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How does Florida determine how many electoral votes each candidate will get?
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How does Virginia determine how many electoral votes a candidate will get?
The amount of electoral votes a candidate will get in Virginia is decided by a primary ballot. Virginia is not a caucus state.
How many states can a candidate win and still lose the election?
When referring to the Electoral College and Presidential elections, a candidate can win by taking: California (55 electoral votes) Texas (28 electoral votes) Florida (29 electoral votes) New York (29 electoral votes) Illinois (20 electoral votes) Pennsylvania (20 electoral votes) Ohio (18 electoral votes) Georgia (16 electoral votes) Michigan (16 electoral votes) New Jersey (15 electoral votes) Virginia (14 electoral votes) - a total of 11 states for 270 electoral votes which means a candidate can lose the other 39 states and District of Columbia and still win the election.
Why does Florida have 27 electoral votes?
Actually, Florida has 29 electoral votes.
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.
In 2008 how many of Floridas electoral votes went to each candidate?
2012: Florida's 29 electoral votes have not yet been determined. 2008: Florida's 27 electoral votes went to President Barack Obama (D). 2004: Florida's 27 electoral votes went to George W. Bush (R). 2000: Florida's 25 electoral votes went to George W. Bush (R). 1996: Florida's 25 electoral votes went to William Clinton (D). 1992: Florida's 25 electoral votes went to George HW Bush (R). 1988: Florida's 21 electoral votes went to George HW Bush (R). 1984: Florida's 21 electoral votes went to Ronald Reagan (R). 1980: Florida's 17 electoral votes went to Ronald Reagan (R). 1976: Florida's 17 electoral votes went to Jimmy Carter (D). 1972: Florida's 17 electoral votes went to Richard Nixon (R). 1968: Florida's 14 electoral votes went to Richard Nixon (R). 1964: Florida's 14 electoral votes went to Lyndon B. Johnson (D). 1960: Florida's 10 electoral votes went to Richard Nixon (R). 1956: Florida's 10 electoral votes went to Dwight D. Eisenhower (R). 1952: Florida's 10 electoral votes went to Dwight D. Eisenhower (R). 1948: Florida's 8 electoral votes went to Harry S. Truman (D). 1944: Florida's 8 electoral votes went to Franklin D. Roosevelt (D). 1940: Florida's 7 electoral votes went to Franklin D. Roosevelt (D). 1936: Florida's 7 electoral votes went to Franklin D. Roosevelt (D). 1932: Florida's 7 electoral votes went to Franklin D. Roosevelt (D). 1928: Florida's 6 electoral votes went to Herbert Hoover (R). 1924: Florida's 6 electoral votes went to John W. Davis (D). 1920: Florida's 6 electoral votes went to James M. Cox (D). 1916: Florida's 6 electoral votes went to Woodrow Wilson (D). 1912: Florida's 6 electoral votes went to Woodrow Wilson (D). 1908: Florida's 5 electoral votes went to Williams Jennings Bryan (D). 1904: Florida's 5 electoral votes went to Alton B. Parker (D). 1900: Florida's 4 electoral votes went to William Jennings Bryan (D). 1896: Florida's 4 electoral votes went to William Jennings Bryan (D). 1892: Florida's 4 electoral votes went to Grover Cleveland (D). 1888: Florida's 4 electoral votes went to Grover Cleveland (D). 1884: Florida's 4 electoral votes went to Grover Cleveland (D). 1880: Florida's 4 electoral votes went to Winfield Scott Hancock (D). 1876: Florida's 4 electoral votes went to Rutherford B. Hayes (R). 1872: Florida's 4 electoral votes went to Ulysses S. Grant (R). 1868: Florida's 3 electoral votes went to Ulysses S. Grant (R). 1864: Florida's did not participate. 1860: Florida's 3 electoral votes went to Stephen A. Douglas (D). 1856: Florida's 3 electoral votes went to James Buchanan (D). 1852: Florida's 3 electoral votes went to Franklin Pierce (D). 1848: Florida's 3 electoral votes went to Zachary Taylor (Whig).
What is Florida electoral votes?
Florida has 29 electoral votes in the elections of 2012, 2016 and 2020.
What percentage of electoral votes must a state have to determine the winner of the state?
just more than the other candidate
Who do the people vote for to in turn cast the votes for a presidential candidate?
Electoral votes in the Electoral College determine the President of the United States. The electors are elected by popular vote in each state and each candidate for elector swears in advance whom he will vote for.
How many electoral votes did Florida have in the 2009 election?
It had 27 electoral votes.
What are the three smallest number of electoral votes that a candidate can have?
The three smallest number of electoral votes that a candidate can have are 3, 4, and 5. These numbers represent the smallest-sized states with electoral votes: Delaware, Vermont, and Alaska.
Why are states like Ohio and Florida so important in the electoral college?
Because they both have so many electoral votes. Ohio has 18 electoral votes. Florida has 29 electoral votes.
Where did Obama receive all 27 electoral votes?
Barack Obama received all 27 electoral votes from Florida.
