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John Quincy Adams was the only US president to be elected after losing the electoral vote. In 1824, no candidate won a majority of the electoral vote, so the election went to the House to decide. They chose Adams even though Andrew Jackson had won more electoral votes.
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Was Benjamin Harrison elected president by the House of Representatives?
No. Although he lost the popular vote, he won in the electoral vote. He was elected by the electoral college.
What group of people are officially responsible for electing a president?
The electoral college is the group of people who officially elect the US president.
Does The existence of the Electoral College mean that the president is not elected by the popular vote?
The president of the United States is not elected by direct popular vote, but rather by the electoral college. A mere 538 people, chosen by voters in all the states are the ones who actually elect the president. The candidate with the majority of electoral votes wins the presidency.
If the president lost popular vote but got fewer votes and they still be elected?
if the president lost popular vote and got fewer electoral votes, he/she isn't the president... so that doesnt make sense. but yea, they wouldn't be elected cause they lost both popular and electoral. that's the question right? cause if you mean he lost popular vote but won electoral votes, he would become the president
What is the body of electors that represent the peoples vote in choosing the president?
The people (read: noncriminal citizens above the age of 18) of that country. The people of the United States elect the President by Popular Vote, but the Electoral College is the body that officially elects the President into office. (There have been 4 Presidents elected into office by the Electoral College that lost the popular vote, which means that the majority of people didn't vote for that president. http://americanhistory.about.com/od/uspresidents/f/pres_unpopular.htm)
Had the most popular vote but lost in the electoral college in 1876?
Samuel tilden
Had the most popular vote but lost the presidency in the electoral college in 1876?
Samuel Tilden
Who had the most popular vote but lost the presidency in the electoral college in 1876?
Samuel Tilden
What were the reasons the electoral college was made?
In 1789 when the constitution was written there was no popular election of the president. It was all done by Congress. The electoral college is a method to control the election and not only have the popularity of a candidate win. We have lost the reasoning behind this in the modern history of elections.
What are 4 presidential elections when the electoral college did not win?
Only three did that- Hayes, Benjamin Harrison and George W. Bush. John Kennedy may have lost the popular vote- the vote was very close and there was strong suspicion of fraud, especially in Chicago, but the official count was in his favor. John Q. Adams won the presidency after losing both the popular vote and the electoral vote.
Who officially elects the president of the unite states?
The people (read: noncriminal citizens above the age of 18) of that country. The people of the United States elect the President by Popular Vote, but the Electoral College is the body that officially elects the President into office. (There have been 4 Presidents elected into office by the Electoral College that lost the popular vote, which means that the majority of people didn't vote for that president. http://americanhistory.about.com/od/uspresidents/f/pres_unpopular.htm)
Who is against the electoral college?
Individuals who support the candidate that lost the Electoral College election generally are against the Electoral College system.
