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How does a presidential candidate win a states electoral votes?
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∙ 12y agoIn order to win a U. S. Presidential Election, one must receive the votes of at least 270 of the 538 electors, or, in the event that no candidate receives at least 270 votes, one must receive the votes of at least 26 of the 50 states in the subsequent election performed by the U. S. House of Representatives. On January 6, the U. S. Vice President makes an announcement confirming the winner of the election after the official counting of the votes.
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∙ 10y agoHe/She just wins a simple majority of the popular votes in that state.
The great majority of states use the winner-takes-all system. Whichever ticket (presidential candidate and his/her running mate) gets the most popular votes from that state's voters gets 100% of the state's electoral votes. The exceptions are Maine and Nebraska. In each of those states the winners of the statewide popular vote get two electoral votes, and each of the other electoral votes goes to the winners of the popular vote within each congressional district (the number of electors each state may appoint is always two more than the number of congressional districts in the state).
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∙ 11y ago270 electoral votes are required to be elected. To win, a candidate must win some combination of states whose electoral votes total 270 or more. In 2012, the majority of the voters in many of the states seem to have made up their minds a long time ago, but there are some states where neither candidates appears to have a clear majority. Candidates try to make a special effort to win these states as well as to keep their leads in the friendly states. Some of the states where the election is expected to be close in 2012 are OH,CO,FL,IA and WI.
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∙ 8y agothey are elected president when they get more votes than the other party who is running against them
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∙ 6y agoThe President and Vice President of the United States are elected by the U.S. Electoral College.
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∙ 13y agoby winning an election
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A presidential election is won by the candidate who?
A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
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.
How does Minnesota decide how many electoral votes each candidate will get?
All ten of Minnesota's electoral votes go to the Presidential candidate with the most popular votes in the state and his running mate.
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.
How many electoral votes must a canidate win to be elected president?
A Presidential candidate must obtain 270 Electoral Votes (the vote cast in the electoral college of the U.S. by the representatives of each state in a presidential election) to be elected President of the United States.
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.
A presidential election is won by candidates who?
A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
How many total Electoral College votes does a presidential candidate need?
280.
What is the US Presidential voting system called?
The Electoral college is the Presidential voting system. The electoral college gives each state a certain amount of electoral votes. If a presidential candidate wins the majority of the citizens votes, he will also get the electoral vote.
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.
When a president canididate wins a states electoral votes do they win all of them or just part of them?
In U.S. Presidential elections, D.C. and every state except Nebraska and Maine gives 100% of their electoral votes to the candidate who gets the most popular votes within their state. In Nebraska and Maine, two electoral votes go to the candidate who gets the most popular votes within each state, and one electoral vote goes to the candidate who gets the most popular votes in each of the states' congressional districts.
How does the number of electoral votes of a state affect Presidential campaining?
The candidate who wins the greatest number of popular votes in any state usually receives all of that state's electoral votes. To win the presidency, a candidate must pay special attention to those states with large populations. The larger the state's population, the more electoral votes it has.
