The term was used by Jeffersonians to describe negatively John Quincy Adams, who was a Federalist, or the then Republican
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Electoral votes are the type of votes that actual elect the president.
The US Senate would choose the vice president from among the top three if no candidate gets a majority of the electoral votes.
Andrew Jackson in 1824 Nobody had the required minimum number of votes. When that happens, the House of Representatives elects the president from among the three with the most votes. They chose John Quincy Adams, who had the second-most electoral votes.
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There are a total of 538 electoral votes available. One half of 538 is 269, so it would take at least 270 electoral votes to win. If there is a tie, then the House of Representatives will elect the President and Vice President.
Barack Obama received more votes for president. Obama received 69,456,897 votes, giving him 365 electoral votes, while John McCain received 59,934,814 votes for president, and 173 of 538 electoral votes.
The votes are counted in 4 years on November 4. President Obama is this year's president. The votes are counted in 4 years on November 4. President Obama is this year's president.
NUMBER of ELECTORAL VOTES RECIEVED by RICHARD M. NIXON:1952 : 442 votes for vice president (83.2%)1956 : 457 votes for vice president (86.1%)1960 : 219 votes for president (40.8%)1968 : 301 votes for president (55.9%)1972 : 520 votes for president (96.7%)
About 69 million votes.
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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.