Like most states, New Jersey uses the Winner-Take-All Method for appointing electors. All of New Jersey's electors are appointed based on which ticket receives the most popular votes statewide. For example, in 2012, 2,125,101 New Jersey voters voted for the Obama/Biden ticket, 1,477,568 voted for the Romney/Ryan ticket, and 45,594 voted for another ticket; therefore Barack Obama and Joe Biden received all 14 of New Jersey's electoral votes.
The amount of electoral votes a candidate will get in Virginia is decided by a primary ballot. Virginia is not a caucus state.
It is impossible for candidates NOT to receive electoral votes. The president is solely elected upon electoral votes. At the current point in time a candidate MUST receive at least 270 electoral votes to win. If a candidate does not receive 270 votes, the U.S, House of Representatives elects the President from among the 3 candidates receiving the most electoral votes. 12th Amendment to the constitution
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Electoral votes are the type of votes that actual elect the president.
New Jersey has 15 electoral votes.
Third party candidates have a difficult time winning electoral votes
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0. Kentucky awarded it's electoral votes to other candidates.1864 - 12 electoral votes to John Bell (Constitutional Union)1868 - 11 electoral votes to George B. McClellan (Democratic)
Donald Trump received 185,127 votes to Hillary Clinton's 235,603 votes, losing Delaware's 3 electoral votes.
obama receieved all 27 votes
Electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College determine the President and Vice President of the United States.
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.
Candidates need a majority of electoral votes to be elected. Because most states* award all of their electoral votes to the top candidate in that state, candidates do not need to win the national popular vote to win a majority of electoral votes. The result is that winning a few large population states (called swing states), even by a tiny margin, can guarantee election to the presidency. In 1876, 1888, and 2000, the winning candidate did not get the most popular votes nationwide.
The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, there are 12 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey. Therefore, New Jersey has 14 electoral votes.
The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, there are 12 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey. Therefore, New Jersey has 14 electoral votes.
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