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How many electoral college votes do you need to win presidency.?
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270 electoral votes 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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How many electoral votes does a canidate need to receive to win the presidency in the electoral college?
270
How many electoral votes does Cruz have?
Ted Cruz did not win the 2016 Republican nomination for presidency. Therefore, he did not receive any electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
HOW MANY ELECTORAL VOTES DOES A CANDIAITE NEED TO BE DECLARED PRESIDENT iNDIANA?
A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to be declared President of the United States. Indiana has 11 electoral votes.
How many electoral votes did California have in 1908?
California had 10 electoral college votes in 1908.
How Many total votes are there in the Electoral College system?
There is exactly 538 in the Electoral College System.
How is it determined how many votes a State gets?
A state's number of Electoral College votes is determined by the total combined number of its U.S. senators and representatives. Each state has two senators, plus at least one member of the House of Representatives. The total number of Electoral College votes is 538, with a majority of 270 needed to win the presidency.
How many electoral votes did the person running against Abraham Lincoln get?
Abraham Lincoln, Republican, Illinois, 1,865,908 votes, 180 electoral college votes. John C. Breckinridge, Southern Democratic, Kentucky, 848,019 votes, 72 electoral college votes. John Bell, Constitutional Union/Whig, Tennessee, 590,901 votes, 39 electoral college votes. Stephen A. Douglas, Northern Democratic, Illinois, 1,380,202 votes, 12 electoral college votes.
Who won the presidency and by how many electoral votes?
Barack Obama won by 303 to 206
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.
How many electoral votes did pennsylvania's governor get?
none,electoral college only votes for president n vice president
How many electoral votes do you have to win to become president?
270 votes from the electoral college are required to become president.
How many electoral votes does a state with 23 us representatives have in the electoral college?
25
