When was the last time electoral college was tied?

Answer 1

This has occurred twice. The first was in 1800, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied. Thomas Jefferson ended up winning. The second time was in 1824 when the House of Representatives chose John Adams over Andrew Jackson. When there is a tie, the election is decided by the House of Representatives, with each state delegation having one vote.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

Yes. In 1800 Thomas Jefferson and his running mate Aaron Burr each received the same number of electoral votes. The reason was that in those days, each electors cast two votes for President and the second place finisher was made vice-president. One of the Jefferson-Burr supporters should have cast one vote for someone other than Burr but none did, so the tie occurred and the decision went to the House. The 12th amendment has changed the voting procedure so that separate votes are cast for President and vice-president.

Answer 4

1800

Before 1804, instead of each elector casting one vote for president and one vote for vice president, each elector cast two votes for president, and whoever received the second-highest number of votes became the vice president. Everyone who voted for Thomas Jefferson also voted for his running mate, Aaron Burr, so they ended up tied with 73 votes each, and the House of Representatives had to elect the winner. It took them 36 ballots before Jefferson finally received the votes of more than half of the 16 state delegations as required!

Answer 5

I can only think of one and that was the election of 1800. Thomas Jefferson tied and was voted president by the senate.

Answer 6

269 electoral votes allocated to each candidate would make a tie.

538 total electoral peeps. 269+269=538

Answer 7

Then the House of Representatives votes.