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The total number of electoral votes is 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). A majority is 270 - one more than half of the total number of 538. If Texas did not cast its electoral votes, the President still would be elected in the electoral college if a candidate received 270 electoral votes. If no candidate receives at least the required majority of 270 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.
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Who is winning the electoral college vote in texas?
Texas cast its 38 electoral votes for Donald Trump in the 2016 election.
Are the electoral votes in Texas bound by popular vote?
not by law, but by pledge
What candidate should get the electoral vote from Texas?
McCain will receive all 34 Electoral College Votes. Texas is a winner take all State.
What happens to electoral vote if candidate wins by only one vote?
That's not going to happen.
What happens if one candidate wins more popular vote but not electoral?
The canditate doesnt win. he/she only wins if they get electoral
What is the difference between popular vote for a senator and electoral vote vote for president?
the popular vote is by everybody. the electoral vote is by electoral colleges, which not everyone is in
What percentage of Texas voted for Mitt Romney?
The popular vote in the state of Texas was 57.2%, winning it's 38 electoral votes.
Can a candidate win the presidency without winning the following largest states California Texas New York Florida Pennsylvania and Illinois?
Yes they can. It depends on how the Electoral College chooses to vote. They do not have to vote according to the popular vote in each state. There is a difference between the popular vote and the Electoral College vote.
What is Alternative Vote electoral system.?
Alternative Vote electoral system
When citizens vote for the Presidential candidate they are electing a member of the Electoral College?
Yes, you are right - that is what happens.
Who did Texas assign its electoral votes to in 1996?
Bob Dole won the state of Texas, receiving its 32 electoral votes, in the 1996 presidential election. Bill Clinton won the election, with 49.2 percent of the vote.
How many people in Texas does it take to make one electoral vote electoral?
There are people called electors who make the votes for your state. each individual who votes just influences the elector from there state who they want them to vote for. Overall the elector can vote for whoever they want so...
