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Winning a majority of the votes means winning more than 50% of the total votes cast. Winning a plurality of the votes means less than 50 percent but more than any other candidate.

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What portion of votes does a candidate need to become president?

More than 300 votes.


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.


Which candidate is more likely to win?

The more popular one with the most votes.


If a presidential candidate wins 300 electoral votes by how many electral votes did that candidate exceed the minimum number of votes required?

only if there were 598 or 599 electoral votes An absolute majority of 538 electoral votes is 270 or more.


What must a candidate receive To win a winner-takes-all election in the US?

A majority or plurality of votes.


How does a presidential candidate win the presidential election?

People vote for a candidate. Each state has a given number of electoral votes. Win the state, get the votes from that state. Get more votes than your opponent, and you have been elected.


How many votes needed to win if 175 voters with 8 candidates?

Winning a majority of the votes means winning more than 50% of the total votes cast. If winning requires a "majority", a candidate needs 88 votes. Winning a plurality of the votes means less than 50 percent but more than any other candidate. If winning requires a "plurality", a candidate needs more votes than any of the other 7 candidates.


How does a person go from candidate to president?

if they get more votes than the other canidates


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.


How could Lincoln win the election with 40 percent of the vote?

Lincoln won the 1860 election because he had the most votes. He didn't have a majority by himself, but there were four candidates running and he had more than the others.


Why did Abraham Licon become president?

He got more votes than the other candidate.


What president received more votes than any other candidate?

barack obama