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271 for Bush; 266 for Gore. (one elector abstaining)
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What happens when a presidential candidate wins the election based on electoral vote but loses the popular vote?
based on what happened in the 2000 election, he (or she) becomes president.
In the 2000 presidential election who received 50.5 of the electoral vote?
It is not figured on percentage of votes, but who reaches 270 electoral votes first.
How did Colorado vote in the 2004 and 2000 presidential Election?
In both the 2000 and 2004 Presidential election, all of Colorado's electoral votes were cast for the Republican candidate, George W. Bush.
Who won the electoral vote in the year 2000?
George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential election defeating Albert Gore, Jr. In the 2000 presidential election George W. Bush received 271 electoral votes and Albert Gore, Jr. received 266 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Gore 50,996,582 and Bush 50,456,062.
Can you lose the electoral vote and still win the presidential election?
No.
Who meets after a presidential election to vote for the president?
the electoral college.
Who is responsible for the elections of the president?
The election of the president is determined by a popular vote and by the electoral college. The presidential candidate needs a majority of electoral votes to win, and the electoral votes usually coincide with the popular vote (with the exception of the election of George W Bush in 2000)
What is false Al Gore won the electoral vote but not the popular vote Al Gore won the popular vote but did not win the electoral vote George W Bush did?
George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential election defeating Albert Gore, Jr. In the 2000 presidential election George W. Bush received 271 electoral votes and Albert Gore, Jr. received 266 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Gore 50,996,582 and Bush 50,456,062.
In the 2000 presidential election who won the popular vote?
George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential election defeating Albert Gore, Jr. In the 2000 presidential election George W. Bush received 271 electoral votes and Albert Gore, Jr. received 266 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Gore 50,996,582 and Bush 50,456,062.
Who won The United States Electoral College in 2000?
George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential election defeating Albert Gore, Jr. In the 2000 presidential election George W. Bush received 271 (50.5%) electoral votes and Albert Gore, Jr. received 266 (49.5%) electoral votes.
Can you put popular vote in a sentence?
In the 2000 presidential election, Al Gore won the popular vote, but he did not win the presidency because George W. Bush won the electoral vote.
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.
