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Who won the presidential election due to winning the majority of the electoral votes and not popular votes?
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Geogre W. Bush, our worst and prez. Answer:In 1824, John Quincy Adams who later "made a deal" to become president In 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes In 1888, Benjamin Harrison In 2000, George W. Bush yet, how he won the 2004 popular vote still baffles me
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If a presidential candidate loses the electoral college election can he still win by receiving a majority of popular votes?
No.
In the presidential election of 1824 jackson won the most popular vote but failed to?
win a majority of the electoral votes
Who is responsible for the elections of the president?
The election of the president is determined by a popular vote and by the electoral college. The presidential candidate needs a majority of electoral votes to win, and the electoral votes usually coincide with the popular vote (with the exception of the election of George W Bush in 2000)
Who won the presidential election Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama won the election, with a majority of the popular vote and a decisive win in the electoral college.
What was the outcome in 1828 presidential election?
Andrew Jackson won the 1828 presidential election defeating John Quincy Adams. In the 1828 presidential election there was a total of 261 electoral votes thereby requiring a majority of 131 votes to win the presidential election. Andrew Jackson received 178 electoral votes and John Quincy Adams received 83 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Jackson 642,553 and Adams 500,897.
How many electoral votes did george mcgovern get in 1972?
George McGovern received 17 electoral votes in the 1972 presidential election. Despite not winning the majority of electoral votes, he was able to secure the popular vote in Massachusetts and the District of Columbia.
What is disadvantage of presidential?
A disadvantage of the presidential election could be that the person with the most popular votes could lose the election because he or she had less electoral votes.
Who lost the Presidential election to Thomas Jefferson?
Andrew Jackson won the 1828 presidential election defeating John Quincy Adams. In the 1828 presidential election there was a total of 261 electoral votes thereby requiring a majority of 131 votes to win the presidential election. Andrew Jackson received 178 electoral votes and John Quincy Adams received 83 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Jackson 642,553 and Adams 500,897.
Which candidate received the majority of the popular vote in the presidential election of 2008?
Barack Obama won the Popular Vote in the 2008 Presidential Election by about 8,500,000 votes.
Who was the winner In the election of 1888 where Grover Cleveland received more popular votes than Benjamin Harrison but Harrison received the majority of the electoral votes?
Benjamin Harrison won the 1888 presidential election defeating incumbent President Grover Cleveland. In the 1888 presidential election Benjamin Harrison received 233 electoral votes and Grover Cleveland received 168 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Cleveland 5,534,488 and Harrison 5,443,892.
Majority in 1968 election?
Republican Party candidateUlysses S. Grant won the 1868 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate Horatio Seymour. In the 1868 presidential election Ulysses S. Grant received 214 electoral votes and Horatio Seymour received 80 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Grant 3,013,650 and Seymour 2,708,744.
Who won the popular vote in the 2000 presidential eletion?
Barack Obama won the popular vote and the electoral vote in the 2012 presidential election. In the 2012 presidential election Barack Obama received 332 electoral votes and Mitt Romney received 206 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Obama 65,446,032 and Romney 60,589,084.
