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Who has the least votes in the Electoral Votes in the Electoral College?
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Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of Representatives. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes. Alaska, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming have 3 electoral votes each. The District of Columbia also has 3 electoral votes.
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What must a candidate win a majority of to become the US president?
electorial college, and that's not a school
Which stats had the most electoral college votes?
Recently, if correct, California had the most electoral college votes with 55 votes.
What are the electoral votes of Virginia?
Virginia has 13 electoral college votes.
How many electoral votes did the person running against Abraham Lincoln get?
Abraham Lincoln, Republican, Illinois, 1,865,908 votes, 180 electoral college votes. John C. Breckinridge, Southern Democratic, Kentucky, 848,019 votes, 72 electoral college votes. John Bell, Constitutional Union/Whig, Tennessee, 590,901 votes, 39 electoral college votes. Stephen A. Douglas, Northern Democratic, Illinois, 1,380,202 votes, 12 electoral college votes.
How many electoral collage votes do you need to become the us president?
To be declared the winner, a candidate needs at least 270 electoral college votes.
What is the name of the college that totals the presidential votes?
The name of the college that totals the presidential votes is the Electoral College.
Who does the electoral college favor?
The Electoral College favors small states: every state, no matter how small, gets at least 3 electoral votes, so small states have more electoral votes per voter.
How many electoral votes did California have in 1908?
California had 10 electoral college votes in 1908.
How do you win a electoral college?
270 electoral votes in the Electoral College are needed to win the U.S. presidency. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes in the Electoral College is 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). A majority is 270 - one more than half of the total number of 538.
How many states can a candidate win and still lose the election?
When referring to the Electoral College and Presidential elections, a candidate can win by taking: California (55 electoral votes) Texas (28 electoral votes) Florida (29 electoral votes) New York (29 electoral votes) Illinois (20 electoral votes) Pennsylvania (20 electoral votes) Ohio (18 electoral votes) Georgia (16 electoral votes) Michigan (16 electoral votes) New Jersey (15 electoral votes) Virginia (14 electoral votes) - a total of 11 states for 270 electoral votes which means a candidate can lose the other 39 states and District of Columbia and still win the election.
What was Obama's and McCain's electoral college votes for each?
Obama 365 votes, McCain173 votes.
Who are the group of people that cast official votes to elect the president called?
This group is called the electoral college; its members are called electors and the votes it casts are called electoral votes.
