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How many presidents were elected by popular votes?
Popular votes is not directly used to elect the President. However, the winner also won the popular vote in every election except 1824 (Adams won; Jackson led in popular vote),1876 (Hayes won; Tilden led in popular vote), 1888(Harrison won; Cleveland led in popular vote) and 2000(Bush won; Gore won the popular vote.)/
Since Andrew Jackson who has won presidency after having lost the popular vote?
Jackson actually won the popular vote -- you are thinking of John Q. Adams who won the presidency in 1824 when Jackson won the plurality of the popular vote. Others who won the presidency but lost the popular vote were Hayes in 1876 and George Bush in 2000, and probably John Kennedy in 1960.
In 1876 and 1888 presidential candidates won the popular vote?
But still lost the election. Your welcome.
Democratic candidate for president in 1876 who won the popular vote but lost the election?
Samuel Tilden
Why is it said that Samuel tilden won and lost the the election of 1876?
Tilden won the popular vote 51% to 48% but the electoral vote was very close answer is D c:
Who won the 1876 popular vote but lost to Rutherford Hayes?
NY Gov. Samuel J. Tilden
Was there a presidential election when the greatest number of popular votes did not win?
Yes- In 1824 Andrew Jackson won the popular vote but Adams was elected. In 1876, Samuel Tilden won the popular vote but Hayes was elected and in 2000, John F. Kerry won the popular vote but George W. Bush was elected.
Who won the popular vote but never became president?
Al Gore in 2000 and Samuel J. Tilden in 1876.
How many times has the winner of the electoral vote not won the popular vote?
This has happened three times. In 1876 Samuel Tilden won the popular vote, but Rutherford Hayes won the electoral majority by one vote. In 1888 Grover Cleveland lost in electoral vote to Benjamin Harrison even though he carred the popular vote. In 2000, Al Gore lost to George W. Bush but won the popular vote. ( In 1824, Andrew Jackson won both the popular vote and the electoral vote, but did not get the required majority of electoral vote and so in accordance with the law, the House of Representatives chose the president and they chose John Quincy Adams. )
How much greater was the popular vote in 1888 than 1876?
The popular vote in 1876 was about 8.3 million. it 1888 is was about 9.0 million- about 8% more.
What presidents lost the popular vote but won the electoral college in 1876?
Samuel J. Tilden lost the election of 1876 even though he won the popular votes. There were problems with the credentials of the electors from four states and Tilden needed only one of the votes from these state to win the election. He could have sued and likely kept the country hanging without a president for weeks, but he chose not to.
In what presidential election did the loser get more of the popular vote?
George W. Bush vs Al Gore. Al Gore won the popular vote but did not win the election. the elections in 1824, 1876, 1888 also saw the loser in the popular vote win the electorial college vote and become President.
