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What election did a candidate win popular vote but lost electoral college vote and the election?
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What election did a candidate win the popular vote but lose the electoral college vote and therefore the election?
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If a presidential candidate loses the electoral college election can he still win by receiving a majority of popular votes?
No.
Who is responsible for the elections of the president?
The election of the president is determined by a popular vote and by the electoral college. The presidential candidate needs a majority of electoral votes to win, and the electoral votes usually coincide with the popular vote (with the exception of the election of George W Bush in 2000)
What were the reasons the electoral college was made?
In 1789 when the constitution was written there was no popular election of the president. It was all done by Congress. The electoral college is a method to control the election and not only have the popularity of a candidate win. We have lost the reasoning behind this in the modern history of elections.
A presidential candidate loses a popular election but wins a majority of votes in the electoral college does he become president?
False!!!!Per the US Constitution, the Electoral College actually is the body that elects the President. There have been some elections in the past where the popular vote was won by a candidate, but the Electoral College elected another candidate.
How does Georgia choose its electors for the electoral college?
Georgia chooses its electors for the electoral college through a popular vote. The state holds a general election where voters cast their ballots for their preferred presidential candidate. The candidate who receives the most votes in Georgia's popular election wins all of the state's electoral votes.
Which candidate of the 1824 election actually received the most votes among all candidates in the popular vote and electoral college?
Andrew Jackson
What is a major flaw in the electoral college college system?
A major flaw in the electoral college system is that a candidate could win the popular vote, but lose the election, due to the number of votes per state. This occurred between Bush and Gore.
Which amendment makes it possible that a president candidate can lose the popular vote but still win the electoral vote and the election?
The amendment in question is not responsible for allowing a presidential candidate to lose the popular vote but win the electoral vote. This is a consequence of the design of the Electoral College, outlined in Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution. The Electoral College system can result in a discrepancy between the popular vote and the electoral vote, as it is the latter that ultimately determines the outcome of the presidential election.
What is the policy called that lets the popular candidate get all the electoral votes?
The Electoral college system
The use of an electoral college to select a president was?
The president of the United States is elected to office by the electoral college as opposed to popular vote. Any candidate who wins the presidency has to have a majority of at least 270 electoral votes. If no candidate receives a majority, the election will need to be decided via a procedure outlined in the Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution.
How does the President Win if he loses the Election?
It's happened several times that a candidate received less than 50% of the popular vote but won in the Electoral College.
