270 is the number needed for election.
Andrew Jackson, with 99 electoral votes.
In the Election of 2012, the state with the largest number of electoral college votes will be California, with 55 electoral votes.
In the election of 1896, McKinley had 271 electoral votes. In the election of 1900, he had 292 votes.
270, that's half plus one.
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Maryland continues to have 10 electoral votes, which is what it had in the 2008 presidential election and again in 2012.
538
There are 538 votes in the electoral college. The candidate who wins a simple majority of 270 votes wins the election.
South Dakota had 3 electoral votes for the 2008 election.
270
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.