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What man received the most electoral votes in 1824?
Andrew Jackson was the leader in electoral votes and in popular votes in 1824 but he did not get the required majority of electoral votes and so the House decided the election as the constitution requires.
What is the fewest number of electoral votes won by a man who became president?
Thomas Jefferson was the man who had the fewest number of electoral votes and still became president. He had 73 during the election of 1800.
Who was the man who received more electoral votes in 1824?
Andrew Jackson lost the election of 1824 even though he received the largest number of popular votes and electoral votes. In the 1824 presidential election an individual needed to receive at least 131 electoral votes out of the 261 total electoral votes. Andrew Jackson received 99 electoral votes, John Quincy Adams received 84 electoral votes, William Crawford received 41 electoral votes, and Henry Clay received 37 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Andrew Jackson 151,271 (42.9%), John Quincy Adams 113,122 (32.1%), Henry Clay 47,531 (13.5%), and William Crawford 40,856 (11.6%). Since no candidate received the required majority of 131 electoral votes, the president was elected by the U.S. House of Representatives in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution. John Quincy Adams won the election in the U.S. House of Representatives.
How man states cast their electoral votes for Lincoln?
Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas. In the 1860 presidential election Abraham Lincoln received 180 electoral votes (59.4%), John Breckinridge received 72 electoral votes, John Bell received 39 electoral votes, and Stephen Douglas received 12 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Lincoln 1,865,908 (39.8%), Breckinridge 848,019 (18.1%), Bell 590,901 (12.6%), and Douglas 1,380,202 (29.5%). Lincoln received his 180 electoral votes from 18 of the 33 states. He did not receive electoral votes from any southern state. Lincoln received electoral votes from the following states: California 4, Connecticut 6, Illinois 11, Indiana 13, Iowa 4, Maine 8, Massachusetts 13, Michigan 6, Minnesota 4, New Hampshire 5, New Jersey 4 of the 7 electoral votes, New York 35, Ohio 23, Oregon 3, Pennsylvania 27, Rhode Island 4, Vermont 5, and Washington 5.
How was the election of 1824 lost by the man with the most popular votes and the most electoral votes?
Electoral votes never decide the election; only the electoral votes matter. In 1824, four candidates received a substantial number of electoral votes. As a consequence, no one candidate received more than half. Therefore, as the Constitution requires, the House of Representatives elected the President. After some political wheeling and dealing, they chose the number two vote-getter, Adams, which they had a right to do.
Does the first man to to get 270 electoral votes wins?
Only one presidential candidate and one vice presidential candidate can get 270 votes, so yes.
Kennedy defeated what man in the election of 1960?
John F. Kennedy won the 1960 presidential election defeating Richard Nixon. In the 1960 presidential election John F. Kennedy received 303 electoral votes, Richard Nixon received 219 electoral votes, and Harry Byrd received 15 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Kennedy 34,226,731 and Nixon 34,108,157.
What does a electoral vote mean?
Very confusing. Let me try to explain. Things are different now than when the US was first formed and the first presidents were elected. Back then, the man with highest votes became the President and the man with second highest was the Vice President. Now when someone votes for President they are not actually voting for the candidate. But they are selecting a group who will attend the Electoral College and cast a vote for the candidate. Each state is allowed a specify number of represenatives for the Electoral College based upon population and they must vote for the candidate. The Electoral College meets later to officially cast the vote for President but it should reflect the poll results. Who knows why they do it this way.
Can a presidential candidate still win the election even if he loses the electoral college election?
Yes; it happened in 1824. A candidate must have over 50% of the electoral votes to win the electoral college election. Ever since the Election of 1964, that "magic number" has been 270. When nobody has that many, the electoral college no longer has anything to do with the election; the House of Representatives gets the job of electing the President. When that happens, each state gets only one vote, so although there are 435 House Members, no more than 50 votes are cast. The reason that happened in 1824 is that the 3rd- and 4th-place finishers received a total of 30% of the votes. Andrew Jackson had the most popular votes AND the most electoral votes (38%), but the House elected John Quincy Adams President. (Jackson beat Adams four years later.) If no Vice-Presidential candidate has more than 50% of the electoral votes, the Senate elects the Vice President. That happened in 1836, but it wasn't controversial like the 1824 election. The Senate elected the man who was just one vote shy of the required minimum electoral votes.
How many electoral votes did Jefferson and burr have?
In the 1796 presidential election John Adams was elected president with 71 electoral votes. Thomas Jefferson finished second with 68 electoral votes. Jefferson received the second highest number of electoral votes and was elected vice president according to the prevailing rules of electoral college voting. Thomas Jefferson won the 1800 presidential election defeating John Quincy Adams, Aaron Burr, Charles Pinckney, and John Jay. In 1800 electors voted for two individuals and did not distinguish between their presidential and vice-presidential choices until the passage of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1803. The recipient of the most electoral votes in 1800 would become president and the runner-up vice-president. Thomas Jefferson received 73 electoral votes, his running-mate Aaron Burr received 73 electoral votes, John Quincy Adams received 65 electoral votes, Charles Pinckney received 64 electoral votes, and John Jay received 1 electoral vote. Although John Quincy Adams ran as Thomas Jefferson's main opponent in the general election, running-mates Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes. The election was decided in the House of Representatives, with 10 State delegations voting for Jefferson, 4 voting for Burr and 2 making no choice. Thomas Jefferson became President and his running-mate Aaron Burr became Vice President. Thomas Jefferson won the 1804 presidential election defeating Charles Pinckney. In the 1804 presidential election Thomas Jefferson received 162 electoral votes and Charles Pinckney received 14 electoral votes.
Who was it that got the same number of electoral votes as Thomas Jefferson?
When Jefferson became President the electorial system was not in place. Congress voted for the man they wanted.
How many times in your history has the man who won the popular vote not win the electoral college?
Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election defeating Hillary Clinton. In the 2016 presidential election Donald Trump received 304 electoral votes and Hillary Clinton received 227 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Clinton 65,794,399 and Trump 62,955,202. George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential election defeating Albert Gore, Jr. In the 2000 presidential election George W. Bush received 271 electoral votes and Albert Gore, Jr. received 266 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Gore 50,996,582 and Bush 50,456,062. Benjamin Harrison won the 1888 presidential election defeating 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. Rutherford Hayes won the 1876 presidential election defeating Samuel Tilden. In the 1876 presidential election Rutherford Hayes received 185 electoral votes and Samuel Tilden received 184 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Tilden 4,288,546 and Hayes 4,034,311. The electoral votes of 4 States were disputed. Congress referred the matter to the Electoral Commission which gave the decision to Rutherford B. Hayes.
