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He ran in Calgary in 1988 as Steve Harper and lost the election by a landslide. He was elected in the Reform Party's right-wing splitting upset over the PC's in 1993. In 2004 in his first election as leader of the Conservative party he lost with his party only receiving 4 million out of 13.5 million votes.
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Which State was the only one that Stephen Douglas won?
Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas. In the 1860 presidential election Abraham Lincoln received 180 electoral votes (59.4), John Breckinridge received 72 electoral votes, John Bell received 39 electoral votes, and Stephen Douglas received 12 electoral votes. Douglas received votes from Missouri and New Jersey. Douglas received Missouri's 9 electoral votes. New Jersey electors split their vote giving 4 to Lincoln and 3 to Douglas.
Who lost in the election of 1860?
1860 U. S. Presidential / Vice Presidential Election Results:180 votes - Abraham Lincoln / Hannibal Hamlin72 votes - John C. Breckinridge / Joseph Lane39 votes - John Bell / Edward Everett12 votes - Stephen A. Douglas / Herschel V. Johnson
The first act of the new Congress which convened on March 4 1789 was to count the that were cast in the presidential election?
counting the electoral votes that were cast in the presidential election
In the 2000 presidential election who received 50.5 of the electoral votes?
It is not figured on percentage of votes, but who reaches 270 electoral votes first.
Who wins an election if no one votes in the election?
If no one votes in an election, there will be no winner since there are no votes to determine a victor. Elections usually require participation and votes to determine the outcome.
Whose election to the presidency in 1860 led seven southern states to secede from the Union?
Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge. In the 1860 presidential election Abraham Lincoln received 180 electoral votes, John Breckinridge received 72 electoral votes, John Bell received 39 electoral votes, and Stephen Douglas received 12 electoral votes.
How many electoral votes did Breckenridge's get?
Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas. In the 1860 presidential election Abraham Lincoln received 180 electoral votes (59.4), John Breckinridge received 72 electoral votes, John Bell received 39 electoral votes, and Stephen Douglas received 12 electoral votes.
How did most people vote in the election of 1860?
No single candidate won a majority of the votes cast in the 1860 election. Abraham Lincoln won the most with 1,865,908, 39.7% of all the votes cast. Stephen A. Douglas won 1,380,202 votes, 29.5% of the vote. John C. Breckinridge won 848,019 votes, 18.2% of the vote, and John Bell won 590,901, 12.6%.
Who was Sam Houston up against in the election of 1836 in Texas?
Henry Smith and Stephen F. Austin. Houston gained 79.4 percent of the votes.
What was the number of votes did president William McKinley get?
In the election of 1896, McKinley had 271 electoral votes. In the election of 1900, he had 292 votes.
What would happen if California called back its 55 electoral votes due to election cheating?
Without California's 55 votes, in either 2008 or 2012, Barack Obama and Joe Biden would still have the required absolute majority of electoral votes. The removal of California's votes would not have changed the outcome of the 2004 election, the first election in which California had 55 votes, either.
What year did electoral votes start?
George Washington won the first electoral election in 1789 with 69 electoral votes.
