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What name is given to the 538 people who cast the official ballot for president and vice president?
These are the members of the Electoral College. The meet in their state capitols to caast their votes.
A candidate for president can win a majority of the total popular vote but still lose the presidential election.?
Generally your little brother has to be the governor of the second largest state in the union. You use his political appointments to disenfranchise millions of voters, then allow the supreme court justices your father appointed to name you the president. Or, you could just win the electoral college.
Was Abraham Lincoln the most popular US president?
Yes, in both the 2008 and 2012 elections. In 2008, he won with 69,456,897 votes to John McCain's 59,934,814 votes. In 2012, the popular vote was a bit closer, but President Obama still won it, defeating his challenger Mitt Romney. Some votes have still not been counted, but as of the end of November 2012, the total was 62,049,770 for Barack Obama, and 58,757,388 for Mitt Romney.
What year did charlene mitchell run for president?
Charlene Mitchell was the first African-American to run for President, at the head of the 1968 Communist Party ticket. She received 1,075 votes from four states. She was also the first woman to have her name on the general election ballot. Source: http://www.jofreeman.com/politics/womprez.htm
Who won the election of 1796?
Vice President John Adams ran for the presidential office in 1796 and won the election.Adams represented the Federalist party in this, the nation's first contested election.1796 U. S. Presidential Election Results:70 votes (50.7%) - minimum required71 votes (51.4%) - V.P. John Adams of MA (Federalist Party) : elected President.68 votes (49.3%) - Fmr. Sec. of State Thomas Jefferson of VA (Democratic-Republican Party)Elected as vice-president.59 votes (42.8%) - Min. to Great Britain Thomas Pinckney of SC (Fed. Pty.)30 votes (21.7%) - U. S. Sen. Aaron Burr of NY (D-R Pty.)15 votes (10.9%) - Gov. Samuel Adams of MA (D-R Pty.)11 votes (8.0%) - U.S. Sup. Ct. Ch. Justice Oliver Ellsworth of CT (Fed. Pty.)7 votes (5.1%) - Fmr. Gov. George Clinton of NY (D-R Pty.)5 votes (3.6%) - Gov. John Jay of NY (Fed. Pty.)3 votes (2.2%) - U. S. Sup. Ct. Justice James Iredell of NC (Fed. Pty.)2 votes (1.4%) - Fmr. U. S. Sen. Samuel Johnston of NC (Fed. Pty.)2 votes (1.4%) - Pres. George Washington of VA (independent)2 votes (1.4%) - U. S. Sen. John Henry of MD (D-R Pty.)1 vote (0.7%) - Min. to France Charles C. Pinckney of SC (Fed. Pty.)Although John Adams' running mate was Thomas Pinckney, because of the way the vice president was determined at that time and because the electors' second votes were spread so thinly, Adams' main opponent, Thomas Jefferson, became Vice President instead.One thing different about the election of 1796 was it was the first election to be contested.
