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Which third party candidate received the most popular votes in modern day history for a presidential election and made a large impact on overall election?
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Which branch votes and decides the presidential election in the event of a tie with the popular vote?
The U.S. President is never elected by popular vote. In fact, there have been four Presidential elections in U.S. history in which the winner of the election was not the candidate who received the most popular votes (in 1824, 1876, 1888 and 2000).
What presidential candidate has gotten the least electoral votes in history?
Incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt won reelection in the 1936 presidential election defeating Alfred Landon. In the 1936 presidential election Franklin Roosevelt received 523 electoral votes and Alfred Landon received 8 electoral votes. Incumbent President Ronald Reagan won reelection in the 1984 presidential election defeating Walter Mondale. In the 1984 election Ronald Reagan received 525 (97.58%) of the 538 electoral votes. Walter Mondale received 10 electoral votes from his home state of Minnesota and 3 electoral votes from the District of Columbia.
How did ruther b Hayes become president?
The election of Rutherford B. Hayes was the most contentious presidential election in US history. He was actually chosen by the US House of Representatives rather than by popular vote. No candidate received the required number of electoral votes.
Who won the popular vote in 1876.?
In reference to the presidential election of 1876, Samuel J. Tilden won the majority of popular votes. However, he received one less Electoral vote than Rutherford Hayes, who went on to win the presidency.
During his second bid for the Oval Office who received more votes than any other Presidential candidate in US history?
Richard Nixon
Who was the first dark horse presidential candidate in US history?
Truman
Although he lost the election this candidate revolted against King Caucus which led to the adoption of the nominating convention who was he?
Andrew Jackson For sure Pg 466 under "The History of Presidential Nomination"
Why was the outcome of the 1796 presidential election controversial?
The outcome of the 1796 presidential election was controversial because it resulted in the first contested election in American history. The Federalist candidate John Adams narrowly defeated the Democratic-Republican candidate Thomas Jefferson, but Adams's vice president was Jefferson's political rival, Thomas Pinckney. This created tension and a sense of political instability, as the president and vice president were from opposing parties.
What year is considered to be the dirtiest presidential election in U.S. history?
1876... Hayes vs. Tilden
Who won the presidential election in 1948?
Harry Truman won the 1948 presidential election defeating Thomas Dewey. In the 1948 presidential election Harry Truman received 303 electoral votes and Thomas Dewey received 189 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Truman 24,179,345 and Dewey 21,991,291. Truman's victory was one of the greatest election upsets in American history. Virtually every prediction indicated Dewey would defeat Truman.
How did the belief in the idea of Manifest Destiny affect the election of 1844?
Presidential candidate James K. Polk was a pro-expansionist in the election. His opponent, Henry Clay, had no real position on it but had a history of respect for others' lands - being against Jackson's Indian Removal Act - so the clear choice to the people was Polk.
Who won the 1824 presidential election?
John Quincy Adams eventually won the 1824 election, but Jackson won the popular vote. The election was actually decided in 1825 by the House of Representatives because nobody got a majority of the electoral votes.The 1824 election was the first time in US history that no candidate won the majority of the electoral vote. Therefore in Feb of 1825 the legislature voted and John Quincy Adams was elected President.
