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Ross Perot

President candidate from Missouri who lost a razor-thin 0.6-point race in 1992

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President
Electoral Grade
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Requires 3+ graded races
100
Races
0-100
W-L (0%)
+5.8
Avg Margin
1992–1996
Career Span
Best: +75.8 (1996 President)Worst: -21.1 (1996 President)
0%
Win Rate
4 yrs
Career Span

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 Trend100 races

R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601992: R+6.8 - Click to view1992: D+10.2 - Click to view1992: R+6.1 - Click to view1992: R+5.6 - Click to view1992: D+4.3 - Click to view1992: D+13.0 - Click to view1992: D+11.4 - Click to view1992: R+4.4 - Click to view1992: D+15.7 - Click to view1992: R+18.7 - Click to view1992: R+3.5 - Click to view1992: D+4.7 - Click to view1992: R+3.5 - Click to view1992: R+8.2 - Click to view1992: D+18.0 - Click to view1992: D+9.0 - Click to view1992: D+9.9 - Click to view1992: R+8.6 - Click to view1992: D+1.8 - Click to view1992: R+12.0 - Click to view1992: R+0.8 - Click to view1992: D+15.8 - Click to view1992: D+8.6 - Click to view1992: D+2.4 - Click to view1992: D+1.2 - Click to view1992: D+2.6 - Click to view1992: R+17.2 - Click to view1992: D+2.5 - Click to view1992: R+8.9 - Click to view1992: D+11.6 - Click to view1992: D+7.4 - Click to view1992: D+18.5 - Click to view1992: D+14.2 - Click to view1992: D+8.4 - Click to view1992: D+4.6 - Click to view1992: D+3.2 - Click to view1992: R+5.1 - Click to view1992: D+6.0 - Click to view1992: R+13.6 - Click to view1992: D+11.4 - Click to view1992: D+0.6 - Click to view1992: R+1.9 - Click to view1992: D+75.5 - Click to view1992: D+8.2 - Click to view1992: D+6.4 - Click to view1992: D+4.3 - Click to view1992: D+13.4 - Click to view1992: D+17.7 - Click to view1992: R+1.9 - Click to view1992: D+14.2 - Click to view1996: R+5.6 - Click to view1996: D+17.5 - Click to view1996: R+13.0 - Click to view1996: D+10.3 - Click to view1996: D+14.8 - Click to view1996: D+12.5 - Click to view1996: R+2.0 - Click to view1996: D+22.3 - Click to view1996: R+21.1 - Click to view1996: R+4.9 - Click to view1996: D+2.4 - Click to view1996: R+3.5 - Click to view1996: R+6.0 - Click to view1996: D+32.9 - Click to view1996: D+9.2 - Click to view1996: D+8.1 - Click to view1996: R+7.8 - Click to view1996: D+6.4 - Click to view1996: R+6.8 - Click to view1996: R+4.7 - Click to view1996: D+28.9 - Click to view1996: D+7.3 - Click to view1996: D+17.9 - Click to view1996: D+9.9 - Click to view1996: D+1.0 - Click to view1996: R+18.7 - Click to view1996: R+2.9 - Click to view1996: R+5.1 - Click to view1996: D+16.1 - Click to view1996: D+13.2 - Click to view1996: D+33.4 - Click to view1996: D+16.0 - Click to view1996: D+20.9 - Click to view1996: D+12.1 - Click to view1996: D+1.0 - Click to view1996: R+18.2 - Click to view1996: D+10.3 - Click to view1996: R+18.5 - Click to view1996: D+25.3 - Click to view1996: R+1.2 - Click to view1996: D+5.7 - Click to view1996: D+75.8 - Click to view1996: D+15.3 - Click to view1996: D+18.1 - Click to view1996: R+1.4 - Click to view1996: D+12.9 - Click to view1996: D+16.9 - Click to view1996: D+2.2 - Click to view1996: R+7.0 - Click to view1996: D+6.3 - Click to view199219921992199619961996

Career Timeline

1996 PresidentMissouri
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Candidate Votes
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Vote %
2,158,065
Total Votes
+6.3%
Margin
Top opponent: Bill ClintonDEM

Key Insights

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

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Geographic Performance

100 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

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Scatter plots correlating county performance with demographics: race, education, income, foreign-born.

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Opponents Faced3 opponents

Bill ClintonDEM
0-6565 matchups · 1992–1996
Bob DoleREP
0-1818 matchups · 1996–1996
George H.W. BushREP
0-1717 matchups · 1992–1992
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