You need at least 270 electoral votes to win. The fewest number of states you could win is 11.
They would have to be:
Ca-55, Tx-34, Fl-27, Ga-15, Nc-15, NJ-15, Pa-21, Ny-31, Oh-20, Mi-17, Il-17
No other combination of 11 states could give you 270 electoral votes. Conversely you could win 39 states and DC and still lose. It should be noted that the residents of USA. territories cannot vote for The President. If they were given electoral votes the same way that states were this answer could change to 10 because you could make up the remainder with territorial votes. If however each territory was given three votes (as would be expected as that is the minimum number given to a state) then a candidate would need 277 votes and the answer would actually change to 12.
If the electoral college were eliminated in favor of a popular vote system (which it should be) than you would not have to win any states as long as you won at least one territory.
It is not the number of states, but the number of electoral votes. 270 votes are necessary. You can reach that number by winning the electoral votes of California, New York,, Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington, Virginia, Tennessee, Illinois, and Michigan - 10 states.
There are eleven states whose electoral votes total 270, the minimum required to win an election. They are, in alphabetical order,
Eleven states carried is enough to win the presidency. The eleven states which total 270 votes are:
The minimum is 11, but as this would include both California and Texas, (opposite ends of the political spectrum), this is really unlikely.
270 electoral votes are needed to win the presidency.
270 and you need 1 to win im going to be very upset if an adult asked this because it is being answered by a 12 year old......
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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.
No. Democratic Party candidate James Buchanan won the 1856 presidential election. Buchanan won 19 states including all of the southern states. The southern states seceded after Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election.
Republican Party candidate John Fremont won 11 northern states in the 1856 presidential election.
The election committee sends leaders to states to campaign for their party's candidate.
The election committee sends leaders to states to campaign for their party's candidate.
The National Party Committee is responsible for sending political leaders to campaign for their party's candidate in specific states. They strategize on how to best allocate resources and leverage high-profile endorsements to boost the candidate's chances of winning. These campaign efforts typically involve targeting key swing states or districts where their support can make a significant impact on the election outcome.
Some states require a petition with a minimum number of signatures in order to get on their presidential election ballot.
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they can potentially be won by either major-party candidate
a runoff primary is held
a runoff primary is held
a runoff primary is held