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What portion of the electoral vote does a candidate need to win election as President?
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270 out of 538.
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What portion of the electoral vote does a candidate need to become President?
270 electoral votes
Have there ever been a candidate who won by having more popular votes than electoral votes?
Not in the United States. The way the US is set up, the president is elected by electoral votes, not popular. In fact, President George W. Bush received a smaller portion of the popular vote instead of the electoral vote I believe.
What portion of votes does a candidate need to become president?
More than 300 votes.
How is the president chosen if there is no decisive vote by electoral college?
If no candidate receives a majority (which is currently 270) of the electoral votes, the election becomes the job of the House of Representatives, with each state casting only one vote. That happened in 1824. Andrew Jackson received the most electoral votes as well as the greatest portion of the popular vote, but because his electoral votes totaled only 38%, the House elected the President. Seven states voted for Jackson, but 13 voted for John Quincy Adams, making him the President. Four years later, Adams lost reelection to Jackson. In 1824, 32% of the electoral votes went to Adams, 38% to Jackson, and the other 30% went to two other candidates. In 1828, Adams again got 32% of the votes, but Jackson got all of the remaining 68%.
How is the US President elected?
The United States uses an indirect method to elect the president. The people choose electors which make up what is known as the electoral college and the electoral college elects the President and the vice-president.A national election is held to choose the electors from each state and DC. After the election, the electors meet in their respective state capitals and send their votes to the president of the Senate. On a day appointed in December in the presence of both houses of Congress he counts the ballots and announces the result. The candidates for elector are pledged to vote for one of the presidential candidates and often their names do not appear on the ballot. When people mark their ballot for their candidate, they are really voting for an elector that is pledged to that candidate.After the election, the winning electors gather in their state capital and vote. Some official from the state, usually the secretary of state, certifies their ballot and sends it to vice-president of the US who is also the president of the Senate. After all ballots are received, he will open and count the ballots before a joint session of Congress and announce the results. If one candidate has a majority,which is 270 votes, the winner will be announced, Otherwise, the decision will be delayed until the new House meets in January and they will determine the winner using a special procedure in which each state gets one vote .http://wiki.answers.com/What_do_you_have_to_do_to_become_president_of_the_US#ixzz1ZOB2w1WmThe president is elected by country-wide vote
Where is a party's presidential candidate officially named and platforms decided upon?
At their respective conventions during the primary portion of the election year.
Is it possible for a candidate to win the popular vote across the nation but still lose the electoral vote?
Yes- this can happen and has happened- what counts is the electoral vote.1824- Andrew Jackson lead in popular vote and electoral vote- did not get a majority-- House elected John Quincy Adams as president.1876- Samuel Tilden won popular vote, Rutherford Hayes won the electoral vote and the election .1888- Grover Cleveland won popular vote, lost election to Benjamin Harrison.2000- Al Gore won the popular vote - lost to George W. Bush.
Is it important for a strong third party candidate to run for president explain why or why not?
A large portion of the U.S. population is conditioned to believe that a third-party candidate cannot win a U.S. presidential election. Therefore many believe that a vote for a third-party presidential candidate is a wasted vote. That may be the quintessential example of a self-fulfilling prophesy; it is the belief itself that makes it true. The belief has been disproved on the state level by gubernatorial candidates such as former professional wrestler and former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura. U.S. history shows that a third party normally does not establish itself as one of the two major parties until one of the existing two major parties collapses due to excessive internal division. Surely there were some who thought the Republican party was heading down that path in 1912. Having three or more strong candidates in a U.S. presidential election increases the likelihood of no one receiving the required minimum of electoral votes, causing the election to be taken out of the hands of the voters and the electoral college and put in the hands of the House of Representatives. The same rules are still in effect that caused that to happen in 1824. Perhaps a break from the electoral college system would result in the needed break from the vicious cycle of the errant belief that a third-party candidate cannot win a U.S. presidential election.
The primary role of a vice president show candidate who is chosen to balance the ticket is to?
Attract more voters for the presidential candidate
What state gives proportional votes to candidates?
Maine and Nebraska are the two states in the United States that allocate their electoral votes proportionally to candidates. In these states, a candidate can receive a portion of the electoral votes, rather than all of them, based on their share of the popular vote.
Why was there no clear winner in the election of 1876?
leaking brown eye
What president was elected by a decision of the supreme court?
The Supreme Court does not have the power to appoint a president. You are probably referring to the election of 2000 when a portion of the Supreme Court denied another recount in Florida where the election was close . Florida's votes went to George W. Bush and he needed them to win the election. Later recounts seemed to indicate that Bush won, but some still say the election was decided by the court. Or in 1876, a panel which included five Supreme Court Justices and 10 Congressmen ruled on the credentials of several electors and ruled all the disputes in favor of Rutherford Hayes, giving him the election. Both Bush and Hayes lost the popular vote.
