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Andrew Jackson in 1824
Nobody had the required minimum number of votes. When that happens, the House of Representatives elects the president from among the three with the most votes. They chose John Quincy Adams, who had the second-most electoral votes.
What else can I help you with?
Which stats had the most electoral college votes?
Recently, if correct, California had the most electoral college votes with 55 votes.
Is the president chosen by most votes or electoral college?
By the electoral college, though it usually (not always) falls in line with the popular vote.
Do you directly elect your president?
No. Your Vote goes to the electoral college. It then is tallied with the rest of the state'svotes, and the electoral collage votes all go to the candidate with the most votes, with a few exceptions.
How does a person win a presidential election?
A person wins a Presidential election in America slightly different from what most people think. Most people would tell you that the citizens vote and all votes are accounted for and whichever candidate receives the most votes is the President. However, the President is in fact selected by the electoral college. This is an uncommon occurrence but in the event that the popular vote (the citizens vote) differs from the electoral college, then the President is selected by the electoral college. So in reality citizens votes don't mean anything.
What made the president and the vice president running partners instead of running against each other?
Originally the President was the person that won the most Electoral College votes and the Vice President was the person that won the second most Electoral College votes. Unfortunately this usually resulted in the President and Vice President being of different political parties and working toward opposite goals.
What group is responsible for electing the president in the US?
The group of currently 538 people who are responsible for casting the votes that elect the U.S. President and Vice President is most commonly referred to as the electoral college, but the U.S. Constitution just calls them the electors.
How do electoral votes determined the president?
The candidate who receives the most electoral votes wins the presidency. It is possible to lose the popular vote but win the electoral vote to be elected president.
What election has a candidate won president with fewer votes most recently?
President Bush won the election over Carry even though Carry had more of the popular vote President Bush won with more electoral college votes; even though the electoral college is supposed to represent the peoples views.
Do members of Congress elect the president and vice president?
No the people of the U.S.A. vote and the and the person with the most vote from that state gets the electoral college votes
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.
Who elects the Vice-President if there is no majority in the Electoral College?
The Congress would decide who the Vice-president would be.
Why did the house of reperesentatives decide the winner in the election of 1824?
No candidate received votes for President from more than half of the appointed electors.
