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One could win the US presidential election without the ten states with the highest number of electoral votes (256), although since numbers nine through eleven each have 15 votes if all eleven of the states with the most electoral votes went for one candidate there is no way the other candidate could win (271 votes against). In the 'top ten ' scenario, all of the remaining states, with the exception of Massachusetts (12 votes) would have to be won by the candidate collecting electoral votes from the smaller (when calculated by electoral votes) states.
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∙ 11y agoyes, if you were the vice president and the president died in office.
If is also possible to be elected President by the House if no candidate wins a majority of the electoral votes. The House can choose any of the top three candidates. John Quincy Adams became President in 1825 even though he finished second to Andrew Jackson in the electoral vote.
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∙ 7y agoYes. This has actually happened four times - in 1824, 1876, 1888 and 2000. In 1824, no candidate received a majority of either the electoral vote or the popular vote and the election was settled by the House.
In the other years, the winner won a majority of electoral votes, but not of the popular vote. The can occur due to the fact that most states give all their electoral votes to the one who wins that state even by a single vote. Thus the loser can win by a huge majority in the states he wins and lose by a small majority in the states he loses and end up with a larger popular vote.
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∙ 15y agoThe house of representatives will choose the president. like in the election of 1824.
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∙ 12y agoYes. It already happened in the 2004 Election with George W. Bush vs. Al .Gore.
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∙ 11y agoyes. The popular vote total and the electoral vote total are not directly related.
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∙ 11y agoThere is a slight chance yes because as long as almost all the others states vote for you then you have a chance
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∙ 11y agoThat could only happen if nobody received an absolute majority of the electoral votes and the House of Representatives elected the candidate who had the majority vote.
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∙ 11y agoonly if he/she receives votes from more than half of the appointed electors
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What type of votes actually elect the president-?
Electoral votes are the type of votes that actual elect the president.
How do electoral votes determined the president?
The candidate who receives the most electoral votes wins the presidency. It is possible to lose the popular vote but win the electoral vote to be elected president.
What is the point of electoral college?
Electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College determine the President and Vice President of the United States.
Who won the most electoral college votes but did not win president cy?
Andrew Jackson in 1824 Nobody had the required minimum number of votes. When that happens, the House of Representatives elects the president from among the three with the most votes. They chose John Quincy Adams, who had the second-most electoral votes.
What margin is required to for the house to choose the president?
the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes. the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes. the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes.
How many electoral votes did pennsylvania's governor get?
none,electoral college only votes for president n vice president
How many electoral votes do you have to win to become president?
270 votes from the electoral college are required to become president.
When has a president been elected with electoral votes and not popular votes?
president Bush
What margin is required to choose the president for the house of representatives?
the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes. the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes. the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes.
HOW MANY ELECTORAL VOTES DOES A CANDIAITE NEED TO BE DECLARED PRESIDENT iNDIANA?
A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to be declared President of the United States. Indiana has 11 electoral votes.
What system do Americans use to elect a president?
Adult eligible voters vote in an election, held on the first Tuesday in November, every four years. The person who gets the most number of votes in a state (and the District of Columbia), get all electoral votes from that state. The person with the most number of electoral votes wins the election. In the case of a tie, the vice president casts the deciding vote for the winner. On at least two occasions, the person with the most electoral votes was Not the person who received the most people votes, but, the electoral votes decide the election of the president, not the popular vote.
Since 1950 which president has gotten the most electoral votes?
Ronald Reagan
