1968 U. S. Presidential / Vice Presidential Election Results:
270 votes - minimum required
Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election defeating Hillary Clinton. In the 2016 presidential election Donald Trump received 304 electoral votes and Hillary Clinton received 227 electoral votes. Due to faithless voting, others receiving electoral votes were Colin Powell 3, Bernie Sanders 1, Ron Paul 1, John Kasich 1, and Faith Spotted Eagle 1.
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 the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
George W.Bush,the 2000 republican presidential candidate won the presidential election of 2000.
Democratic Party candidate John F. Kennedy won the 1960 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate Richard Nixon. In the 1960 presidential election John F. Kennedy received 303 electoral votes, Richard Nixon received 219 electoral votes, and Harry Byrd received 15 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Kennedy 34,226,731 and Nixon 34,108,157.
520 by Richard Nixon in 1972
No.
Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
None.
People vote for a candidate. Each state has a given number of electoral votes. Win the state, get the votes from that state. Get more votes than your opponent, and you have been elected.
Wisconsin had 10 electoral votes in the 2008 Presidential election. They will also have 10 electoral votes in the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Presidential elections
Democratic Party candidate Woodrow Wilson won the 1912 presidential election defeating Progressive Party (nicknamed the "Bull Moose Party") candidate Theodore Roosevelt and Republican Party candidate incumbent President William Taft. In the 1912 presidential election Woodrow Wilson received 435 electoral votes, Theodore Roosevelt received 88 electoral votes, and William Taft received 8 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Wilson 6,293,152 (42%), Roosevelt 4,119,207 (27%), and Taft 3,483,922 (23%). Socialist Party candidate Eugene Debs received 901,551 (6%) popular votes and no electoral votes.