In politics, a landslide victory (short form: landslide) is the victory of a candidate or political party by an overwhelming majority in an election. Landslides can occur when one candidate or party is perceived as far superior to their opponents, or by imperfect voting methods. See bloc voting, and the unanimous 2002 re-election of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, criticised by many external observers as unfair.

Examples

United States

Popular votes

• U.S. Senator Barack Obama's 70% to Alan Keyes's 27%

Electoral votes

• President Ronald Reagan's 525 electoral votes to Walter Mondale's 13 electoral votes
• President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 523 electoral votes to Alfred Mossman Landon's 8 electoral votes

United Kingdom

the Labour Party's general election victory of 419 seats