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Which presidents were elected by the electoral college but the popular vote was for the opposite candidate?
Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election defeating Hillary Clinton. In the 2016 presidential election Donald Trump received 304 electoral votes and Hillary Clinton received 227 electoral votes. Due to faithless voting, others receiving electoral votes were Colin Powell 3, Bernie Sanders 1, Ron Paul 1, John Kasich 1, and Faith Spotted Eagle 1. The popular vote totals were Clinton 65,794,399 and Trump 62,955,202.
George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential election defeating Albert Gore, Jr. In the 2000 presidential election George W. Bush received 271 electoral votes and Albert Gore, Jr. received 266 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Gore 50,996,582 and Bush 50,456,062.
Benjamin Harrison won the 1888 presidential election defeating Grover Cleveland. In the 1888 presidential election Benjamin Harrison received 233 electoral votes and Grover Cleveland received 168 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Cleveland 5,534,488 and Harrison 5,443,892.
Rutherford Hayes won the 1876 presidential election defeating Samuel Tilden. In the 1876 presidential election Rutherford Hayes received 185 electoral votes and Samuel Tilden received 184 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Tilden 4,288,546 and Hayes 4,034,311. The electoral votes of 4 States were disputed. Congress referred the matter to the Electoral Commission which gave the decision to Rutherford B. Hayes.
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Who is against the electoral college?
Individuals who support the candidate that lost the Electoral College election generally are against the Electoral College system.
A presidential election is won by the candidate who?
A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
Does the president win by electoral college or the popular vote?
Presidents are elected by electoral votes.
What is the policy called that lets the popular candidate get all the electoral votes?
The Electoral college system
What vote actually elects a candidate as president?
electoral college
The president and vice presidents are really elected by?
The electoral college
What is the term for representative officials who pledge to vote for specific candidate in their states electoral college?
They are called electors and as a group they form the electoral college.
What is the term for representative officials to pledge to vote for a specific candidate in their states electoral college?
They are called electors and as a group they form the electoral college.
What is the term for representatives officials who pledge to vote for a specific candidate in their states electoral college?
They are called electors and as a group they form the electoral college.
What is the elctoral college?
An electoral college is a set of electors who are selcted to elect a candidate to a particular office.
What are the electoral powers of the house of representatives?
House elects the president if no candidate has over 50% of the electoral college votes.
To become President a candidate must win the majority of?
electoral college vote
