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Landslide victory

A landslide victory is an election result in which the victorious candidate or party wins by an overwhelming margin.[1] The term became popular in the 1800s to describe a victory in which the opposition is "buried",[1] similar to the way in which a geological landslide buries whatever is in its path. A landslide victory is the opposite of an electoral wipeout; a party which wins in a landslide typically inflicts a wipeout on its opposition.

What constitutes a landslide varies by the type of electoral system. Even within an electoral system, there is no consensus on what sized margin makes for a landslide victory.[1]

– Juan Perón (Justicialist Party) won with 63.51% of the votes. It represents the highest-ever percentage obtained by an Argentine candidate.

1951 Argentine general election

– Carlos Menem (Justicialist Party) was reelected with a 49.9%. He won in all the provinces but Buenos Aires city.

1995 Argentine general election

– Cristina Fernández de Kirchner led Justicialist Party to a third-consecutive kirchnerist government, getting a 54% of the votes, and surpassing socialist Hermes Binner by a 38-points margin.

2011 Argentine general election

– Javier Milei (Libertarian Party) crossed the mark of 14,5 millions of votes, winning the presidential race as the most-voted presidential candidate in Argentine history in numeric terms of received votes.

2023 Argentine general election second round

Wipeout (elections)

Realigning election

Wave elections in the United States

Blowout (sports)

Landslide (board game)

Paper candidate