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Q: Which president won a presidential election by one vote?
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How was the deadlock in the presidential election of 1800 resolved?

Alexander Hamilton urging one federalist not to vote for Burr.


Who was the president when the constitution was ratified?

No one. The Constitution was ratified in 1787, and the first presidential election took place in 1788.


How do the president becomes president?

Some one nominates a person for president. the people vote at caucuses to award the president points to becoming nominated. After the party chooses the candidate a general election is held on the First Tuesday of November. After the Election the person with the majority of the electorial votes is viewed as the winner. If there is no winner the Congress choses the the president from the top two vote getters. There are always contests of the vote especially since the voting machines have no verifiable record of the votes.


Who lost the Presidential election to Thomas Jefferson?

Andrew Jackson won the 1828 presidential election defeating John Quincy Adams. In the 1828 presidential election there was a total of 261 electoral votes thereby requiring a majority of 131 votes to win the presidential election. Andrew Jackson received 178 electoral votes and John Quincy Adams received 83 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Jackson 642,553 and Adams 500,897.


Does Afghanistan vote for their President?

Yes, they have an election every five years. If no one candidate has a majority of votes, a second round of voting is held with the 2 candidates who have received the most votes for president.

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What election is one where the citizens vote for the President?

A presidential election is one where citizens vote for the President. In this type of election, voters directly choose their preferred candidate for the position of President of their country. The candidate who receives the majority of the electoral votes or the popular votes (depending on the country's system) wins the election and becomes the President.


What president won office by a margin of one electoral vote in the most disputed presidential election?

george w. bush


What would happen in case of a tie or a lack of majority vote in a presidential election?

The House elects the president and vice president from the top three candidates, giving each state only one vote.


What would happen in the case of a tie or lack of majority vote in a presidential election?

The House elects the president and vice president from the top three candidates, giving each state only one vote.


HAS a presidential election ever been decided by one vote?

yes


What day is the popular vote for the president take place?

The presidential election occurs on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November every year that is divisible by four. The last presidential election was on November 4, 2008. The next will be on November 6, 2012, and after that one, the next presidential election will be on November 8, 2016..


What if your eighteenth birthday is two days after the presidential election?

You can vote in the next one.


If you did not vote in the 2004 presidential election do you have to register again to vote in the 2008 presidential election?

no, you do not have to register to vote. In most states you have to register where you live and do it some fixed time before the election. As long as you do not move out of your voting precinct your registration will stay in effect from one year to another even if you do not vote in every election.


What are the electoral candidates?

I am guessing you mean electors for the presidential election. These people usually do not have their names on the ballot but there are sworn to vote for one of the candidates who is running president and whose name is on the ballot. So when you vote for a presidential candidate, you are really voting for his slate of electors.


Why are the people the one who elects the president officially?

The people do not elect the President. When you vote for president, you are really voting for members of the electoral college. The electoral college will then choose the president. There are only 538 votes that count in a presidential election.


If you vote democrat in presidential election can you vote different in other elections?

Yes, please do. ____________ Your vote is yours. No one can tell you who to vote for. It is your choice. Vote Democrat, vote Republican, vote for an independent candidate. NO ONE legally knows who you voted for in the last election unless you tell them. You can switch your vote with each election. One of the great things about democracy. You can choose who you vote for.


Who votes for state leaders?

citizans