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How do you know which candidate wins the presidential election?
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Officially, the Vice President, as President of the Senate, announces the winner on January 6 following the election after counting the electoral votes in front of a joint session of Congress.
Unofficially, the news media announce it during the night after the November election or as soon as they can after that (in 2000 they didn't know who won until December). Their determination of the winner is based on how the electoral college is expected to vote in December based on the winners of the popular votes in each state, in D.C., and in each congressional district of Maine and Nebraska, assuming no faithless electors.
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If a presidential candidate wins the primary election can he then use his remaining contributions for use in the general election?
yes he can
The candidate who wins a majority of the popular vote in the presidential election?
does not necessarily win the Presidency the answer is true
Who are the first people to know who wins the presidential election?
electors
What happens when a presidential candidate wins the election based on electoral vote but loses the popular vote?
based on what happened in the 2000 election, he (or she) becomes president.
What election is one where the citizens vote for the President?
A presidential election is one where citizens vote for the President. In this type of election, voters directly choose their preferred candidate for the position of President of their country. The candidate who receives the majority of the electoral votes or the popular votes (depending on the country's system) wins the election and becomes the President.
Why no matter who wins this will be a historic election?
Presuming you are talking about the American Presidential Election, there is a black candidate, and a woman candidate for Vice-President. NB I'm British, and I follow these things, shame on you for not doing so.
Do the electors vote and then they decide who gets the electoral vote for that state?
The electors in each state are elected by the popular vote in the presidential election and swear in advance to vote for the presidential candidate who wins the election in their state.
Buchanan wins presidential election?
yes he does
If a presidential candidate wins do the vice presidential candidate also wins?
Yes,the two candidates run as a team and voters can not cast separate ballots for these two positions.
What is a person called after he wins a presidential election?
The President-Elect.
Does the first man to to get 270 electoral votes wins?
Only one presidential candidate and one vice presidential candidate can get 270 votes, so yes.
What kind of election is held in Congressional election if no candidate wins a majority of the popular vote?
Run-Off
