 - Click to view1896: D+21.0 - Click to view1896: D+41.7 - Click to view1896: D+69.8 - Click to view1896: D+48.6 - Click to view1896: R+2.1 - Click to view1900: R+17.5 - Click to view1900: R+24.1 - Click to view1900: R+9.5 - Click to view1900: R+52.9 - Click to view1900: R+2.3 - Click to view1900: R+15.6 - Click to view1900: R+24.7 - Click to view1900: R+24.6 - Click to view1900: R+16.1 - Click to view1900: R+6.6 - Click to view1900: R+26.6 - Click to view1900: R+9.3 - Click to view1900: R+14.2 - Click to view1900: R+20.9 - Click to view1900: R+3.2 - Click to view1900: R+24.5 - Click to view1900: R+19.2 - Click to view1900: R+19.7 - Click to view1900: R+5.5 - Click to view1900: R+27.1 - Click to view1900: R+21.3 - Click to view1900: R+18.6 - Click to view1900: R+4.0 - Click to view1900: R+8.4 - Click to view1900: R+8.8 - Click to view1900: R+15.8 - Click to view1900: R+13.2 - Click to view1900: D+3.9 - Click to view1900: D+38.6 - Click to view1900: D+52.8 - Click to view1900: D+13.9 - Click to view1900: D+28.5 - Click to view1900: D+26.0 - Click to view1900: R+6.2 - Click to view1900: D+7.7 - Click to view1900: D+32.4 - Click to view1900: D+8.2 - Click to view1900: D+86.1 - Click to view1900: D+8.5 - Click to view1900: D+24.5 - Click to view1900: D+18.6 - Click to view1900: D+5.5 - Click to view1900: D+77.8 - Click to view1900: D+58.1 - Click to view1900: D+1.7 - Click to view189118961896190019001900

Career Timeline

1900 PresidentKentucky
227,132
Candidate Votes
48.5%
Vote %
468,265
Total Votes
+1.7%
Margin
Top opponent: William Jennings BryanDEM

Key Insights

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Deterministic highlights from career record, margins, and standout performances.

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Geographic Performance

92 races with county data

County-level results, strongest and weakest counties, and performance by county type.

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County Results Table

Sortable, searchable table of every county result for each race.

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

92 races available

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Opponents Faced4 opponents

William Jennings BryanDEM
50-3888 matchups · 1896–1900
OtherOTH
1-12 matchups · 1896–1900
Lawrence Talbot NealDEM
1-01893 Governor(-9.8)
James E. CampbellDEM
1-01891 Governor(-2.7)
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