The Electoral College
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electoral college vote
The candidate must receive 270 electoral votes to become president of the United States of America.
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If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that the U.S. House of Representatives will select the president, with each of the fifty state delegations casting one vote, and the U.S. Senate will select the vice-president. If the presidential election goes to the U.S. House of Representatives, a candidate must receive at least 26 of the 50 votes (i.e., a majority of votes) to be selected as the president.
A candidate must go through a system of electors called the Electoral College in order to become President. He must win the majority vote. If no candidate wins the majority vote, the House of Representatives chooses from among the top three candidates.
electorial college, and that's not a school
candidate with most votes, president runner up candidate, vice president
Most candidates never become president.
lots of money
In 1825 the candidate with the greatest number of electoral votes would become president and the candidate with the next - highest number would become vice president.
Well, honey, technically speaking, to become President of the United States, a candidate needs to win at least 270 electoral votes out of the total 538 available. So, that's a margin of 270, in case you were wondering. But hey, who's counting? Just make sure you get more than the other guy and you're good to go.