electoral votes

A reporter on TV, unable to give up the suspense, tries to think up fanciful ways in which John McCain could reach 270 electoral votes.

A candidate must receive at least 270 electoral votes out of 538 votes to be declared the winner.

From then on, Hank Aaron loved to kid me that he had personally delivered Georgia's electoral votes with his Saturday-morning plug.

Since all states are guaranteed at least three electoral votes, candidates cannot afford to neglect even these places.

Nevertheless, Adams polled only a few less electoral votes than Jefferson, who became President.

The candidate who wins the presidency is the one who receives an absolute majority (at least 270) of the electoral votes.

The presidential candidate who wins the popular vote in a state "wins" that state's electoral votes, usually in a winner-take-all manner.

I hereby declare Governor George W. Bush the winner of Florida's 25 electoral votes for the President of the United States.

Wyoming, one of the smallest states, has only three electoral votes, taking into account its two U. S. senators and one House member.

S. presidencies presidents are selected on a state-by-state count of electoral votes, not by the national vote count.

That said, the automakers hold a trump card: Michigan and Ohio have 37 electoral votes.

Presidents presidents are selected on a state-by-state count of electoral electoral votes, not by the national vote campecount.

The president is not decided, though, by who wins the popular vote, but instead by who wins the majority of electoral votes.

Zachary Taylor won both the popular and electoral votes. He became the twelfth president of the United States.

In 2004, George Bush's win in Ohio gave him the electoral votes he needed to surpass his Democratic rival, John Kerry, and win re-election.

The winning candidate must win at least 270 electoral votes out of 538.

To win the presidential election, a candidate must gain at least 270 of the 538 total electoral votes.

America's first African-American president won more than the 270 electoral votes he needed to secure four more years in the White House.

Five states have already signed a compact to give their electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote.

As the vote count progressed, the Democrat far outpaced his rival in the state-by-state tally of electoral votes.

And without Texas, which he narrowly carried, the Kennedy states now have only 234 electoral votes.

The smallest states (with only one representative and two senators) have only three electoral votes.

The election was close in total votes. But Harrison received two hundred thirty-four electoral votes, and Van Buren only sixty.

Each state has a certain number of electoral votes based on the number of Senate and House members who represent that state in Congress.

A candidate needs 270 electoral votes out of a total of 538 for victory .

The agreement takes effect when it is enacted by a number of states representing a majority of electoral votes (270).

The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes.

but Clinton won in states that gave him an overwhelming 370 electoral votes, compared with 168 for Bush and none for Perot.

To win electoral votes, presidential candidates are particularly concerned with those important states.

After elections in each state are certified, the electoral votes won by each candidate are counted.

Most states award all their electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote.

Under the Constitution, the number of electoral votes each state has is based on its total number of House and Senate seats.

California, the largest state, has 53 House members and two senators, for a total of 55 electoral votes.

But he got a majority of votes in the electoral college. Garfield won 214 electoral votes. Hancock got 155.

Each state is assigned a number of electoral votes based on its population.

Election to the presidency requires an absolute majority of the 50 states' 538 electoral votes.

Mr. Marchionne's response came as the auto bailout took center stage in the fight for Ohio's 18 electoral votes.

If a candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes (at least 270 of the 538 total), he or she is declared the winner.

He also started the day in Florida, which has 27 electoral votes of the 270 needed to win the presidency.

Polls show McCain behind in the state that has 21 electoral votes.

He led in 27 states with a total of 300 electoral votes.

The state has 25 electoral votes which is not a small sum.

Tilden did win the popular vote that night, but the Republicans challenged the validity of the electoral votes from three states.

There are 270 questions for the electoral votes John Kerry will win.

His rival, Republican John McCain, 72, got 145 electoral votes, according to TV projections.