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Who was last president to to win the popular vote but lose the election?
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∙ 10y ago
You mean the last presidential candidate? If he was president that means he won.:) The last candidate to win the popular vote but lose the election was Al Gore, who lost to George W. Bush in 2000. The other 3 were Grover Cleveland, who lost to Benjamin Harrison, Samuel J. Tilden, who lost to Rutherford B. Hayes, and Andrew Jackson, who lost to John Quincy Adams.
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∙ 15y agoHas a presidential candidate ever lost the nationwide popular vote but been elected president in the Electoral College? Yes, three times: * In 1876 there were a total of 369 electoral votes available with 185 needed to win. Republican Rutherford B. Hayes, with 4,036,298 popular votes won 185 electoral votes. His main opponent, Democrat Samuel J. Tilden, won the popular vote with 4,300,590 votes, but won only 184 electoral votes. Hayes was elected president. * In 1888 there were a total of 401 electoral votes available with 201 needed to win. Republican Benjamin Harrison, with 5,439,853 popular votes won 233 electoral votes. His main opponent, Democrat Grover Cleveland, won the popular vote with 5,540,309 votes, but won only 168 electoral votes. Harrison was elected president. * In 2000 there were a total of 538 electoral votes available with 270 needed to win. Republican George W. Bush, with 50,456,002 popular votes won 271 electoral votes. His Democratic opponent, Al Gore, won the popular vote with 50,999,897 votes, but won only 266 electoral votes. Bush was elected president.
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∙ 6y agoIncumbent President George W. Bush won reelection in the 2004 presidential election defeating John Kerry. In the 2004 presidential election George W. Bush received 286 electoral votes and John Kerry received 251 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Bush 60,693,281 and Kerry 57,355,978.
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∙ 11y agoBenjamin Harrison was elected in 1888 even though Grover Cleveland won a majority of the popular vote. Bill Clinton was elected with 43% of the popular vote in 1992, but that was a plurality.
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Who was the last President to lose the popular vote and win an election?
barak obama was
Was the last person to lose the election in the Electoral College despite winning most of the popular vote?
Al Gore
How can the president lose lose his job before election time?
He/she can be impeached
Who did Davy lose his election to?
he lost it to President Jackson :[
Who did davy cockett lose his election to?
he lost it to President Jackson :[
Why did the republicans lose the presidential election?
President Obama won the election because the democrats had the most votes.
Did president Andrew Jackson ever lose any election?
kinda
What election did a candidate win the popular vote but lose the electoral college vote and therefore the election?
yey
Will Barack Obama lose the election?
There were some pollsters and pundits who did claim that Mr. Obama would lose, but a few pollsters insisted that he was ahead, even though they agreed it was a close race. In the end, President Obama did not lose: he defeated Mitt Romney in both the popular and electoral vote, to win a second term as president.
Who was the first us president and the last us president to win the popular vote and lose the election?
I don't know about the last, but Andrew Jackson was the first. John Q. Adams became the president. See John Q. Adams info here: http://www.patriotstoolbox.org/america/presidents/johnqadams.htm Andrew Jackson info here: http://www.patriotstoolbox.org/america/presidents/andrewjackson.htm And election results for both here: http://www.patriotstoolbox.org/america/presidents/electionresults/johnqadams.htm http://www.patriotstoolbox.org/america/presidents/electionresults/ajackson.htm
What are some of the electoral features that are unique to the US?
the electoral college is most likely the most unique. As it is possible to lose the popular vote for President but still win the election by the electoral college.
Is it true that a candidate can get more popular votes overall yet lose the election for president?
Yes but it is unusual and has happened only four times in the history of the US, in 1824, 1876,1888 and 2000.
