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Incumbent President Woodrow Wilson won reelection in the 1916 presidential election defeating Charles Hughes. In the 1916 presidential election Woodrow Wilson received 277 electoral votes and Charles Hughes received 254 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Wilson 9,126,300 and Hughes 8,546,789.
Andrew Jackson won the 1828 presidential election defeating John Quincy Adams. In the 1828 presidential election there was a total of 261 electoral votes thereby requiring a majority of 131 votes to win the presidential election. Andrew Jackson received 178 electoral votes and John Quincy Adams received 83 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Jackson 642,553 and Adams 500,897.
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The Freeport Doctrine affected the outcome of the election of 1860 in many ways. When it was initially created, many citizens liked it and agreed, but not the Southerners. They disagreed and did not like the Doctrine, which cost Douglas, the creator, his potential presidency.
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This event occurs if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote.
The UNIVAC I was used by the Census Bureau to predict the outcome of the 1952 presidential election.
The outcome of the 2008 presidential election is yet unknown. It will be determined in November of 2008.
The 2000 presidential election finally ended with the exact vote count in the state of Florida. The final margin of victory was extremely close, with George W. Bush winning the state by just 537 votes. This slim margin ultimately decided the outcome of the entire election.
In the electoral college, there are 538 electors (or electoral votes), with at least 270 needed to win the presidential election. Although highly unlikely, it is possible that the electoral votes could be tied 269-269. If this were to happen, the vote would then go to Congress. It would be the duty of The House of Representatives to break the tie for the presidential election, and the duty of the Senate to break the tie for the vice presidential position.
The question of the annexation of Texas was no doubt the issue that most influenced the election outcome of 1844.
Yes, the citizen election and the electoral votes election are connected. In the United States, citizens directly vote for the candidates of their choice in what is known as the citizen election. However, the final outcome of the presidential election is determined by the electoral votes a candidate receives, which are allocated based on the results of the citizen election in each state.
The televised debates between Kennedy and Nixon may have tipped the election to Kennedy.
No, the president is not elected solely on electoral votes. Electoral votes play a significant role in determining the outcome of the presidential election in the United States. However, the president is ultimately elected by the Electoral College, which is made up of electors who are chosen based on the popular vote in each state.
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Incumbent President Woodrow Wilson won reelection in the 1916 presidential election defeating Charles Hughes. In the 1916 presidential election Woodrow Wilson received 277 electoral votes and Charles Hughes received 254 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Wilson 9,126,300 and Hughes 8,546,789.