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Retrospective scoring of elections
Lichtman retrospectively scored every American presidential election from 1860 to 1980 while developing the keys. Republican President Theodore Roosevelt's re-election in 1904 is the only instance of all 13 keys being turned true; the elections of 1876 and 1960 had a record nine keys turned false against the incumbent party, in both instances the Republicans.

In all but two elections, the keys corresponded with the elected president. In 1876, despite nine keys having turned false against the incumbent Republican Party, Republican nominee Rutherford B. Hayes won the Electoral College by a single vote against Democratic nominee Samuel J. Tilden in a disputed election. In 1888, five false keys indicated Democratic President Grover Cleveland would win re-election, but he was defeated by Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison. In both instances, the keys accurately predicted the winner of the national popular vote.