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Which candidate received the majority of the popular vote in the presidential election of 2008?
Barack Obama won the Popular Vote in the 2008 Presidential Election by about 8,500,000 votes.
When was the last time a Republican candidate won the popular vote in a presidential election?
The last time a Republican candidate won the popular vote in a presidential election was in 2004, when George W. Bush was re-elected for a second term.
Which Independent presidential candidate received 6.6 percent of the popular vote in 1980?
John B. Anderson received 6.6 percent of the popular vote in the 1980 U.S. presidential election.
Who was the republic candidate for president election in 2008?
Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate John McCain. In the 2008 presidential election Barack Obama received 365 electoral votes and John McCain received 173 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Obama 69,297,997 and McCain 59,597,520.
What was the popular vote in the 2008 presidential election?
53000000 to 5200000
Do the electors vote and then they decide who gets the electoral vote for that state?
The electors in each state are elected by the popular vote in the presidential election and swear in advance to vote for the presidential candidate who wins the election in their state.
Old method by which a party's representatives in Congress nominated its presidential candidate?
by election of the popular vote
The candidate who wins a majority of the popular vote in the presidential election?
does not necessarily win the Presidency the answer is true
Who was the independent presidential candidate who won 7 percent of popular vote in 1980?
John Anderson
What state had the closest popular vote percent difference in 2008?
The state that had the closest popular vote percent difference in the 2008 election was Missouri, with a difference of only 0.14%. Democratic candidate Barack Obama won with 49.43% of the vote, while Republican candidate John McCain received 49.29%.
Why is it assumed that if a presidential candidate wins a states popular vote the candidate will receive the electoral votes?
The electors are committed to a certain candidate. Their vote is a matter of pubic record. It is not likely that they will contrary to their party.
What happens if a presidential candidate does not win the popular vote?
The popular vote has no bearing on the Presidential and Vice Presidential elections themselves. It is used by the states to determine which electors get appointed. State electors are "pledged" to vote for the candidate of the party that chose them. In 48 states plus D.C., the winner of the popular vote in each state will receive all of that state's electoral votes in the real Presidential and Vice Presidential elections when they meet in December. In Maine and Nebraska, the winner of the popular vote in each state receives two of that state's electoral votes, and each additional electoral vote goes to the candidate who wins the popular vote in each of the state's federal congressional districts.
