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How many electoral votes will each of the fifty states have in the 2008 presidential vice presidential elections?
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The Electoral College is one of the most complicated aspects of American presidential elections. Each state has a number of electors equal to the number of Senators (2 per state) plus the number of Congressional districts within the state. Congressional districts are apportioned during the every-ten-years US Census, and each state has a number of districts relating to their overall population.
Therefore, the most populous state in the nation, California, has 55 electoral votes, while sparsely populated states such as Wyoming and Alaska have one "at-large" congressional district that constitutes the entire state, and therefore they have 3 electoral votes (2 senate seats plus 1 congressional district = 3). Additionally, the District of Columbia (Washington DC) also gets 3 electoral votes.
In the 2008 elections, the number remains the same as the 2004 elections. The total number of electoral votes in this election will total 438. In order to win the election, a candidate must get half of the electoral votes plus 1, meaning that 270 electoral votes are necessary. Below is a table showing the number of electoral votes each state will have in the 2008 election: Alabama 9
Alaska 3
Arizona 10
Arkansas 6
California 55
Colorado 9
Connecticut 7
Delaware 3
D.C. 3
Florida 27
Georgia 15
Hawaii 4
Idaho 4
Illinois 21
Indiana 11
Iowa 7
Kansas 6
Kentucky 8
Louisiana 9
Maine 4
Maryland 10
Massachusetts 12
Michigan 17
Minnesota 10
Mississippi 6
Missouri 11
Montana 3
Nebraska 5
Nevada 5
New Hampshire 4
New Jersey 15
New Mexico 5
New York 31
North Dakota 3
Ohio 20
Oklahoma 7
Oregon 7
Pennsylvania 21
Rhode Island 4
South Dakota 3
Tennessee 11
Texas 34
Utah 5
Vermont 3
Virginia 13
Washington 11
West Virginia 5
Wisconsin 10
Wyoming 3
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In the 2008 presidential vice presidential elections, each state had a different number of electoral votes. The number of electoral votes is determined by the state's representation in Congress, with each state having a number of electors equal to the total number of Senators and Representatives. The Electoral College system allocates a minimum of 3 electoral votes to each state, and the remaining votes are distributed based on population size.
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Why must a candidate win a majority of the electoral college vote?
The votes of the electors are the only votes that count in the end in US presidential/vice-presidential elections. Every state chooses to allow the voting public to express their preferences for president and vice president, and the states give their votes to the candidates that most of their citizens prefer, but they are not obligated to do so. In fact, in presidential/vice-presidential elections the states are not required to involve the public at all!
What year did all fifty states participate in the presidential election?
1952
All fifty states use a winner-take-all method of granting electoral votes is it true or false?
True.
What happened if no Presidential candidate wins a majority of electoral votes?
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president.
Who are three presidential candidates in the last fifty years that have been elected President without winning the state of California?
George W. Bush, 2000 and 2004Jimmy Carter, 1976JFK, 1960Google Dave Leip's Atlas of Presidential Elections. It shows all past presidential election results.
When is the 57th presidential election going to be held?
Assuming there is no change in the constitution of the United States between now and then, the fifty-seventh United States Presidential election will take place on Tuesday November 6, 2012.
If a presidential candidate does not receive a majority of electoral votes what will happen?
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United State Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president.
What do they do if the republican and democratic presidential candidates will tie their votes?
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president.
What happens if no presidential candidate wins the majority of the elect oral votes?
If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president.
Fifty states or fifty-two in USA?
There is only fifty states in the USA.
What are there fifty of in a union?
States. There are fifty states in the union.
How did the twelfth amendment change the way the president is chosen when no candidate earns the majority electoral votes?
Prior to adoption of the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution, electors cast votes for two persons. Electors could not distinguish between their presidential and vice-presidential choices. The recipient of the most electoral votes would become president and the runner-up vice-president. The 12th Amendment of the Constitution states that electors are to vote separately for the president and vice president, on separate electoral ballots. Before this amendment the electors cast two votes in one election and the second-place finisher was made vice-president. If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president.
