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Has there been a time when a candidate has won the popular vote but not the electoral college?
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∙ 6y ago
This HAS happened....1824. The vote then goes to the House of Representatives (per 12th amendment). In that case, Andrew Jackson had received the most electoral votes, but not a majority. However, John Quincy Adams was elected President by Congress.
In 1800 before the 12th amendment, Thomas Jefferson and running mate, Aaron Burr tied in the electoral vote and the election went to the House where Jefferson eventually prevailed. (Burr saw a chance to be President and refused to concede and opponents of Jefferson saw a chance to cause trouble and maybe gain some concessions. )
It almost happened in 1876 when the credentials of 18 of the electors were in dispute, mostly from Southern states whose governments were still in disarray from the Civil War. A special committee of 5 congressmen, 5 senators and 5 supreme court justices was appointed to rule on the credentials and Hayes won every one of the 18 disputed votes, which gave him the majority by just one vote, 185-184.
The closest case of this happening since then was in 2000 when Bush got 271 electoral votes (270 were needed), and Gore getting 266.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe election of the President of the United States due to the lack of a majority of electoral votes has gone into the House of Representatives twice. It happened once in 1800 when Thomas Jefferson was chosen for his second term as president. It happened in 1924 when John Quincy Adams was chosen President. In 1876 there was a question concerning the electoral votes and which candidate was actually entitled to those from 3 southern states. A commission awarded them to Rutherford B. Hayes.
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∙ 12y agoyes, in 1824
Andrew Jackson had the most popular votes.
Andrew Jackson had the most electoral votes.
Nobody had an absolute majority of electoral votes, so the House of Representatives elected the President.
They chose John Quincy Adams.
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∙ 11y agoyes- this happened in 1824 when the House of Representatives chose John Quincy Adams to be President. If no candidate received a majority of electoral votes, the election is decided by the House of Representatives among the top three candidates.
Adams actually finished second in electoral votes to Andrew Jackson. (It also happened in a strange way in 1800 when Thomas Jefferson tied with his running mate,Aaron Burr. In those days, there was one single vote for President and Vice-President with each elector casting two votes. The second place finisher was made vice-president. The 12th amendment changed the election procedure by 1804.)
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∙ 6y agoPresident Gerald R. Ford never received any electoral votes. Incumbent President Richard Nixon won reelection in the 1972 presidential election defeating George McGovern. Spiro T. Agnew was Nixon's Vice president running mate in 1972. Agnew resigned as Vice President October 10, 1973. He was succeeded by Gerald R. Ford. Richard M. Nixon resigned as President August 9, 1974. He was succeeded by Gerald R. Ford.
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∙ 6y agoDonald Trump won the 2016 presidential election defeating Hillary Clinton. In the 2016 presidential election Donald Trump received 304 electoral votes and Hillary Clinton received 227 electoral votes. Due to faithless voting, others receiving electoral votes were Colin Powell 3, Bernie Sanders 1, Ron Paul 1, John Kasich 1, and Faith Spotted Eagle 1. The popular vote totals were Clinton 65,794,399 and Trump 62,955,202.
George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential election defeating Albert Gore, Jr. In the 2000 presidential election George W. Bush received 271 electoral votes and Albert Gore, Jr. received 266 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Gore 50,996,582 and Bush 50,456,062.
Benjamin Harrison won the 1888 presidential election defeating Grover Cleveland. In the 1888 presidential election Benjamin Harrison received 233 electoral votes and Grover Cleveland received 168 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Cleveland 5,534,488 and Harrison 5,443,892.
Rutherford Hayes won the 1876 presidential election defeating Samuel Tilden. In the 1876 presidential election Rutherford Hayes received 185 electoral votes and Samuel Tilden received 184 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Tilden 4,288,546 and Hayes 4,034,311. The electoral votes of 4 States were disputed. Congress referred the matter to the Electoral Commission which gave the decision to Rutherford B. Hayes.Wiki User
∙ 13y agoYes:
1980 John Anderson
1992 Ross Perot
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Why are there popular votes if the electoral colleges decide the presidency?
Because the popular vote decides which candidate wins that State's electoral college votes. In the present case, the electoral college will hardly have a choice and could be said to be redundant, but this has not always been the case.
A presidential candidate loses a popular election but wins a majority of votes in the electoral college does he become president?
False!!!!Per the US Constitution, the Electoral College actually is the body that elects the President. There have been some elections in the past where the popular vote was won by a candidate, but the Electoral College elected another candidate.
What is the importance of popular vote the electoral college and voter registration?
In the United States, a citizen has the right to vote, as long as they register. Popular vote and the electoral college are the method of electing a president; registration is the ability to cast a ballot. Popular vote is the sum of all ballots cast for one candidate. This number comes from voting precincts. All states have precincts in some form or another. A candidate "wins" a precinct (gets the majority of the popular vote). Winning the majority of the precincts in a county wins that county. Winning the majority of counties in a state wins that state. The electoral college is actually the method of electing the president (yes, presidents have lost the popular vote and still been elected president). Each state is provided a certain number of electoral delegates (the number of U.S. Representatives they have, plus two per state for their U.S. Senators). Whichever candidate wins a state, their electoral college representatives cast their "vote" (support) for the candidate that won their state. For example: Candidate A receives 100,000 popular votes. Candidate B receives 75,000 popular votes. Candidate A wins the state. The state has three representatives in Congress, plus two Senators. Their five electoral votes are cast for Candidate A.
Did any electoral college delgates ever reversed their votes?
There have been a few Electors in the electoral college that did not vote in accordance with the popular vote in the state that they represent. The Electors are elected by popular vote in each state and each candidate for elector swears in advance whom he will vote for. If the Elector ultimately votes for a candidate other than the candidate the Elector swears in advance that he will vote for, the Elector is referred to as a "faithless elector". Due to faithless voting in the 2016 electoral college, electoral votes were cast for Colin Powell 3, Bernie Sanders 1, Ron Paul 1, John Kasich 1, and Faith Spotted Eagle 1.
Is the electoral college necessary?
I do not think it would be except for the fact that it has been a part of America for so long that it is tough to get rid of it now. I think Iowa has the right idea though in giving all of their electoral votes to the candidate that wins the popular vote.
What is the role of the electoral college in election procedure When has the winner of the popular vote failed to win the presidency?
The electoral college is a body of electors from each state who formally elect the President of the United States. It plays a crucial role in the election procedure by determining the outcome of the presidential election based on the allocation of electors in each state. There have been five instances in U.S. history where the winner of the popular vote failed to win the presidency, the most recent being in 2016 when Donald Trump won the electoral college despite losing the popular vote to Hillary Clinton.
When has the electoral college decided a presidential election?
The electoral college has decided the outcome of several presidential elections in US history. Some notable examples include the elections of 1824, 1876, 1888, 2000, and 2016. In these cases, the candidate who won the majority of the electoral college votes became the president, despite not winning the popular vote.
Truth or false if a person wins the popular vote they always win the electoral vote?
False. In the United States, the winner of the popular vote does not always win the electoral vote. This is due to the presidential election system, where the candidate who secures the most electoral votes is declared the winner. There have been instances in which the candidate who won the popular vote did not win the presidency, such as in the elections of 1824, 1876, 1888, 2000, and 2016.
How long has the electoral college been around for?
the electoral college has been around since 1984
Normally how many electoral votes does a candidate receive to be elected President of the United States?
A candidate needs to receive a majority of the electoral votes to be elected President of the United States, which is 270 out of the total 538 electoral votes. The number of electoral votes a candidate receives is determined by the results of the popular vote in each state, and the candidate who wins the popular vote in a state typically receives all of that state's electoral votes.
Why do the electoral college cast votes after the popular vote has been casted?
because i hate you!!! because i hate you!!!
In France voters go the polls to elect the president whereas in America voter go to the polls to elect the electoral college According to you what do the electors of the electoral college do?
First off, the general public do not elect the voters in the electoral college. Those chosen to cast a vote as an elector are appointed to this position. After the popular vote in each state has been tallied, the electors of that state, (however many there are) cast all of their state's electoral votes for the candidate their state chose. However, this system was designed to prevent the popular vote from making a bad choice for President. Because of this, the electors in the Electoral College have the ability to change their vote and give it to the other candidate. The number of votes given to each state is based on that state's population. That is why, for example, California has more than fifty electoral votes while some states have only two or three.
