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How does a presidential candidate win the presidential election?
People vote for a candidate. Each state has a given number of electoral votes. Win the state, get the votes from that state. Get more votes than your opponent, and you have been elected.
Did the suffragettes win the vote?
yes
In what year did the suffragettes win their protest?
the year the suffragettes saw that there aim was acjieved was 1912 the year the suffragettes saw that there aim was acjieved was 1912
Did Barack Obama win the electoral votes for Florida?
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.
What state did Bryan win the most electoral college votes?
The most electoral votes that William Jennings Bryan won from one state in one election was 18 votes from Texas in 1908.
How could one person win an election without the majority of the votes while in a plurality system?
The electoral votes that each state has
How many electoral votes did John McCain win in Arizona?
Arizona awarded its 10 electoral votes to John McCain who won the state with 1,230,111 votes as opposed to Obama's 1,034,707 votes.
How does a presidential candidate win?
A president is elected by getting 270 or more electoral votes from the electoral college. To get electoral votes the candidate must win the majoraty of the public in a certain state. The number of votes they get depends upon how many people are in the state, like Virginia has 13 and California gets 55.
How many electoral votes did Mitt Romney receive in Minnesota in 2012?
Mr. Romney did not win the state of Minnesota in 2012; the state's ten electoral votes went to President Obama.
How does the number of electoral votes of a state affect Presidential campaining?
The candidate who wins the greatest number of popular votes in any state usually receives all of that state's electoral votes. To win the presidency, a candidate must pay special attention to those states with large populations. The larger the state's population, the more electoral votes it has.
Will candidate with most popular votes win office of the president?
It is possible that a candidate could win the "national" popular vote total but lose the electoral vote total. However, the electoral vote of every state accurately reflects the popular vote within that state. A candidate could win the electoral votes in a large state such as California winning the state by a huge margin. However, the opposing candidate could win the electoral votes in other states because a majority of the voters in those states vote for the opposing candidate.
How can someone win by electoral votes and not by popularity vote?
It is possible that a candidate could win the "national" popular vote total but lose the electoral vote total. However, the electoral vote of every state accurately reflects the popular vote within that state. A candidate could win the electoral votes in a large state such as California winning the state by a huge margin. However, the opposing candidate could win the electoral votes in other states because a majority of the voters in those states vote for the opposing candidate.
