Who decides who will be president if no candidate can get 270 electoral votes?

Answer 1

The House of Representatives will choose the President if no candidate receives 270 electoral votes. The Senate would choose the Vice President.

*This occurs if there is a tie 269-269, or if a third candidate wins some electoral votes, leaving both of the major candidates with less than 270 each.

Answer 2

The House of Representatives chooses the President if this happens. This has happened in 1800 when Jefferson was elected over Aaron Burr, and again in 1824 when John Quincy Adams was elected over Andrew Jackson.

Answer 3

If no candidate receives the necessary votes in the Electoral College, the election goes to the House of Representatives. In the House, each state gets one vote. So the representatives of the state gather and vote within their delegation and then vote as one on the House floor. The person who receives a majority (26) is elected President. There are some problems with voting in the House. The small states (population wise) have the same influence as the larger states. If a majority of representatives from a state cannot agree on a candidate, that state loses its vote. If some members of the House favor a strong third-party candidate, it could make it difficult for any candidate to get the needed 26 votes.

Answer 4

If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Twelfth Amendment of the United State 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.

Answer 5

In this event, the House of Representatives chooses the president by using a special election process outlined in the Constitution.

Answer 6

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