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Rutherford Hayes won the 1876 presidential election defeating Samuel Tilden. In the 1876 presidential election Rutherford Hayes received 185 electoral votes and Samuel Tilden received 184 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Tilden 4,288,546 and Hayes 4,034,311. The electoral votes of 4 States were disputed. Congress referred the matter to the Electoral Commission which gave the decision to Rutherford B. Hayes.
Rutherford B. Hayes was the one with one more vote in his election.
Hayes was declared to have done so, after a hotly disputed election in 1876.
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How many times has the winner of the electoral vote not won the popular vote?
This has happened three times. In 1876 Samuel Tilden won the popular vote, but Rutherford Hayes won the electoral majority by one vote. In 1888 Grover Cleveland lost in electoral vote to Benjamin Harrison even though he carred the popular vote. In 2000, Al Gore lost to George W. Bush but won the popular vote. ( In 1824, Andrew Jackson won both the popular vote and the electoral vote, but did not get the required majority of electoral vote and so in accordance with the law, the House of Representatives chose the president and they chose John Quincy Adams. )
Who won the presidency by a margin of 65 electoral votes?
Benjamin Harrison
One historical example of an individual winning the popular vote and losing the electoral vote?
Four Presidents won the popular vote but lost the electoral vote. They were Andrew Jackson, Samuel J. Tilden, Grover Cleveland and Al Gore.
Why is it said that Samuel tilden won and lost the the election of 1876?
Tilden won the popular vote 51% to 48% but the electoral vote was very close answer is D c:
Can a person win the electoral college but lose the popular vote in a presidential election?
A candidate can win the state if he/she wins the electoral votes for the state. The famous case with Al Gore was that he won the popular vote in some states and not in others, which resulted in his not getting the majority of electoral votes overall.
Who won the presidency by only one electoral vote?
Rutherford B. Hayes
Can you put popular vote in a sentence?
In the 2000 presidential election, Al Gore won the popular vote, but he did not win the presidency because George W. Bush won the electoral vote.
How Wilson won the presidency without winning the popular vote?
He got enough electoral votes. To become president you don't need the popular vote.
Who's in the lead now between obama and romney?
President Obama won re-election to the presidency on November 6, 2012. He won the popular vote and also won the electoral college.
Who won the popular vote in the 2000 presidential eletion?
Barack Obama won the popular vote and the electoral vote in the 2012 presidential election. In the 2012 presidential election Barack Obama received 332 electoral votes and Mitt Romney received 206 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Obama 65,446,032 and Romney 60,589,084.
What are 4 presidential elections when the electoral college did not win?
Only three did that- Hayes, Benjamin Harrison and George W. Bush. John Kennedy may have lost the popular vote- the vote was very close and there was strong suspicion of fraud, especially in Chicago, but the official count was in his favor. John Q. Adams won the presidency after losing both the popular vote and the electoral vote.
What happened after four candidates ran for president in 1860?
Lincoln won the presidency with less than half of the popular vote
What percentage of the electoral vote did Hoover win?
Hoover won 84% of the electoral vote in 1928 and 11% in 1932.
How many times has the winner of the electoral vote not won the popular vote?
This has happened three times. In 1876 Samuel Tilden won the popular vote, but Rutherford Hayes won the electoral majority by one vote. In 1888 Grover Cleveland lost in electoral vote to Benjamin Harrison even though he carred the popular vote. In 2000, Al Gore lost to George W. Bush but won the popular vote. ( In 1824, Andrew Jackson won both the popular vote and the electoral vote, but did not get the required majority of electoral vote and so in accordance with the law, the House of Representatives chose the president and they chose John Quincy Adams. )
Who won the presidency and by how many electoral votes?
Barack Obama won by 303 to 206
What is the role of the electoral college in election procedure When has the winner of the popular vote failed to win the presidency?
It is possible that a candidate could win the national popular vote total but lose the electoral vote total. However, the electoral vote of every state accurately reflects the popular vote within that state. The role of each elector in the electoral college is to vote for the candidate who won the popular vote in the elector's individual state.
Was bush trying to win electoral or popular vote?
Electoral vote! Evidently the popular vote doesn't count since Gore won the popular vote.
