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How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win the presidential election in New York?
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they don't have to get a certain amount they just have to have more than every body else
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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.
Which state had the most electoral votes in the 2000 presidential election?
George W.Bush,the 2000 republican presidential candidate won the presidential election of 2000.
In the 1960 presidential election the Democratic candidate defeated the Republican candidate?
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.
How many electoral votes did the green party candidate win in the 2000 presidential election?
None.
If a presidential candidate loses the electoral college election can he still win by receiving a majority of popular votes?
No.
What is the highest number of electoral votes won by a candidate in a presidential election?
520 by Richard Nixon in 1972
In the presidential election of 1876 who was the republican candidate the received the most electoral votes?
Rutherford B. Hayes
In the presidential election of 1876 who was the republican candidate that receives the most electoral votes?
Rutherford B. Hayes
How does a presidential candidate win the presidential election?
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.
How many electoral votes did Wisconsin have in the last presidential election?
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
What minor party gained the most electoral votes in a presidential election?
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.
