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Lyndon Johnson hit this mark in 1964 when he won over Barry Goldwater 486-52 and was the last Democrat to reach 400+. (Some people at the time predicted that the Republican Party would die due this election, but Republican Ronald Reagan proved otherwise 20 years later when he won 525-13 over Walter Mondale)
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Has Louisiana gained or lost electoral votes in the last 25 years?
Louisiana had 10 electoral votes 1912-1988, 9 electoral votes 1992-2008, and 8 electoral votes 2012-2020. The 2024 electoral votes will be based on the results of the 2020 U.S. Census.
How many electoral votes did Minnesota have last presidential election?
Minnesota had 10 electoral votes in 2012.
Who did James Buchanan lose to at the presidential democratic nomination in 1852?
James Buchanan (Democrat) was the 15th President of the US, elected in 1857 - he defeated John Fremont in the general election. By the way, Mr Buchanan was the only US president who never married.
How many electoral votes did Colorado have last presidential election?
9 votes
Did California have a change in electoral votes in 2008?
The last time the number of California's electoral votes changed was between 2000 and 2004.
How many electoral votes did Wisconsin have in the last presidential election?
Wisconsin had 10 electoral votes in the 2008 Presidential election. They will also have 10 electoral votes in the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Presidential elections
Was George W. Bush the last president to win the electoral college vote?
As of September 2012, the last president to win the electoral college vote is Barack Obama.2008 U. S. Presidential / Vice Presidential Election Results:365 votes: Barack Obama / Joe Biden173 votes: John McCain / Sarah Palin
Who was last president to to win the popular vote but lose the election?
You mean the last presidential candidate? If he was president that means he won.:) The last candidate to win the popular vote but lose the election was Al Gore, who lost to George W. Bush in 2000. The other 3 were Grover Cleveland, who lost to Benjamin Harrison, Samuel J. Tilden, who lost to Rutherford B. Hayes, and Andrew Jackson, who lost to John Quincy Adams.
How does the president elect the president officially?
I'm not sure if this will answer your question: A political candidate who has been elected president is called the president elect or incoming president. He can officially take office after being sworn in. This is called the inauguration which is Janurary 20th. Until then it is still occupied by the current outgoing president.
Did California vote for Obama in the last election?
Yes. No Republican candidate has won the State of California in a presidential election since 1988, when Vice President George H.W. Bush narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Michael Dukakis. President Obama won all of California's 55 electoral votes in 2012 and received a strong 59.1 percent of the state's votes.
How many elected votes does it take to win the election for president of the US?
Electoral votes in the Electoral College determine the President of the United States. Every state and DC are awarded a certain number of electoral votes with which to elect the President. Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the House of Representatives. The states choose as many electors as it has electoral votes and these electors elect the president. The electors are elected by popular vote in each state and each candidate for elector swears in advance whom he will vote for. 270 electoral votes in the Electoral College are needed to win the U.S. presidency. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes in the Electoral College is 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). A majority is 270 - one more than half of the total number of 538.
How many electoral votes did California get in the last election?
55
