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How how many electoral college votes must be President receive to win the election?
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∙ 9y ago
A majority. Since there are currently 538 votes, 270 votes are required.
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How many electoral college votes did George Bush receive in the 2000 election?
271
What must you receive to be elected president?
You must receive a majority of votes by the electoral college.
To be elected president one must receive?
A majority of votes by the electoral college :)
To become president of the US a candidate has to receive a majority of votes from what?
The Electoral College
Who did not receive enough votes from the electorial college during his election?
John Quincy Adams was the only President who did not receive a majority of the electoral votes. There was a dispute over the credentials of some of the electors in 1876, but after the dispute was settled, Rutherford Hayes won a majority of the electoral vote.
Who receive the largest number of popular vote and electoral college votes in the election of 1824?
Andrew Jackson
How many electoral votes did Martin van Buren receive in the election of 1840?
President Van Buren lost that election 60 to 234.
How many electoral votes did Barack Obama receive in Washington state?
President Obama won Washington's 12 electoral votes in the 2012 presidential election.
Was the only president to ever receive 100 percent of the votes from the Electoral College?
George Washington
Who was the only president to ever receive 100 of the votes from the Electoral College?
George Washington received 100% of the electoral votes and was unanimously elected President in 1789 and 1792.
What is an electoral college deadlock?
In order to elect a president , one candidate must receive more than half the votes. If more than two candidates receive votes, then it is possible that no one will get the required majority and you could say the electoral college is deadlocked. As of 2014, with the total of electoral votes being 538, it is also possible that two candidates could each receive 269. This tie vote would sent the election to the US Congress.
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.
