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Does the candidate with the most electoral votes win the election?
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∙ 11y ago
If speaking of the popular vote, no.
US: The US has a complex electoral college system which involves different rules in each state. Further, if no presidential candidate gets 50% of the electoral vote, then the president is decided through the house of representatives.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoYes, provided he gets a majority of the electoral votes (currently 270).
However, a simple plurality is not enough. If votes are split among more than two candidates, the one with the most votes may not get the required majority, which means more than half. This actually happened in 1824 when the winner , Adams, got fewer votes than the loser, Jackson.
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∙ 13y agoYes! =]
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Who was republican candidate that received the most electoral votes?
In the 1984 election Republican Ronal Regan received 525 (97.58%) of the 538 electoral votes.
In the presidential election of 1876 who was the republican candidate the received the most electoral votes?
Rutherford B. Hayes
In the presidential election of 1876 who was the republican candidate that receives the most electoral votes?
Rutherford B. Hayes
Which candidate won the most electoral votes?
In the 1984 election Ronal Regan received 525 (97.58%) of the 538 electoral votes. In the 1936 election Franklin D. Roosevelt received 523 (98.49%) of the 531 electoral votes. In the 1972 election Richard Nixon received 520 (96.65%) of the 538 electoral votes. In the 1820 election James Monroe received 231 (99.57%) of the 232 electoral votes. In the 1789 and 1792 elections George Washington received 100% of the electoral votes.
Who received the most electoral college votes in the election of 2012?
Democratic Party candidate incumbent President Barack Obama won reelection in the 2012 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate Mitt Romney. In the 2012 presidential election Barack Obama received 332 electoral votes and Mitt Romney received 206 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Obama 65,446,032 and Romney 60,589,084.
Why does the Public Vote if only the electoral votes count?
The public votes to select who the Electoral delegates will vote for. In most states, state law dictates that the Electoral delegates must vote for the candidate who won their state's election. At least one state awards Electoral votes to the candidate who wins each Congressional district.
What minor party gained the most electoral votes in a presidential election?
Democratic Party candidate Woodrow Wilson won the 1912 presidential election defeating Progressive Party (nicknamed the "Bull Moose Party") candidate Theodore Roosevelt and Republican Party candidate incumbent President William Taft. In the 1912 presidential election Woodrow Wilson received 435 electoral votes, Theodore Roosevelt received 88 electoral votes, and William Taft received 8 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Wilson 6,293,152 (42%), Roosevelt 4,119,207 (27%), and Taft 3,483,922 (23%). Socialist Party candidate Eugene Debs received 901,551 (6%) popular votes and no electoral votes.
Which state had the most electoral votes in the 2000 presidential election?
George W.Bush,the 2000 republican presidential candidate won the presidential election of 2000.
How are votes counted in Washington state to decide which candidate gets the electoral votes?
By majority, if the candidate has most of Iowa's electoral votes lets say 21-20 then that candidate that had 21 got all the 41 electoral votes for that state.
Who had the most votes in the 2008 election.?
Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate John McCain. In the 2008 presidential election Barack Obama received 365 electoral votes and John McCain received 173 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Obama 69,297,997 and McCain 59,597,520.
Does primary winner get all electoral votes?
In most states, the winner of the popular vote receives all of the electoral votes. However, two states, Nebraska and Maine, allocate their electoral votes proportionally based on the winner of each congressional district and the state's overall popular vote.
Which is more important electoral votes of popular votes?
Candidates need a majority of electoral votes to be elected. Because most states* award all of their electoral votes to the top candidate in that state, candidates do not need to win the national popular vote to win a majority of electoral votes. The result is that winning a few large population states (called swing states), even by a tiny margin, can guarantee election to the presidency. In 1876, 1888, and 2000, the winning candidate did not get the most popular votes nationwide.
