2000: Bush defeated Gore. 1888: Harrison defeated Cleveland. 1876: Hayes defeated Tilden. 1824: Adams defeated Jackson.
The U.S. President is never elected by popular vote. In fact, there have been four Presidential elections in U.S. history in which the winner of the election was not the candidate who received the most popular votes (in 1824, 1876, 1888 and 2000).
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The primary elections are used to select the candidate for each party. There are no electoral votes associated with a primary election. Electoral votes are won by the winner in the General Election on Election Day.
Tennessee appoints its electors on a winner-take-all basis based on the statewide popular vote results in Tennessee on Election Day.
I did vote in the 2008 Presidential election, and in as many other elections as possible. Contrary to popular belief, every vote counts. Often, elections are lost simply because too many voters thought "my vote doesn't matter" and stayed home.
George W. Bush vs Al Gore. Al Gore won the popular vote but did not win the election. the elections in 1824, 1876, 1888 also saw the loser in the popular vote win the electorial college vote and become President.
It is possible that a candidate could win the national popular vote total but lose the national electoral vote total. However, the electoral vote of every state accurately reflects the popular vote within that state.
I would call it a direct election.
In the United States, you have to be 18 to vote in the elections.
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Yes, as long as you are a registered to voter, you can vote in the presidential election, even if you did not vote in the primary election. If you have not registered to vote yet, the deadline is 30 days before any election. If you miss that deadline, you can still register and vote in the election by late registering at your county election office.
The 3 major defects in the electoral College system are 1. the winner of the popular vote is not guarenteed the presidency 2. electors are not required to vote in accord with the popular vote 3. any election might have to be decided in the House of Reps.