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Electoral votes in the Electoral College determine the President of the United States. Every state and the District of Columbia 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 electors in each state are elected in the presidential election and swear in advance to vote for the presidential candidate who wins the election in their state. Each elector casts 1 vote for President and 1 vote for Vice President.
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∙ 6y agoEach 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. 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 is 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). A majority is 270 - one more than half of the total number of 538.
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∙ 9y agoThere are varying electoral votes in each state. For each US representative and senator in each state, they are given one vote.
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∙ 9y agoEach elector may cast one vote for president and one vote for vice president.
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∙ 16y ago15 according to the usd of usc
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∙ 12y agoMcCain 144 Obama 349
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How does Virginia determine how many electoral votes a candidate will get?
The amount of electoral votes a candidate will get in Virginia is decided by a primary ballot. Virginia is not a caucus state.
How many votes would a candidate have to have to be elected if the total of electoral votes was 91?
none
How many electoral collage votes do you need to become the us president?
To be declared the winner, a candidate needs at least 270 electoral college votes.
How many electoral votes must a canidate win to be elected president?
A Presidential candidate must obtain 270 Electoral Votes (the vote cast in the electoral college of the U.S. by the representatives of each state in a presidential election) to be elected President of the United States.
How does MN determine how many electoral votes each candidate will get?
Like most states, Illinois is a "winner-take-all" state. Whichever ticket (presidential candidate and his/her running mate) receives a simple majority of the popular votes within the state gets all 20 of Illinois' electoral votes.
How does Florida determine how many electoral votes each candidate will get?
Florida gives all of its electoral votes to the Presidential candidate that received the most votes. This is a winner-take-all system. A majority of votes is not needed, merely a plurality.
How does Minnesota decide how many electoral votes each candidate will get?
All ten of Minnesota's electoral votes go to the Presidential candidate with the most popular votes in the state and his running mate.
Who actually casts the electoral votes for each state?
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. The electors vote their electoral votes in the Electoral College.
How does Virginia determine how many electoral votes a candidate will get?
The amount of electoral votes a candidate will get in Virginia is decided by a primary ballot. Virginia is not a caucus state.
What is an Electoral Map?
An electoral map is a map of the 50 states of the United States which shows: 1. the number of electoral votes each state has 2. an estimate of how each state is expected to vote for president. Except for Maine and Nebraska, in each state the winner of the popular vote gets all of that state's electoral votes. By estimating which candidate is expected to win the popular vote in each state, it is possible to make an educated guess as to how many electoral votes each candidate will get. From estimating the total each candidate will get it is possible to estimate who will receive the 270 electoral votes needed to be elected president and make an educated guess as to who will be elected president.
How many electoral votes does a candidate need to receive to win the election?
270 votes
How many votes would a candidate have to have to be elected if the total of electoral votes was 91?
none
How many states can a candidate win and still lose the election?
When referring to the Electoral College and Presidential elections, a candidate can win by taking: California (55 electoral votes) Texas (28 electoral votes) Florida (29 electoral votes) New York (29 electoral votes) Illinois (20 electoral votes) Pennsylvania (20 electoral votes) Ohio (18 electoral votes) Georgia (16 electoral votes) Michigan (16 electoral votes) New Jersey (15 electoral votes) Virginia (14 electoral votes) - a total of 11 states for 270 electoral votes which means a candidate can lose the other 39 states and District of Columbia and still win the election.
If a presidential candidate wins 300 electoral votes by how many electral votes did that candidate exceed the minimum number of votes required?
only if there were 598 or 599 electoral votes An absolute majority of 538 electoral votes is 270 or more.
How many electoral votes does the home state of Republican candidate have?
the answer is 4,000
How many electoral votes does the US have today in 2012?
There are 538 electoral votes. The presedential candidate needs to win 270 in order to be elected president.
How many electoral collage votes do you need to become the us president?
To be declared the winner, a candidate needs at least 270 electoral college votes.
