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The five states with the most electoral votes in the 1960 election were...
- New York (45)
- California (32)
- Pennsylvania (32)
- Illinois (27)
- Ohio (25)
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If an opponent won the top 8 States could you still win in electoral votes?
Yes you could. That is why electoral votes are weird.
Which is more important electoral votes of popular votes?
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.
What happens if no presidential candidate wins a majority of electoral votes in the United States election?
If no presidential candidate wins a majority of electoral votes in the United States election, the decision goes to the House of Representatives, where they will vote to choose the next president from the top three candidates with the most electoral votes.
What happens if no presidential candidate receives 270 electoral votes in the United States election?
If no presidential candidate receives 270 electoral votes in the United States election, the decision goes to the House of Representatives, where each state delegation gets one vote to choose the president from the top three candidates.
Can you be president and not have the most electoral votes?
One could win the US presidential election without the ten states with the highest number of electoral votes (256), although since numbers nine through eleven each have 15 votes if all eleven of the states with the most electoral votes went for one candidate there is no way the other candidate could win (271 votes against). In the 'top ten ' scenario, all of the remaining states, with the exception of Massachusetts (12 votes) would have to be won by the candidate collecting electoral votes from the smaller (when calculated by electoral votes) states.
Who elects the vice president if there is a tie in the electoral votes?
The US Senate would choose the vice president from among the top three if no candidate gets a majority of the electoral votes.
What is the top 10 highest electoral votes a US president has gotten?
500
What happens if neither candidate gets 270 electoral votes in the presidential election?
If neither candidate receives 270 electoral votes in the presidential election, the decision goes to the House of Representatives. They will then vote to choose the president from the top three candidates with the most electoral votes.
What are the top 5 key states with the most electorsl 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.
What happens if a candidate doesn't get 270 votes in the presidential election?
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.
What happens if no one receives 270 electoral votes in the presidential election?
If no candidate receives 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. Each state delegation in the House gets one vote, and a candidate must receive a majority of state votes to win.
If a candidate does not receive a majority in the primary election then?
Some states require an actual majority of the votes to win, while others will elect based on the largest plurality. In the states that require a majority to win, the top two candidates will face a runoff election generally about a month later.
