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In terms of electoral college numbers, the most lopsided victory in a United States presidential election was in 1936. Democrat Franklin Roosevelt defeated Republican challenger Alf Landon by a margin of 523 electoral votes to 8 electoral votes. Roosevelt won every state except Maine and Vermont. He also won over 98% of the electorate. In terms of most electoral votes, Republican President Ronald Reagan defeated challenger Democrat Walter Mondale by a margin of 525 electoral votes to 13 electoral votes. Reagan won every state except Minnesota and Washington D.C. He also won over 97% of the electorate in the 1984 election.

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