520 by Richard Nixon in 1972
In the Election of 2012, the state with the largest number of electoral college votes will be California, with 55 electoral votes.
In the election of 1896, McKinley had 271 electoral votes. In the election of 1900, he had 292 votes.
Maryland continues to have 10 electoral votes, which is what it had in the 2008 presidential election and again in 2012.
538
There are 538 votes in the electoral college. The candidate who wins a simple majority of 270 votes wins the election.
South Dakota had 3 electoral votes for the 2008 election.
It had 27 electoral votes.
270 is the number needed for election.
In the 2012 presidential election, Illinois had 20 electoral votes.
In the 2008 election, he received 365 electoral votes. In the 2012 election, he received 332. Mr. Obama won both elections.
The number of states Obama won in the general presidential election of 2008 is 28.