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Who won the largest presidential percentage of the electoral college vote?
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Top Ten Highest Presidential Electoral Vote Percentages:
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98.5% - Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936
98.3% - James Monroe in 1820
97.8% - George Washington in 1792
97.6% - Ronald Reagan in 1984
96.7% - Richard M. Nixon in 1972
94.5% - George Washington in 1789
92.0% - Thomas Jefferson in 1804
90.9% - Ronald Reagan in 1980
90.6% - Abraham Lincoln in 1864
90.3% - Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964
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The largest percentage of the electoral college vote won by a presidential candidate was achieved by President George Washington in 1788 and 1792. He won 100% of the electoral college vote both times, as there were no opposing candidates.
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Which state get the large number of electoral vote?
In the Election of 2012, the state with the largest number of electoral college votes will be California, with 55 electoral votes.
How was Jimmy Carter chosen to be president?
He won the largest share of electoral college votes.
Which amendment changed the system where Vice-presidents were originally the presidential candidates receiving the second largest number of electoral votes?
12th
What US Presidential election had largest percentage of eligible voter turnout and what was the percentage?
1908, Taft v. Bryan 65.7%?
Who received the second largest amount of electoral votes in the 1796 election?
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Who receive the largest number of popular vote and electoral college votes in the election of 1824?
Andrew Jackson
What was the largest electoral college vote difference in history?
The largest in vote count is Reagan in 1984 with 425 to Mondale's 10. The largest in precentage is Waahington in 1788 and again in 1792. Washington got all the electoral, but there were not nearly so many to get as there are now.
Who received the second largest number of electoral votes in 1976?
Jimmy Carter won the 1976 presidential election defeating Gerald Ford. In the 1976 presidential election Jimmy Carter received 297 electoral votes (55.3%) and Gerald Ford received 240 electoral votes (44.7%). The popular vote totals were Carter 40,830,763 and Ford 39,147,793.
A candidate for president can win a majority of the total popular vote but still lose the presidential election.?
Generally your little brother has to be the governor of the second largest state in the union. You use his political appointments to disenfranchise millions of voters, then allow the supreme court justices your father appointed to name you the president. Or, you could just win the electoral college.
Which U.S. state has the most votes in the electoral college because it has the largest population?
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What state has the most electrical college votes?
Based on the 2010 Census, the states with the largest number of electoral votes are California 55, Texas 38, New York 29, Florida 29, Illinois 20, and Pennsylvania 20.
Which state has the 2nd largest electoral college votes up for grabs?
Based on the 2010 Census, the states with the largest number of electoral votes are California 55, Texas 38, New York 29. Florida 29, Illinois 20, and Pennsylvania 20.
