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How many Electoral College votes does a candidate need to win a US Presidential Election?
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270 electoral votes in the Electoral College are needed to win the U.S. presidency. 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 House of Representatives. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). A majority is 270 - one more than half of the total number of 538.
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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.
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.
Can a presidential candidate win an election without the majority of the electoral college vote?
Yes
If a presidential candidate loses the electoral college election can he still win by receiving a majority of popular votes?
No.
How many proposers and recorders from the electoral college are needed for the presidential candidate to contest the election?
60-60
The US presidential election features the?
electoral college.
Does every electoral college vote count?
Yes, every electoral college vote is important. Republic Party candidate Rutherford Hayes won the 1876 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate Samuel Tilden. In the 1876 presidential election Rutherford Hayes received 185 electoral votes and Samuel Tilden received 184 electoral votes.
If the electoral college fails to give any presidential candidate a majority the election of the president is?
The House selects the president out of the top 3 candidate with votes.
What solution to the problem of the presidential election?
electoral college A+
Was a solution to the problem of the presidential election?
electoral college
Who is against the electoral college?
Individuals who support the candidate that lost the Electoral College election generally are against the Electoral College system.
What are the types of election?
Genreral Election Special Election Electoral College Presidential Election Nomination
