Mitt Romney

Won 5 consecutive elections as senate from Utah

Republican

US SenatePresident

Electoral Grade

+36.0 pts

avg overperformance

Better than 76% of candidates2 graded races

Overperformance vs. state presidential baseline. Incumbents held to a higher bar: Senate/Gov −3 pts.

Races

24-29

W-L (45%)

+0.0

Avg Margin

1994–2018

Career Span

Best: +83.6 (2012 President)Worst: -47.9 (2012 President)

45%

Win Rate

+16.5

Avg Overperformance

Win Streak

24 yrs

Career Span

62.3M

Career Votes

Top 24%

Percentile

Evidence & provenance

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Freshness

Rendered Apr 14, 2026 from the latest candidate, contest, and forecast tables loaded in Akashic Edge.

Boundary scope

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Career Margin Trend52 races

Senate

President

Career Timeline

2018 US Senate Utah

665,215

Candidate Votes

62.6%

Vote %

1,062,897

Total Votes

-31.7%

Margin

Electoral Performance

+24.1

Race Score

+24.1

vs. State Pres.

D-7.6

State Pres.

Top opponent: Jenny O WilsonDEM

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Geographic Performance

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Geographic Performance

53 races with county data

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County Results Table

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

53 races available

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Opponents Faced3 opponents

Barack ObamaDEM

23-2851 matchups · 2012–2012

Jenny O WilsonDEM

1-02018 Senate(-31.7)

Ted KennedyDEM

0-11994 Senate(+17.1)

Primary History100 primaries

48-52

W-L

36.1%

Avg Vote %

9.6

Avg Field Size

2020LPresidentNew Hampshire0.4%#9 of 35REP

2016LPresidentVermont0.0%#14 of 15REP

2016LPresidentNew Hampshire0.0%#45 of 52DEM

2016LPresidentNew Hampshire0.0%#27 of 47REP

2012WPresidentUtah93.0%#1 of 5REP

2012WPresidentCalifornia79.5%#1 of 9REP

2012WPresidentMontana68.4%#1 of 5REP

2012WPresidentNew Mexico73.2%#1 of 4REP

2012WPresidentSouth Dakota66.2%#1 of 5REP

2012WPresidentNew Jersey81.3%#1 of 4REP

2012WPresidentTexas69.1%#1 of 9REP

2012WPresidentKentucky66.8%#1 of 5REP

2012WPresidentArkansas68.4%#1 of 4REP

2012WPresidentOregon70.9%#1 of 5REP

2012WPresidentNebraska70.9%#1 of 4REP

2012WPresidentNorth Carolina65.6%#1 of 5REP

2012WPresidentWest Virginia69.6%#1 of 5REP

2012WPresidentIndiana64.6%#1 of 4REP

2012WPresidentNew York62.7%#1 of 5REP

2012WPresidentConnecticut67.4%#1 of 5REP

2012WPresidentDelaware56.5%#1 of 4REP

2012WPresidentRhode Island63.0%#1 of 6REP

2012WPresidentPennsylvania57.8%#1 of 5REP

2012WPresidentWisconsin44.0%#1 of 7REP

2012WPresidentMaryland49.3%#1 of 8REP

2012WPresidentDistrict of Columbia70.1%#1 of 4REP

2012LPresidentLouisiana26.7%#2 of 9REP

2012WPresidentIllinois46.7%#1 of 6REP

2012WPresidentHawaii44.5%#1 of 4REP

2012LPresidentAlabama29.0%#3 of 8REP

2012LPresidentMississippi30.7%#3 of 8REP

2012LPresidentKansas20.9%#2 of 9REP

2012WPresidentMassachusetts72.1%#1 of 8REP

2012WPresidentVirginia59.5%#1 of 2REP

2012LPresidentGeorgia25.9%#2 of 9REP

2012LPresidentOklahoma28.0%#2 of 7REP

2012WPresidentAlaska32.2%#1 of 5REP

2012WPresidentIdaho61.6%#1 of 5REP

2012WPresidentOhio38.0%#1 of 6REP

2012LPresidentNorth Dakota23.7%#3 of 4REP

2012LPresidentTennessee28.1%#2 of 10REP

2012WPresidentVermont39.5%#1 of 7REP

2012WPresidentWashington37.6%#1 of 5REP

2012WPresidentWyoming39.0%#1 of 5REP

2012WPresidentMichigan41.1%#1 of 12REP

2012WPresidentArizona46.9%#1 of 23REP

2012WPresidentMaine38.0%#1 of 5REP

2012LPresidentColorado34.9%#2 of 8REP

2012LPresidentMissouri25.3%#2 of 11REP

2012LPresidentMinnesota16.8%#3 of 5REP

2012WPresidentNevada50.0%#1 of 5REP

2012WPresidentFlorida46.4%#1 of 9REP

2012LPresidentSouth Carolina27.8%#2 of 9REP

2012WPresidentNew Hampshire39.3%#1 of 33REP

2012LPresidentNew Hampshire3.0%#3 of 28DEM

2012LPresidentIowa24.5%#2 of 12REP

2008LPresidentSouth Dakota3.3%#4 of 5REP

2008LPresidentKentucky4.7%#5 of 7REP

2008LPresidentWest Virginia4.4%#4 of 7REP

2008LPresidentIndiana4.7%#4 of 4REP

2008LPresidentMississippi1.5%#4 of 9REP

2008LPresidentVermont4.5%#4 of 6REP

2008LPresidentTexas2.0%#4 of 11REP

2008LPresidentRhode Island4.4%#4 of 7REP

2008LPresidentOhio5.2%#4 of 5REP

2008LPresidentWisconsin2.0%#4 of 9REP

2008LPresidentWashington16.3%#3 of 8REP

2008LPresidentVirginia3.7%#4 of 6REP

2008LPresidentDistrict of Columbia6.4%#4 of 5REP

2008LPresidentMaryland7.0%#3 of 9REP

2008LPresidentLouisiana6.3%#3 of 11REP

2008LPresidentKansas3.3%#4 of 8REP

2008WPresidentUtah89.5%#1 of 9REP

2008LPresidentTennessee23.6%#3 of 10REP

2008LPresidentOklahoma24.8%#3 of 11REP

2008LPresidentNew York26.6%#2 of 6REP

2008LPresidentNew Jersey28.3%#2 of 6REP

2008LPresidentIllinois28.6%#2 of 9REP

2008LPresidentDelaware32.5%#2 of 6REP

2008WPresidentColorado60.1%#1 of 9REP

2008WPresidentMontana38.3%#1 of 5REP

2008LPresidentAlabama17.8%#3 of 11REP

2008LPresidentArizona34.5%#2 of 24REP

2008LPresidentCalifornia34.6%#2 of 15REP

2008LPresidentConnecticut32.9%#2 of 9REP

2008LPresidentGeorgia30.2%#3 of 9REP

2008WPresidentMassachusetts51.1%#1 of 9REP

2008LPresidentMissouri29.3%#3 of 13REP

2008WPresidentAlaska44.6%#1 of 4REP

2008WPresidentNorth Dakota35.7%#1 of 5REP

2008LPresidentArkansas13.5%#3 of 7REP

2008WPresidentMaine52.0%#1 of 8REP

2008LPresidentFlorida31.0%#2 of 9REP

2008LPresidentSouth Carolina15.3%#4 of 11REP

2008WPresidentNevada51.1%#1 of 7REP

2008WPresidentMichigan38.9%#1 of 10REP

2008LPresidentNew Hampshire31.6%#2 of 29REP

2008LPresidentNew Hampshire0.2%#8 of 32DEM

2008WPresidentWyoming54.2%#1 of 5REP

2008LPresidentIowa25.2%#2 of 8REP

Primary History

100 primaries

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