A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
Eugene V. Debs was the candidate in the presidential election of 1912 who ran mostly to widen the audience for Socialist ideas.
Eugene V. Debs was the candidate in the presidential election of 1912 who ran mostly to widen the audience for Socialist ideas.
George W.Bush,the 2000 republican presidential candidate won the presidential election of 2000.
If a candidate does not receive 270 electoral votes in the presidential election, the decision goes to the House of Representatives to choose the president from the top three candidates with the most electoral votes.
If neither candidate receives 270 electoral votes in the presidential election, the decision goes to the House of Representatives. They will then vote to choose the president from the top three candidates with the most electoral votes.
Franklin D. Roosevelt won the 1932 presidential election defeating Herbert Hoover. In the 1932 presidential election Franklin Roosevelt received 472 electoral votes and Herbert Hoover received 59 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Roosevelt 22,829,501 and Hoover 15,760,684. Socialist Party candidate Norman Thomas received 884,781 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.
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Assuming you are asking about the US, Fred Halstead was the Socialist Workers Party candidate in the 1968 Presidential election.
Democratic Party candidate Woodrow Wilson won the 1912 presidential election defeating Progressive Party (nicknamed the "Bull Moose Party") candidate Theodore Roosevelt and Republican Party candidate incumbent President William Taft. In the 1912 presidential election Woodrow Wilson received 435 electoral votes, Theodore Roosevelt received 88 electoral votes, and William Taft received 8 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Wilson 6,293,152 (42%), Roosevelt 4,119,207 (27%), and Taft 3,483,922 (23%). Socialist Party candidate Eugene Debs received 901,551 (6%) popular votes and no electoral votes.
If no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes in the presidential election, the decision is then made by the House of Representatives, with each state delegation having one vote to determine the next president.