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A candidate must earn a minimum of 270 electoral votes to declare victory, but technically, candidates can tie with 269 votes each. Related: Far-Right House Leader Calls on North Carolina to ...
The presidential electors in turn cast electoral votes for the two offices. Electors normally pledge to vote for their party's nominee, but some "faithless electors" have voted for other candidates. A candidate must receive an absolute majority of electoral votes (currently 270) to win the presidency or the vice presidency. If no candidate ...
You can map them all out yourself with NBC News' "Road to 270" tool, an interactive electoral map that shows off the different routes to an all-important total of, you guessed it, 270 electoral ...
On Jan. 6, Congress meets to count the electoral votes and certify victory for the candidate who has received at least 270. If no presidential candidate gets 270 votes, then Congress will elect ...
Explainer: If no one gets 270 electoral votes, the House of Representative decides who wins the presidency, with each state delegation getting one vote.
To win the presidency, a candidate needs to earn the majority of 270 electoral votes. Article II Section 1 Clause 3 of the Constitution states that if no candidate gets a majority, the election ...
Nationally, there are a total of 538 electoral votes, or electors, meaning a candidate needs to secure 270 to win. In 2020, President Joe Biden won 306 electoral votes to defeat Trump, who had 232 ...
To win, a party’s ticket must win the most votes in enough states to attain an outright majority of electoral votes — at least 270 votes out of a total of 538 (sound familiar?).