In the 2012 presidential election, Illinois had 20 electoral votes.
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Andrew Jackson
A candidate can win the popular vote but lose the election if they receive more votes from the general public but fewer electoral votes from the Electoral College. The Electoral College system in the United States determines the winner of the presidential election based on the number of electoral votes each candidate receives, rather than the total number of popular votes nationwide.
A majority. Since there are currently 538 votes, 270 votes are required.
Republican contender McCain carried 22 states and won 173 electoral votes in his loss to Democrat Barack Obama.
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John Quincy Adams was the only President who did not receive a majority of the electoral votes. There was a dispute over the credentials of some of the electors in 1876, but after the dispute was settled, Rutherford Hayes won a majority of the electoral vote.
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Hilary Clinton did not receive electoral votes from Georgia in the 2016 election. Georgia cast its 16 electoral votes for Donald Trump in the 2016 election.
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You must receive a majority of votes by the electoral college.