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What is the largest number of states a candidate could get and still lose a presidential election?
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In the US, the loser could win 39 states plus DC and still lose if he lost all of the 11 largest states.
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What is the highest number of electoral votes won by a candidate in a presidential election?
520 by Richard Nixon in 1972
Which presidential candidate had the greatest number of popular votes and electoral voted but lost the election in 1824?
Andrew Jackson
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.
What number election is the 2008 presidential election?
George Washington won the first presidential election in 1789. The 2008 presidential election was the 56th presidential election in the United States.
Number of Americans voted in the presidential election?
Not knowing which election you are referring to... 2008 Presidential election: 132,618,580 total. 2004 Presidential election: 122,294,978 total. 2000 Presidential election: 105,586,274 total
How could the EC system concievably push the presidential election decision into congress?
If each candidate gets the same number of votes in the Electoral College, then the Congress will decide who gets to be President.
When do the people vote for the electoral college?
Electoral votes determine the President of the United States. Every state and DC are awarded a certain number of electoral votes with which to elect the President. Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of Representatives. The electors in each state are elected in the presidential election and swear in advance to vote for the presidential candidate who wins the election in their state. When people vote for a presidential candidate they actually are voting for the electors in that state who have sworn in advance that they will vote for that candidate in the electoral college.
When do the people vote When do the electors vote?
Electoral votes determine the President of the United States. Every state and DC are awarded a certain number of electoral votes with which to elect the President. Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of Representatives. The electors in each state are elected in the presidential election and swear in advance to vote for the presidential candidate who wins the election in their state. When people vote for a presidential candidate they actually are voting for the electors in that state who have sworn in advance that they will vote for that candidate in the electoral college.
How is math used in an election?
In a normal election, it is necessary to count the number of votes cast for each candidate to determine the winner. This process may be simply finding the candidate with the largest number of votes or there may be preliminary run-offs with a 2-candidate final, or various forms of proportional representation.
Normally how many electoral votes does a candidate receive to be elected President of the United States?
A candidate needs to receive a majority of the electoral votes to be elected President of the United States, which is 270 out of the total 538 electoral votes. The number of electoral votes a candidate receives is determined by the results of the popular vote in each state, and the candidate who wins the popular vote in a state typically receives all of that state's electoral votes.
Who approves US presidential application?
One does not apply for the Presidency. If you mean how does a candidate get on the ballot, the answer is to submit a petition signed by some large number of registered votes, to the election commission in whatever state.
What is the largest number of states a person can win and not be elected president?
A U. S. Presidential candidate can carry 39 states plus D.C. and lose the election if his/her opponent carries California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.
