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Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the U.S. House of Representatives. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) +3 (for DC).
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What margin is required to choose the president?
The winning candidate has to have a simple majority of votes from the electoral college. In other words, the candidate will only need to win by ONE electoral vote to become the president. He must receive a simple majority of the 535 votes in the electoral college.
What is the name of the college that totals the presidential votes?
The name of the college that totals the presidential votes is the Electoral College.
What are the electoral votes of Virginia?
Virginia has 13 electoral college votes.
Which stats had the most electoral college votes?
Recently, if correct, California had the most electoral college votes with 55 votes.
Who are the group of people that cast official votes to elect the president called?
This group is called the electoral college; its members are called electors and the votes it casts are called electoral votes.
How many electoral votes did the person running against Abraham Lincoln get?
Abraham Lincoln, Republican, Illinois, 1,865,908 votes, 180 electoral college votes. John C. Breckinridge, Southern Democratic, Kentucky, 848,019 votes, 72 electoral college votes. John Bell, Constitutional Union/Whig, Tennessee, 590,901 votes, 39 electoral college votes. Stephen A. Douglas, Northern Democratic, Illinois, 1,380,202 votes, 12 electoral college votes.
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.
What is the avereage number of electors that each state has?
Since there are 535 electoral votes assigned to the 50 states, the average is 535/50 = 10.7 .
How many electoral votes did California have in 1908?
California had 10 electoral college votes in 1908.
What must a candidate win a majority of to become the US president?
electorial college, and that's not a school
Who are the people that can directly elect?
electoral college electoral votes are the only votes that count towards presidency
What are the key dates of the electoral college?
There are no key dates. The electoral college votes after the popular vote.
