George Washington was the only president who ever received all the electoral votes and he did it twice. James Monroe won all the votes but one in 1820.
George Washington received 100% of the electoral votes and was unanimously elected President in 1789 and 1792.
Yes he did. He won the state's 27 electoral votes in 2008, and in 2012, when the state had 29 electoral votes, the president received them all.
James Monroe. The Fifth president.
Barack Obama received all 27 electoral votes from Florida.
Barack Obama received 69,498,516 votes to John McCain's 59,948,323 votes, 9,550,193 votes more.Barack Obama received 365 electoral votes; John McCain received 173 electoral votes. Obama received 192 more electoral votes, more than doubling John McCain.
In 2008: Barack Obama received 3,276,363 votes compared to McCain's 2,655,885 votes, giving Obama all 21 of Pennsylvania's electoral votes.In 2012: This is yet to be determined. 20 electoral votes are up for grabs.
The president of the United States is the president in all 50 states including Indiana. 270 electoral votes in the Electoral College are needed to win the U.S. presidency.
Yes. In 2008, Obama received all of Florida's 27 electoral votes.
George W. Bush received all four Idaho electoral votes.
Andrew Jackson received the most popular votes and the most electoral votes, but nobody had more than half of all electoral votes as required. When that happens, the House of Representatives elects the President. They chose John Quincy Adams.
In 2008, Barack Obama received 41.8% of the votes cast and John McCain received 56.9% of the votes cast. All of Tennessee's 11 electoral votes were awarded to John McCain. In 2012, Barack Obama received 39.1%% of the votes cast and Mitt Romney received 59.5% of the votes cast. All of Tennessee's 11 electoral votes were awarded to Mitt Romney.
The person who gets a simple majority of the votes takes all the electoral votes for that state. Electoral votes are not distributed on the basis of what percentage each candidate received. If you receive 50.6 you take them all