yea
all of the state's electoral votes
He won the Electoral College vote.
It is possible that a candidate could win the "national" popular vote total but lose the electoral vote total. However, the electoral vote of every state accurately reflects the popular vote within that state. A candidate could win the electoral votes in a large state such as California winning the state by a huge margin. However, the opposing candidate could win the electoral votes in other states because a majority of the voters in those states vote for the opposing candidate.
It is possible that a candidate could win the "national" popular vote total but lose the electoral vote total. However, the electoral vote of every state accurately reflects the popular vote within that state. A candidate could win the electoral votes in a large state such as California winning the state by a huge margin. However, the opposing candidate could win the electoral votes in other states because a majority of the voters in those states vote for the opposing candidate.
It is possible that a candidate could win the "national" popular vote total but lose the electoral vote total. However, the electoral vote of every state accurately reflects the popular vote within that state. A candidate could win the electoral votes in a large state such as California winning the state by a huge margin. However, the opposing candidate could win the electoral votes in other states because a majority of the voters in those states vote for the opposing candidate.
It is possible that a candidate could win the "national" popular vote total but lose the electoral vote total. However, the electoral vote of every state accurately reflects the popular vote within that state. A candidate could win the electoral votes in a large state such as California winning the state by a huge margin. However, the opposing candidate could win the electoral votes in other states because a majority of the voters in those states vote for the opposing candidate.
In 2008, Senator Barack Obama became President of the United States because he won both the popular vote and the electoral vote. Regarding the electoral college, Mr. Obama received 365 electoral votes to his challenger John McCain's 173 electoral votes (out of a total of 538).
Yes, although it took a couple of extra days to count all the votes, Barack Obama did win both the popular vote and the electoral vote in Florida. In the final total, he received a narrow victory, with 50.1% of the vote to Mitt Romney's 49%.
It is possible that a candidate could win the "national" popular vote total but lose the electoral vote total. However, the electoral vote of every state accurately reflects the popular vote within that state. A candidate could win the electoral votes in a large state such as California winning the state by a huge margin. However, the opposing candidate could win the electoral votes in other states because a majority of the voters in those states vote for the opposing candidate.
Yes, in the 2012 election, Mr. Obama did win Wisconsin, and its ten electoral votes. As for the popular vote, the president received 1,620,985 (52.8%) and his challenger Mitt Romney received 1,410,966 votes (46%).
Mitt Romney received 11 electoral votes from Indiana. But although he did well in this and the other Red States, it was not enough for him to win the presidency: he had a total of 206 electoral votes, but President Obama had 332.
It is possible that a candidate could win the national popular vote total but lose the national electoral vote total. However, the electoral vote of every state accurately reflects the popular vote within that state.