1. Largest Margin of Victory with Electoral Points
Reading L-To-R: Margin ... Year ... Winner ... Loser
Electoral Points (Electoral Votes)
45,299 .. 1936 .. Franklin Roosevelt (D) - 98,729 (523) | Alf Landon (R) - 53,430 (8)
43,552 .. 1972 .. Richard Nixon (R) - 102,925 (520) | George McGovern (D) - 59,373 (17)
39,812 .. 1932 .. Franklin Roosevelt (D) - 94,906 (472) | Herbert Hoover (R) - 55,094 (59)
33,926 .. 1984 .. Ronald Reagan (R) - 97,463 (525) | Walter Mondale (D) - 63,537 (13)
30,624 .. 1964 .. Lyndon Johnson (D) - 95,812 (486) | Barry Goldwater (R) - 65,188 (52)
28,066 .. 1940 .. Franklin Roosevelt (D) - 92,533 (449) | Wendell Wilkie (R) - 64,467 (82)
2. Smallest Margin of Victory with Electoral Points
Reading L-To-R: Margin ... Year ... Winner ... Loser
Electoral Points (Electoral Votes)
542 ..... 1960 ... John Kennedy (D) - 80,271 (303) | Richard Nixon (R) - 79,729 (219)
846 ..... 2020 ... Joe Biden (D) - 82,923 (306) | Donald Trump (R) - 82,077 (232)
904 ..... 1976 ... Jimmy Carter (D) - 82,341 (297) | Gerald Ford (R) - 81,437 (240)
2,212 ... 1900 ... William J. Bryan (D) - 73,458 (155) | William McKinley (R) - 71,246 (292)
NOTE: In actual fact, McKinley won the 1900 election.
2,716 ... 2012 ... Mitt Romney (R) - 82,858 (206) | Barack Obama (D) - 80,142 (332)
NOTE: In actual fact, Obama won the 2012 election.
3,783 ... 2000 ... George W. Bush 43 (R) - 83,125 (271) | Al Gore (D) - 79,342 (266)
3. Run-Offs and Voluntary Concession Scenarios
1912 Run-Off / Concession
Leader ....... Woodrow Wilson (Democrat) - 71,312 pts
2nd place .... Theodore Roosevelt (Bull Moose Progressive) - 38,046 pts
3rd Place .... William Howard Taft (Republican) - 32,569 pts
Total Points -- 150,000 | Needed to Win - 75,010
NOTES ....
1 - Wilson's extreme closeness to the need-to-win mark, coupled with the wide points gap
between himself and Roosevelt, could have led to a Voluntary Concession by Roosevelt,
thereby avoiding a run-off. With the concession, 3,708 of Roosevelt's points would
be given to Wilson, who in turn would be certified as the 1912 election winner, with
75,020 points to Roosevelt's 34,338.
2 - Wilson was the actual outright winner of the 1912 election.
1948 Run-Off / Concession
Leader ....... Harry Truman (Democrat) - 75,356 pts
2nd Place .... Thomas Dewey (Republican) - 64,482 pts
3rd Place .... J. Strom Thurmond (DixieCrat / States Rights) - 12,747 pts
Total Points -- 153,000 | Needed to Win - 76,510
NOTES ....
1 - Truman's extreme closeness to the need-to-win mark, coupled with the 10,000+ points
gap between himself and Dewey, could have led to a Voluntary Concession by Dewey,
thereby avoiding a run-off. With the concession, 519 of Dewey's points would be
given to Truman, who in turn would be certified as the 1948 election winner, with
76,520 points to Dewey's 63,318.
2 - Truman was the actual outright winner of the 1948 election.
1968 Run-Off
Leader ....... Richard Nixon (Republican) - 72,308 pts
2nd Place .... Hubert Humphrey (Democrat) - 68,759 pts
3rd Place .... George Wallace (3rd/American Independent) - 21,933 pts
Total Points -- 163,000 | Needed to Win - 815010
NOTE -- Nixon was the actual outright winner of the 1968 election.
1992 Run-Off
Leader ....... Bill Clinton (Democrat) - 68,419 pts
2nd Place .... George H.W. Bush 41 (Republican) - 62,933 pts
3rd Place .... H. Ross Perot (Independent) - 31,588 pts
Total Points -- 163,000 | Needed to Win - 81,510
NOTE -- Clinton was the actual outright winner of the 1992 election.
1996 Run-Off
Leader ....... Bill Clinton (Democrat) - 79,143 pts
2nd Place .... Bob Dole (Republican) - 70,168 pts
3rd Place .... H. Ross Perot (Reform) - 14,689 pts
Total Points -- 164,000 | Needed to Win - 82,010
NOTE -- Clinton was the actual outright winner of the 1996 election.
4. Closest Margin of Victory in Relation to Minimum "Need-to-Win" Mark
Reading L-To-R: Margin (Points), Year, Winner (Points), "Need-to-Win" Mark,
Total Available Points, Runner-Up (Points)
261 .... 1960 ... John Kennedy (D) - 80,271 | 80,010-160,000 | Richard Nixon (R) - 79,729
331 .... 1976 ... Jimmy Carter (D) - 82,341 | 82,010-164,000 | Gerald Ford (R) - 81,437
413 .... 2020 ... Joe Biden (D) - 82,923 | 82,510-165,000 | Donald Trump (R) - 82,077
615 .... 2000 ... George W. Bush 43 (R) - 83,125 | 82,510-165,000 | Al Gore (D) - 79,342
948 .... 1900 ... William J. Bryan (D) - 73,458 | 72,510-145,000 | William McKinley (R) - 71,246
NOTE: In actual fact, McKinley won the 1900 election,
and Bryan was the runner-up.
977 .... 1924 ... Calvin Coolidge (R) - 78,487 | 77,510-155,000 | John Davis (D) - 52,968
1,966 .. 2016 ... Donald Trump (R) - 83,976 | 82,010-164,000 | Hillary Clinton (D) - 76,835
2,716 .. 2012 ... Mitt Romney (R) - 82,858 | 81,510-163,000 | Barack Obama (D) - 80,142
NOTE: In actual fact, Barack Obama won the 2012 election,
and Mitt Romney was the runner-up.
3,088 .. 1980 ... Ronald Reagan (R) - 85,598 | 82,510-165,000 | Jimmy Carter (D) - 68,445
5. Winners: 80,000 or more points ...
»» 100,000+ points: 1 - Richard Nixon (102,925 in 1972)
»» 95,000+ points: 1 - Franklin Roosevelt (98,729 in 1936)
1 - Ronald Reagan (97,463 in 1984)
1 - Lyndon Johnson (95,812 in 1964)
»» 90,000+ points: 2 - Franklin Roosevelt (94,906 in 1932; 92,533 in 1940)
»» 85,000+ points: 1 - George H.W. Bush 41 (88,778 in 1988)
1 - Warren Harding (88,288 in 1920)
1 - Dwight Eisenhower (87,218 in 1956)
1 - Herbert Hoover (85,843 in 1928)
1 - Woodrow Wilson (85,837 in 1916)
1 - George W. Bush 43 (85,664 in 2004)
1 - Ronald Reagan (85,598 in 1980)
1 - Donald J. Trump (85,405 in 2024)
»» 80,000+ points: 1 - Franklin Roosevelt (84,968 in 1944
1 - Barack Obama (84,748 in 2008)
1 - Donald J. Trump (83,976 in 2016)
1 - Dwight Eisenhower (83,884 in 1952)
1 - George W. Bush 43 (83,125 in 2000)
1 - Joe Biden (82,923 in 2020)
1 - Mitt Romney (82,858 in 2012) **1
1 - Jimmy Carter (82,341 in 1976)
1 - Theodore Roosevelt (82,197 in 1904
1 - John Kennedy (80,271 in 1960)
**1 = In actual fact, Barack Obama won the 2012 election
6. Election Winners - Percentage of Points Won
L-to-R: Percentage, Points Earned, Points Available, Name (Year)
64.52876% (98,729 / 153,000) - Franklin Roosevelt (1936)
63.27067% (94,906 / 150,000) - Franklin Roosevelt (1932)
63.16871% (102,925 / 163,000) - Richard Nixon (1972)
60.53602% (97,463 / 161,000) - Ronald Reagan (1984)
59.51056% (95,812 / 161,000) - Lyndon Johnson (1964)
58.93822% (92,533 / 157,000) - Franklin Roosevelt (1940)
7. Election Winners, Most/Fewest Total Points Earned (Single Elections)
Most Fewest
Points -- Winner (Year) Points - Winner (Year - Minimum Needed to Win)
102,925 - Richard Nixon (1972) 73,458 - William J. Bryan (1900 - 72,510) ***1
98,729 - Franklin Roosevelt (1936) 75,151 - William H. Taft (1908 - 74,010)
97,463 - Ronald Reagan (1984) 78,487 - Calvin Coolidge (1924 - 77,510)
95,812 - Lyndon Johnson (1964) 80,271 - John Kennedy (1960 - 80,010)
94,906 - Franklin Roosevelt (1932) 82,197 - Theodore Roosevelt (1904 - 72,510)
92,533 - Franklin Roosevelt (1940) 82,341 - Jimmy Carter (1976 - 82,010)
88,778 - George H.W. Bush 41 (1988) 82,858 - Mitt Romney (2012 - 81,510) ***2
88,288 - Warren G. Harding (1920) 82,923 - Joe Biden (2020 - 82,510)
87,218 - Dwight Eisenhower (1956) 83,125 - George W. Bush 43 (2000 - 82,510)
***1 = In actual fact, William McKinley won the 1900
election, and William J. Bryan finished 2nd.
***2 = In actual fact, Barack Obama was the winner of the
2012 election, and Mitt Romney the runner-up
9. 2nd Place Finishers, Most/Fewest Total Points Earned
Most Fewest
Points - Finisher (Year) Points - Finisher (Year)
82,077 - Donald Trump (2020) 38,046 - Theodore Roosevelt (1912, no concession)
34,338 - Theodore Roosevelt (1912, concession)
81,437 - Gerard Ford (1976) 52,968 - John Davis (1924)
80,142 - Barack Obama (2012) ***1 53,430 - Al Landon (1936)
79,729 - Richard Nixon (1960) 55,094 - Herbert Hoover (1932)
79,342 - Al Gore (2000) 59,939 - Alton Parker (1904)
78,252 - John S. McCain (2008) 59,373 - George McGovern (1972)
***1 = In actual fact, Barack Obama was the winner of the
2012 election, and Mitt Romney the runner-up
9. 3rd Place Finishers, Most/Fewest Total Points Earned
Most Fewest
Points - Finisher (Year) Points - Finisher (Year)
32,569 - William Howard Taft (1912) 222 - Roger MacBride (1976)
31,588 - H. Ross Perot (1992) 296 - John Woolley (1900)
23,494 - Robert La Follette (1924) 308 - T. Coleman Andrews (1956)
21,933 - George C. Wallace (1968) 702 - John Smitz (1972)
14,689 - H. Ross Perot (1996) 841 - William Lemke (1936)
-------------------------------- 1,276 - Eugene V. Debs (1920)
NOTE ... Debs finished third three times -- 1904, 1908 and 1920
Perot finished third two times --- 1992 and 1996
10. 4th and 5th Place Finishers (Points-Name-Year)
4th Place Finishers 5th Place Finishers
8,073 - Eugene V. Debs - 1912 106 - James Ferguson - 1920
1,356 - Evan McMullin - 2016
788 - Parley Christensen - 1920
584 - Ed Clark - 1980
562 - Thomas Watson - 1904
415 - Henry Wallace - 1948
256 - Thomas Watson - 1908
237 - James Hanly - 1916
51 - Herman Faris - 1924
NOTE ---
In the history of the current Electoral College System, there have been only two 4th place
finishers in terms of Electoral Votes - Henry Clay in 1824, and Stephen A. Douglas in 1860.
There has never been a 5th place Electotal Vote finisher in any U.S. Presidential Election.
11. Most Points Earned - All Elections
NOTE -- All stats herein are in the Electoral Points reality only
Most Overall, First and Second place .........
1. Franklin D. Roosevelt ....... 371,036 ... 1932-1st, 1936-1st, 1940-1st, 1944-1st
2. Richard M. Nixon ............ 254,962 ... 1960-2nd, 1968-Leading, 1972-1st
If 1968 2nd place finisher Hubert Humphrey had opted for Voluntary Concession of
that election, then Nixon's overall total would have been 264,174.
3. Donald J. Trump ............. 251,458 ... 2016-1st, 2020-2nd, 2024-1st
4. Ronald Reagan ............... 183,061 ... 1980-1st, 1984-1st
5. Dwight D. Eisenhower ........ 171,102 ... 1952-1st, 1956-1st
6. George H. Bush 43 ........... 168,789 ... 2000-1st, 2004-1st
7. Barack Obama ................ 164,890 ... 2008-1st, 2012-2nd
Most, First Place, Election Winner ........
1. Franklin D. Roosevelt ....... 371,036 ... 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944
2. Ronald Reagan ............... 183,061 ... 1980, 1984
3. Dwight D. Eisenhower ........ 171,102 ... 1952, 1956
4. George H. Bush 43 ........... 168,789 ... 2000, 2004
Most, 2nd place, never an election winner .......
1. Thomas Dewey ................ 134,614 ... 1944, 1948
If Dewey had opted for Voluntary Concession to Harry Truman
in the 1948 election, his total would be 133,450.
2. Adlai Stevenson ............. 131,590 ... 1952, 1956
Most Overall, Third Place or lower only ......
1. H. Ross Perot ............... 46,277 ... 1992-3rd, 1996-3rd
2. William H. Taft ............. 32,569 ... 1912-3rd
3. Robert LaFollette ........... 23,494 ... 1924-3rd
4. George C. Wallace ........... 21,933 ... 1968-3rd
5. Eugene V. Debs .............. 14,254 ... 1904-3rd, 1908-3rd, 1912-4th, 1920-3rd
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