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2008 Election
- Barack Obama 4,282,074 votes
- John McCain 4,045,624 votes
- Nader 19,162 votes
- Barr 17,218 votes
- Baldwin 7,915 votes
- McKinney 2,887 votes
- Keyes, 2,550 votes
- La Riva 1,516 votes
- Jay 795 votes
- Harris 533 votes
- Stevens 419 votes
- Amondson 293 votes
- Moore 226 votes
- Write-In 391 votes
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How does Florida determine how many electoral votes each candidate will get?
Florida gives all of its electoral votes to the Presidential candidate that received the most votes. This is a winner-take-all system. A majority of votes is not needed, merely a plurality.
How does Alabama determine how many votes each candidate will get?
It is a winner takes all state.
How does Minnesota decide how many electoral votes each candidate will get?
All ten of Minnesota's electoral votes go to the Presidential candidate with the most popular votes in the state and his running mate.
How many electoral votes does a candidate need to receive to win the election?
270 votes
How many votes would a candidate have to have to be elected if the total of electoral votes was 91?
none
How does Virginia determine how many electoral votes a candidate will get?
The amount of electoral votes a candidate will get in Virginia is decided by a primary ballot. Virginia is not a caucus state.
How many votes does a candidate have to receive?
A candidate must receive a majority of votes to win an election. The specific number of votes needed varies depending on the election and the voting system in place. In most cases, it is the candidate who receives more than 50% of the votes cast who wins.
What is an Electoral Map?
An electoral map is a map of the 50 states of the United States which shows: 1. the number of electoral votes each state has 2. an estimate of how each state is expected to vote for president. Except for Maine and Nebraska, in each state the winner of the popular vote gets all of that state's electoral votes. By estimating which candidate is expected to win the popular vote in each state, it is possible to make an educated guess as to how many electoral votes each candidate will get. From estimating the total each candidate will get it is possible to estimate who will receive the 270 electoral votes needed to be elected president and make an educated guess as to who will be elected president.
Who actually casts the electoral votes for each state?
The states choose as many "electors" as it has electoral votes and these electors elect the president. The electors are elected by popular vote in each state and each candidate for elector swears in advance whom he will vote for. The electors vote their electoral votes in the Electoral College.
How many electoral votes does the home state of Republican candidate have?
the answer is 4,000
A states presidential electors are chossen by?
The voters in the state. That's who we are actually voting for when we vote for President, since the Constitution does not allow for direct election of the President. When a candidate wins in a state, the electors who are pledged to that candidate are the ones sent to formally vote on who wins the election. In some states, the person with the most votes gets all the states electoral votes and in others the electoral votes are divided according to how many votes each candidate got. The are even variations on these two methods.This means that it is possible for one candidate to get the most overall votes in the country, but not be elected President because too many of votes he got were in states with too few electoral votes. This has happened twice in American history: 1876 when Hayes got fewer votes than Tilden, but won anyway, and in 2000 when HGore got more votes than Bush.
How many vote does it take to be president?
It depends on how many votes the other candidate is getting. If you were a candidate running for president, and if your opponent had 74 votes, you'd have to get more than that to win the election. If he got 98, you have to get more than 98 to win.
