Andrew Jackson lost the election of 1824 even though he received the largest number of popular votes and electoral votes. In the 1824 presidential election an individual needed to receive at least 131 electoral votes out of the 261 total electoral votes. Andrew Jackson received 99 electoral votes, John Quincy Adams received 84 electoral votes, William Crawford received 41 electoral votes, and Henry Clay received 37 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Andrew Jackson 151,271, John Quincy Adams 113,122, Henry Clay 47,531, and William Crawford 40,856. Since no candidate received the required majority of 131 electoral votes, the president was elected by the U.S. House of Representatives in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution. John Quincy Adams won the election in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Thomas Jefferson won the 1800 presidential election defeating John Quincy Adams, Aaron Burr, Charles Pinckney, and John Jay. In 1800 electors voted for two individuals and did not distinguish between their presidential and vice-presidential choices until the passage of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1803. The recipient of the most electoral votes in 1800 would become president and the runner-up vice-president. Thomas Jefferson received 73 electoral votes, his running-mate Aaron Burr received 73 electoral votes, John Quincy Adams received 65 electoral votes, Charles Pinckney received 64 electoral votes, and John Jay received 1 electoral vote. Although John Quincy Adams ran as Thomas Jefferson's main opponent in the general election, running-mates Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes. The election was decided in the House of Representatives, with 10 State delegations voting for Jefferson, 4 voting for Burr and 2 making no choice. Thomas Jefferson became President and his running-mate Aaron Burr became Vice President.
When no candidate receives the majority of the electoral votes (270 out of 538), the election is decided by the House of Representatives. Each state delegation in the House has one vote, and the candidate who receives the majority of state votes (26 out of 50) becomes the President. In the modern era, this situation occurred in 1800 and 1824.
A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
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This question may be poorly written. To answer the question as it stands, the candidate who wins the election receives the majority of the electoral votes. This question may be poorly written. To answer the question as it stands, the candidate who wins the election receives the majority of the electoral votes.
A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
The majority of votes in the general election does not matter. Rather, it is the vote of the electoral college (elected by voters) which decides who becomes president.
Congress might decide a presidential election in the case of a disputed or tied Electoral College result. If no presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives would vote to elect the president, with each state delegation having one vote. The Senate would vote to elect the vice president if no vice presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes.
If no presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes then the U.S. House of Representatives will elect the President from the three candidates with the majority of votes in a special election in which each state gets one vote. This was established by the Twelfth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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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.
This event occurs if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote.
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This event occurs if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote.