California cast its55 electoral votes for John Kerry in the 2004 election. The 2004 presidential election popular vote totals in California were John Kerry 6,745,485 and George W. Bush 5,509,826.
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Texas casts its electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College on a winner-take-all basis. The winner of the presidential election on Election Day in Texas gets all of Texas' electoral votes.
Indiana casts its electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College on a winner-take-all basis. The winner of the presidential election on Election Day in Indiana gets all of Indiana's electoral votes.
Presidents of the US are elected by the electoral college, they are not elected directly by the public. The public (in effect) elects the electors who form the electoral college. It has happened on several occasions that the winner of the popular vote was not the winner in the electoral college.
Suppose a candidate, running for a office, wins %1% of the votes in California and another candidate wins 49%. The Winner - Take all system allows for the 1st candidate to receive all the votes in California, to represent the will of the majority of the people
McCain will receive all 34 Electoral College Votes. Texas is a winner take all State.
Yes, in most states. Maine and Nebraska split their votes by congressional district.
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Rutherford Hayes won the 1876 presidential election defeating Samuel Tilden. In the 1876 presidential election Rutherford Hayes received 185 electoral votes and Samuel Tilden received 184 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Tilden 4,288,546 and Hayes 4,034,311. The electoral votes of 4 States were disputed. Congress referred the matter to the Electoral Commission which gave the decision to Rutherford B. Hayes.