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Can you be elected president without receiving a mojority of popular vote?
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∙ 12y ago
Yes, because the voters don't choose the President and Vice President; they choose the electors who choose the President and Vice President.
A person can be elected President without a majority of electoral votes, too. It happened in 1824. If no candidate has an absolute majority (more than half) of all of the electoral votes, the House of Representatives elects the President, and they are not required to vote according to the will of the voters or the electoral college. Since 1964, that required minimum number of votes is 270.
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Electors are elected by popular vote but the president is elected by?
Electors are elected by popular vote but the president is elected by the electoral college. A president candidate can win the popular vote and still not win if he doesn't win the electoral college.
How many presidents have been elected unanimously?
No US president was elected unanimously by popular vote. The only president elected unanimously by the electoral college was George Washington (There was no popular vote in this election).
Who is it possible for to be elected despite receiving fewer popular votes than an opponent?
noo
1st US President not elected to office?
All have been elected in some format. When Washington became president there was no popular vote. Instead the men of Congress elected the president.
How the president get elected?
by popular and electoral college votes.
When has a president been elected with electoral votes and not popular votes?
president Bush
What two presidents won the popular vote but were not elected?
Andrew Jackson was the only man who won the popular vote without being elected and later was elected president. Samuel Tilden and Al Gore won the popular vote but never became president.
Does the Mexican president get elected?
Yes he is, by direct popular vote.
Why was George Washington extremely popular with the American people?
George Washington was extremely popular to the Americans because he was the president of the U.S. from 1788 to 1789, and he was the first president elected.
Why isn't the president chosen by popular vote?
The president of the United States is elected by electoral vote.
Is elected by popular vote to 5 year terms?
the president of France
How often are leaders elected in Argentina?
The President of Argentina is elected by popular vote every 4 years.
