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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 5 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut. Therefore, Connecticut has 7 electoral votes.

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What is the maximum possible number of electoral votes accumulated to win the presidency and still lose.?

The United States requires 270 electoral votes for a candidate to win the presidency. Since there are a total of 538 votes available, a candidate can lose with 268 votes.


Does the president need a majority of the electoral votes or the majority of the popular vote to win?

majority on electoral votes


How many electoral votes must a candidate for President get in order to win the election?

270 electoral votes in the Electoral College are needed to win the U.S. presidency. Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of Representatives. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). A majority is 270 - one more than half of the total number of 538.


How does the number of electoral votes of a state affect Presidential campaining?

The candidate who wins the greatest number of popular votes in any state usually receives all of that state's electoral votes. To win the presidency, a candidate must pay special attention to those states with large populations. The larger the state's population, the more electoral votes it has.


How many electoral votes do you have to win to become president?

270 votes from the electoral college are required to become president.

Related Questions

What is the number of electoral votes need to win the presidency?

270 electoral votes.


The number of electoral votes needed to win?

270


Based on the rules of the Electoral College who will win the election and why?

. Marcus will win because she has the required number of electoral votes.


Maximum number of electoral votes a candidate can win without winning the election?

The candidate must get at least 270 electoral votes in order to win the presidency. In 2012, Barack Obama received 332 electoral votes.


How many total electoral votes do you have to get?

you have to get 270 electoral votes to win


What is the minimum number of electors needed to win?

270 electoral votes are needed to win the presidency.


How many states can a candidate win and still lose the election?

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.


What are the three smallest number of electoral votes that a candidate can have?

The three smallest number of electoral votes that a candidate could possibly win are zero, three, and six.


What is the maximum possible number of electoral votes accumulated to win the presidency and still lose.?

The United States requires 270 electoral votes for a candidate to win the presidency. Since there are a total of 538 votes available, a candidate can lose with 268 votes.


What is the minimum number of electoral votes needed to win the presidency and why?

270 electoral votes in the Electoral College are needed to win the U.S. presidency. Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of Representatives. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). A majority is 270 - one more than half of the total number of 538.


How many electoral votes did McCain win in Ohio?

0. McCain did not win any electoral votes in Ohio in 2008. He lost Ohio's 20 electoral votes to Obama by only receiving 2,674,491 votes to Obama's 2,933,388 votes.


What must a candidate win a majority of to become the US president?

electorial college, and that's not a school