query: who became president without winning the popular vote

pos: United States presidential elections in which the winner lost the popular vote the swing states of New York and Indiana (Harrison's home state) by a margin of 1% or less to achieve a majority of the electoral vote. Unlike the election of 1884, the power of the Tammany Hall political machine in New York City helped deny Cleveland the electoral votes of his home state. The 2000 presidential election pitted Republican candidate George W. Bush (the incumbent governor of Texas and son of former president George H. W. Bush) against Democratic candidate Al Gore (the incumbent Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton). Despite Gore receiving 543,895 more votes (0.51%

pos: United States' presidential plurality victories President to serve non-consecutive terms, also has the unique distinction of having won a plurality of the popular vote three times without ever winning a majority. In 1884, New York Governor Grover Cleveland with 48.9% of the popular vote and 219 electoral votes narrowly defeated Republican former United States Senator James G. Blaine of Maine with 48.3% of the popular vote and 182 electoral votes. In 1888, President Cleaveland again won a plurality of the popular vote, but lost the electoral vote (and the election) to Benjamin Harrison. In 1892, former President Grover Cleveland received his third consecutive Democratic nomination,

pos: Grover Cleveland 1892 presidential campaign reluctantly support Cleveland in 1892, which might have helped Cleveland narrowly win his home state of New York. Grover Cleveland won the general election by the largest popular vote margin (three percent) in twenty years. In addition, Cleveland won almost two thirds of the Electoral College vote, winning all of the states that he won in 1884 in addition to Illinois, Wisconsin, and California. Due to winning in 1892, Grover Cleveland became the first (and only, even to this day) ex-U.S. President to be elected U.S. President again. Grover Cleveland 1892 presidential campaign After losing re-election to Republican Benjamin Harrison

pos: Electoral history of Ronald Reagan old, Reagan became the oldest person ever elected U.S. president until 2017, when President Donald Trump was sworn in at the age of 70. Reagan ran for reelection as President in 1984, running against Democrat Walter Mondale. Reagan was re-elected, winning 49 of 50 states. Reagan won a record 525 electoral votes, the most of any candidate in United States history, and received 58.8% of the popular vote to Mondale's 40.6%. Only Franklin D. Roosevelt, in 1936, had a higher electoral landslide. At 73 years old, Reagan again became the oldest person elected to the presidency, breaking his own record

pos: 1964 United States presidential election in South Carolina 1964 United States presidential election in South Carolina The 1964 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. South Carolina voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. South Carolina was won by Senator Barry Goldwater (R–Arizona), with 58.89% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (D–Texas), with 41.10% of the popular vote. With Goldwater carrying the state, he became the first Republican presidential candidate to carry the state since Rutherford B. Hayes in

pos: Reform Party of the United States of America and, as a result, founded the Reform Party. Perot won 8.4% of the popular vote in 1996. Although he came nowhere close to winning the presidency, no other third-party or independent candidate has since managed to receive such a high share of the vote. The party has nominated several notable candidates over the years, such as Perot himself, Pat Buchanan, and Ralph Nader, and also counted among its members such figures as current President of the United States, Donald Trump, who ran for President on the Reform Party ticket in 2000 before ultimately switching to the Republican Party. Its most

pos: Allan Lichtman election results from 1860 through 1980, using statistical methods adapted from the work of geophysicist Vladimir Keilis-Borok for predicting earthquakes. The system then correctly predicted the popular vote winner in each of the elections since 1984. In 2000, he inaccurately predicted using his system that Gore would be the next president. In the 2016 election Lichtman predicted that Trump would win the popular vote (Trump ended up winning in the electoral college while losing the popular vote). In April 2017, Lichtman authored the book "The Case for Impeachment", laying out multiple arguments for the impeachment of Donald Trump. The "Financial

pos: 2016 United States presidential election in Florida 2016 United States presidential election in Florida The 2016 United States presidential election in Florida was won by Donald Trump on November 8, 2016, with a plurality of 49.0% of the popular vote that included a 1.2% winning margin over Hillary Clinton, who had 47.8% of the vote. On March 15, 2016, in the presidential primaries, Florida voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, America's Party, Constitution, and Socialism and Liberation parties' respective nominees for president (Green on July 31). Registered members of each party only voted in their party's primary, while voters who were unaffiliated weren't able

pos: 2016 United States presidential election in Virginia for the Democratic, Republican, and Green parties' respective nominees for president. Virginia voters do not register by party. The Democratic Party candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of New York, carried Virginia with a 49.7% plurality in the popular vote against businessman Donald Trump of New York, who carried 44.4%, a victory margin of 5.3%. Clinton seemed to benefit from having Tim Kaine on the ticket. Whereas the national popular vote swung 1.9% Republican from the previous election, Virginia swung 1.37% Democratic. Kaine himself became optimistic on election night after it became clear that he and Clinton would win

neg: 1956 United States presidential election in Maryland 1956 United States presidential election in Maryland The 1956 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Maryland voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Maryland was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 60.04 percent of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 39.96 percent of the popular vote. By winning all 24 county-equivalents, Eisenhower became and remains the solitary presidential candidate

neg: 1996 United States presidential election to win Florida, Nevada and Ohio until 2008. This election also constitutes the last time that a Democrat won the presidency without winning Colorado and Virginia. Official Source (Popular Vote): 1996 Official Presidential General Election Results Source (popular and electoral vote): Federal Elections Commission Electoral and Popular Vote Summary unofficial Secondary Source (Popular Vote): Voting age population: 196,498,000 Percent of voting age population casting a vote for President: 49.00% State where the margin of victory was under 1% (8 electoral votes): States where the margin of victory was under 5% (109 electoral votes): States where the margin of victory was

neg: 1996 United States presidential election 1964 and except Lyndon B. Johnson in that election no Democratic Presidential candidate has surpassed his 8.5 percentage popular vote margin since 1940. The election was also notable for the fact that for the first time in U.S. history the winner was elected without winning the male vote and the third time in U.S. history that a candidate was elected President twice without receiving an absolute majority of the popular vote in either election (Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson are the others, although all three won pluralities [i.e. the most votes]). Clinton was the first Democrat to win re-election to

neg: Unpledged elector President (and, from 1804 onward, for Vice President) and the only real issues of importance to those selecting electors, beyond deciding who they wanted to become President and Vice President, was perhaps whether the person or people they selected to represent them in the Electoral College could be trusted to keep their word. Thus, it rapidly became increasingly unrealistic for anyone to be elected to the Electoral College without making a trustworthy "pledge" to vote for particular candidates on behalf of those electing them. By the 1830s, most states chose their electors by popular vote. While voting for individual electors

neg: 1976 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1976 United States presidential election in Kentucky The 1976 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Kentucky was won by Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 52.75% of the popular vote. Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), who finished with 45.57% of the popular vote, and did so by winning all major demographic groups in the Commonwealth. No third-party candidate amounted to 1% of the vote; American Party candidate Thomas

neg: President popular vote. The candidate who wins the most votes is elected president even without an absolute majority. The president may never get another term. The 2006 Mexican elections had a fierce competition, the electoral results showed a minimal difference between the two most voted candidates and such difference was just about the 0.58% of the total vote. The Federal Electoral Tribunal declared an elected president after a controversial post-electoral process. In Brazil, the president is "directly" elected for a four-year term by popular vote. A candidate has to have more than 50% of the valid votes. If no candidates achieve

neg: Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity lost the popular vote to opponent Hillary Clinton. Trump is the fifth person in U.S. history to become president while losing the nationwide popular vote. On November 28, 2016 Trump stated in a tweet, "In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally." Trump has repeatedly stated and implied that three to five million people voted illegally in the 2016 election. On January 25, 2017 President Trump tweeted a statement,"I will be asking for a major investigation into VOTER FRAUD, including those registered to

neg: United States presidential elections in Indiana did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain. In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all three of Indiana’s electoral votes, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President. The election of 1816 was contested between James Monroe and Rufus King. In this election, Indiana did not conduct a popular vote. Each Elector was appointed by

neg: United States presidential elections in Delaware did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain. In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all 4 of Delaware's electoral votes, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President. In elections from 1792 to 1816, Delaware did not conduct a popular vote. Each Elector was appointed by the state legislature. United States presidential elections in Delaware

neg: United States presidential elections in Connecticut did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain. In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all nine of Connecticut’s electoral votes, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President. In elections prior to 1820, Connecticut did not conduct a popular vote. Each Elector was appointed by the state legislature. United States presidential elections in Connecticut Following

neg: 1924 United States presidential election for the gradual nationalization of the railroads and increased taxes on the wealthy. Coolidge won a decisive victory, taking majorities in both the popular vote and the Electoral College and winning almost every state outside of the Solid South. La Follette won 16.6% of the popular vote, a strong showing for a third party candidate, while Davis won the lowest share of the popular vote of any Democratic nominee in history. <br> When Coolidge became president, he was fortunate to have had a stable cabinet that remained untarnished by the scandals of the Harding administration. He won public confidence by

neg: Moldova Petru Lucinschi, the former First Secretary of the Moldavian Communist Party in 1989–91, became the country's second president (1997–2001), succeeding Mircea Snegur (1991–1996). In 2000, the Constitution was amended, transforming Moldova into a parliamentary republic, with the president being chosen through indirect election rather than direct popular vote. Winning 49.9% of the vote, the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (reinstituted in 1993 after being outlawed in 1991), gained 71 of the 101 MPs, and on 4 April 2001, elected Vladimir Voronin as the country's third president (re-elected in 2005). The country became the first post-Soviet state where

neg: 1984 United States presidential election in Maryland 1984 United States presidential election in Maryland The 1984 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 6, 1984, as part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Maryland was won by incumbent President Ronald Reagan (R-California), with 52.51% of the popular vote, over former Vice President Walter Mondale (D-Minnesota) with 47.02% of the popular vote, a 5.49% margin. The vast majority of counties voted for Reagan, winning not just the traditionally Republican western region and Eastern Shore, but also the

neg: 1996 United States presidential election in Alabama 1996 United States presidential election in Alabama The 1996 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alabama was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Dole winning 50.12 percent to 43.16 percent over President Bill Clinton (D) by a margin of 6.96 percent. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX, although listed as an "Independent" in Alabama) finished in third, with 6.01 percent of the popular vote. President Clinton became the

neg: Fifty-state strategy is typically abandoned as the election day draws nearer. In the vast majority of cases, winning a state's popular vote for president or senator — even by a small margin — means the state's entire representation in the election goes to the victor without being divided. A fifty-state strategy requires a campaign to spend valuable resources in a rival's strongest states, when those resources could instead be concentrated in swing states that will become a total win or a total loss based on only a small difference in popular votes. A president has won every state three times: in 1788

neg: United States presidential elections in Missouri under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution after no candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote. It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes (Andrew Jackson) did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain. In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all electoral votes except one vote in New Hampshire. The popular vote was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President.

neg: United States presidential elections in Mississippi after no candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote. It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes (Andrew Jackson) did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain. In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all electoral votes (including Mississippi’s three electoral votes) except one vote in New Hampshire. The popular vote was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President. United States presidential elections in Mississippi Following

neg: United States presidential elections in North Carolina electoral vote. It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes (Andrew Jackson) did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain. In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all 15 of North Carolina's electoral votes, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President. United States presidential elections

neg: United States presidential elections in Kentucky electoral vote. It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes (Andrew Jackson) did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain. In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all twelve of Kentucky's electoral votes, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President. United States presidential elections in

neg: 1996 United States presidential election in Alaska 1996 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1996 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 7, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Dole winning 50.80% to 33.27% over President Bill Clinton (D) by a margin of 17.53%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 10.9% of the popular vote. With 50.8% of the popular vote, Alaska proved to be Dole's fifth strongest state in the

neg: 1996 United States presidential election in Alaska 1996 election after Utah, Kansas, Nebraska and Idaho. 1996 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1996 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 7, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Dole winning 50.80% to 33.27% over President Bill Clinton (D) by a margin of 17.53%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 10.9% of the popular vote. With 50.8% of the popular vote, Alaska proved

neg: Republican Party for Independence and Development vote. Republican Party for Independence and Development The Republican Party for Independence and Development (, PRID) is a political party in Guinea-Bissau led by António Afonso Té. The party was established in March 2008 as a breakaway from the PAIGC who supported President João Bernardo Vieira. Led by Aristides Gomes, it finished third in the popular vote in the 2008 parliamentary elections, winning three seats in the National People's Assembly. The party became part of the governing coalition. The 2014 elections saw PRID lose all three seats, whilst Antonio Afonso Té finished seventh in the presidential elections with 3% of

neg: 1988 South Korean legislative election While remaining the largest party, the DJP lost its absolute parliamentary majority. The party was hindered by a stronger opposition and the unpopularity of former party leader and President Chun Doo-hwan. The opposition Peace Democratic Party led by veteran opposition leader Kim Dae-jung became the second largest party, winning more seats than another opposition Reunification Democratic Party (RDP). This was vindication for Kim Dae-jung, who came had come third in the 1987 South Korean presidential election. However, the election also showed the party's limitations, coming in as third place after DJP and RDP in popular vote and only winning seats

neg: Unpledged elector quickly became dominated by strong political party organizations. Even without this particular development, the reality was that electors had only one constitutional duty - electing the President and Vice President, while at the same time seeking no other federal office since federal officials are constitutionally barred from serving as electors. In several states, legislatures chose electors. Among the states that selected electors by popular vote, different electoral systems were in place. Some held a statewide vote for all electors (essentially, the system used in 48 of 50 states today), some elected two electors in a statewide vote and one in

neg: United States presidential elections in Virginia after no candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote. It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes (Andrew Jackson) did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain. In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all 25 of Virginia's electoral votes, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office

neg: United States presidential elections in Tennessee candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote. It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes (Andrew Jackson) did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain. In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all eight of Tennessee's electoral votes, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice

neg: 1964 United States presidential election in Alabama that year, winning 61.1 percent of the popular vote, the highest percentage to date, he also lost to Goldwater in four other previously solidly Democratic Southern states – Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Georgia. With 69.45% of the popular vote, Alabama would prove to be Goldwater's second strongest state in the 1964 election after neighboring Mississippi. 1964 United States presidential election in Alabama The 1964 United States presidential election in Alabama was held on November 3, 1964. Alabama voters chose ten representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice-President. The early 1960s had seen Alabama

neg: Politics of Bolivia was substituted by his vice president Jorge Fernando Quiroga. winner of the national election Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada was chosen president by Congress, winning an 84-43 vote against popular vote runner-up Evo Morales. Elected president Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada resigned in October 2003, and was substituted by vice-president Carlos Mesa who governed the nation until his resignation in June 2005. He was replaced by chief justice of the Supreme Court Eduardo Rodríguez, acting as caretaker president. Six months later, on December 18, 2005, cocalero leader Evo Morales was elected president. A group of MEPs acting as election observers oversaw a

neg: United States presidential elections in Alabama was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes (Andrew Jackson) did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain. In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all electoral votes (including Alabama's five electoral votes) except one vote in New Hampshire. The popular vote was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President. United States presidential elections in Alabama Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Alabama, ordered

neg: United States presidential elections in Georgia election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes (Andrew Jackson) did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain. In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all 8 of Georgia's electoral votes, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President. United States presidential elections in Georgia Following is a table of United States

neg: Clay Shaw (politician) winning 55 percent of the vote. Congressman-elect Shaw was on his way to Washington to represent Broward County's 15th Congressional district. Also in 1980, Ronald Reagan became the 40th President of the United States, and Republicans gained control of the United States Senate. Redistricting numbered Shaw's district as the 15th District. Shaw faced a rematch against his predecessor, Ed Stack. However, Shaw turned back this challenge fairly easily, winning 57 percent of the vote. Shaw won re-election with 66% against Democratic nominee Bill Humphrey. Shaw won re-election without opposition. Shaw won re-election with 66% against Democratic nominee Mike Kuhle. Shaw

neg: 1980 United States presidential election was the last time that the Democrats won Georgia and Maryland until 1992. This election is the last time a Republican won the presidency without winning Georgia. This is the first time Massachusetts voted for the Republican candidate since 1956. 1980 is one of only two occurrences of a pair of consecutive elections seeing the incumbent President defeated, the other one happening in 1892. This is the only time in the 20th century a party was voted out after a single four-year term. Source (popular vote): Source (electoral vote): Margin of victory less than 1% (30 electoral votes): Margin of

neg: 1992 United States presidential election until 2008. The election was the last time that a member of either party won the presidency without winning Florida. Source (Popular Vote): Source (Electoral Vote): States with margin of victory less than 1% (27 electoral votes): States with margin of victory less than 5% (175 electoral votes): States with margin of victory between 5% and 10% (131 electoral votes): Source: New York Times President Map Source: Voter News Service exit poll, reported in "The New York Times", November 10, 1996, 28. 1992 United States presidential election The 1992 United States presidential election was the 42nd quadrennial presidential election. It

neg: History of modern Mongolia struggling with privatization. Inflation rose, stores' shelves were depleted, ration cards for food were issued for a period of time. A thriving black market arose in Ulaanbaatar by 1988 to accommodate the needs of the populace. The constitution was amended in 1992. In the same year, the MPRP won another round of parliamentary elections. The new constitution also provided that the president would be elected by popular vote rather than by the legislature as before. Incumbent Punsalmaagin Ochirbat became Mongolia's first universally elected president winning the 1993 Mongolian presidential election with two thirds of the vote. Originally an MPRP member,

neg: 2012 United States presidential election winning the most votes for the Libertarian ticket in history. At the time, Green Party candidate Jill Stein's popular vote total made her the most successful female presidential candidate in a general election in United States history. This was later surpassed by Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. Obama's vote total was the second most votes received in the history of presidential elections and the most ever for a reelected president. Obama owns the all-time record for votes in a single election as well in 2008. However, Obama also became the first president in American history to be reelected to

neg: United States Electoral College on a popular election held on Election Day. The popular election for electors means the president and vice president are in effect chosen through indirect election by the citizens. Since the mid-19th century when all electors have been popularly chosen, the Electoral College has elected the candidate who received the most popular votes nationwide, except in four elections: 1876, 1888, 2000, and 2016. In 1824, there were six states in which electors were legislatively appointed, rather than popularly elected, so the true national popular vote is uncertain; the electors failed to select a winning candidate, so the matter was decided

neg: Andrew Jackson 1828 presidential campaign the crowd outside. Conservatives were horrified at this event, and held it up as a portent of terrible things to come from the first Democratic president. Andrew Jackson was sworn in as president on March 4, 1829. Andrew Jackson 1828 presidential campaign In 1828, Andrew Jackson, who had lost the 1824 election in a runoff in the United States House of Representatives, despite winning both the popular vote and the Electoral vote by significant margins, ran for President of the United States. He had been nominated by the Tennessee state legislature in 1825, and did not face any opposition from

neg: 1984 United States presidential election in Alaska his best performance in this state, but did not receive nearly as much support as Ed Clark did in the previous election. 1984 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1984 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 6, 1984, as part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by incumbent President Ronald Reagan (R-California) with almost two-thirds of the popular vote against Walter Mondale (D-Minnesota) with 29.9%. Reagan ultimately won the national vote, winning re-election. Alaska

neg: 1984 United States presidential election in Alaska 1984 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1984 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 6, 1984, as part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by incumbent President Ronald Reagan (R-California) with almost two-thirds of the popular vote against Walter Mondale (D-Minnesota) with 29.9%. Reagan ultimately won the national vote, winning re-election. Alaska has only voted Democratic once, and that was in the 1964 election for Lyndon B. Johnson. Libertarian candidate David Bergland also had

neg: 1996 United States presidential election in Iowa 1996 United States presidential election in Iowa The 1996 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 7, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 7 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Iowa was won by Democratic incumbent President Bill Clinton over Republican Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, with Clinton winning 50.26% of the vote to Dole's 39.92%, a margin of 10.34%. The Reform Party candidate, billionaire businessman Ross Perot, finished in third, with 8.52% of the popular vote. Iowa is one of thirteen states

neg: United States presidential elections in Massachusetts did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain. In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all twenty-two of the electoral votes of Massachusetts, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President. United States presidential elections in Massachusetts Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Massachusetts, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood

neg: United States presidential elections in Illinois did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain. In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all electoral votes (including the three electoral votes from Illinois) except one vote in New Hampshire. The popular vote was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President. United States presidential elections in Illinois Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Illinois, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1818, Illinois has participated in every U.S. presidential election.

neg: United States presidential elections in Vermont did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain. In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all eight of Vermont’s electoral votes, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President. United States presidential elections in Vermont Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Vermont, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1791,

neg: United States presidential elections in Rhode Island votes (Andrew Jackson) did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain. In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all 4 of Rhode Island's electoral votes, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President. United States presidential elections in Rhode Island Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Rhode Island, ordered by year. Since

neg: United States presidential elections in Ohio did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain. In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all eight of Ohio’s electoral votes, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President. United States presidential elections in Ohio Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Ohio, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1803,

neg: United States presidential elections in Maryland did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain. In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all 8 of Maryland's electoral votes, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President. United States presidential elections in Maryland Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Maryland, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1788,

neg: 1976 United States presidential election in Wyoming 1976 United States presidential election in Wyoming The 1976 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Wyoming was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), with 59.30 percent of the popular vote, against Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 39.81 percent of the popular vote, the best performance for a Democrat since 1964. Despite losing in Wyoming, Carter went on to win the national election and became the 39th president of

neg: 2012 United States presidential election nominally independent Super PACs. Obama defeated Romney, winning a majority of both the popular vote and the Electoral College. Obama won 51.1% of the popular vote compared to Romney's 47.2%. Obama was the first incumbent since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 to win reelection with fewer electoral votes and a lower popular vote percentage than had been won in the previous election, and was also the first two-term president since Ronald Reagan to win both his presidential bids with a majority of the nationwide popular vote. In 2011, several state legislatures passed new voting laws, especially pertaining to voter identification,

neg: Colombian Constitution of 1886 by popular vote. The Senate was chosen by the departmental assemblies. The suffrage for elections of national scope was limited: men must be at least 21 or older and literate. However, illiterate men could vote in regional elections. The position of vice-president was reinstated and was initially occupied by Eliseo Payán. The Catholic religion became the official religion. In 1887, President Núñez made a concordat with the Vatican, reinstating powers to the Catholic Church that they had lost in the previous constitution. This method of implementing constitutional changes based on the partisan wind of the moment, without having to be

neg: Apportionment (politics) to voters on election day. A separate obstacle to proportional representation is that almost all of the states choose electors on a "winner-take-all" basis, where the state's electors are awarded to the candidate with the most popular votes in that state. Maine and Nebraska are the only states that instead use the "congressional district method", selecting one elector within each congressional district by popular vote and awarding two electors by a statewide popular vote. With the "winner-takes-all" method used by most of the states, a candidate can still win the presidency without winning the national popular vote (such as what

neg: Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan of Canada, uses the 'first past the post' system for electing its Legislative Assembly, only two of the 40 Social Credit candidates won election in 52 seats available in the legislature. MP Joseph Needham was president of the provincial party in the 1930s into the 1940s. In the subsequent election in 1944, Social Credit collapsed: it nominated only one candidate, who won only 249 votes (0.06% of the provincial popular vote). Social Credit recovered somewhat in the 1948 provincial election, nominating 36 candidates and winning 8.09% of the popular vote. In the 1956 provincial election, Social Credit nominated candidates in

neg: Ulysses S. Grant Bedford Forrest, used violence and intimidation across the South in three states: Kansas, Georgia, and Louisiana. Grant won the popular vote by 300,000 votes out of 5,716,082 votes cast, receiving an Electoral College landslide of 214 votes to Seymour's 80. Seymour received a majority of white votes, but Grant was aided by 500,000 votes cast by blacks, winning him 52.7 percent of the popular vote. At the age of 46, Grant was the youngest president yet elected, and the first president after the nation had outlawed slavery. On March 4, 1869, Grant was sworn in as the eighteenth President of

neg: 2016 Richmond, Virginia mayoral election election, in addition to winning the popular vote, mayoral candidates must win the popular vote in five of the nine city districts. Stoney was able to achieve a majority of the popular vote, receiving 35,525 votes, in addition to winning five city districts, compared to three won by Berry and one won by Morrissey. The night of November 8, the Morrissey campaign conceded to Berry and Stoney, and Berry's campaign conceded to Stoney the following day, when provisional and absentee ballots still had Stoney in the lead. At the age of 35, Stoney became the youngest politician to ever be

neg: Samuel J. Tilden to the highest position in the gift of the people, without any of the cares and responsibilities of the office." Tilden was the second individual, after Andrew Jackson, to lose a presidential election despite winning the popular vote. Grover Cleveland, Al Gore, and Hillary Clinton have subsequently achieved the same feat. Tilden remains the only individual to lose a presidential election while winning a majority, rather than a plurality, of the popular vote. In 1878, Democratic Congressman Clarkson Nott Potter convinced the House of Representatives to create a committee to investigate allegations of fraud and corruption in the 1876 election.

neg: Republican Party for Independence and Development Republican Party for Independence and Development The Republican Party for Independence and Development (, PRID) is a political party in Guinea-Bissau led by António Afonso Té. The party was established in March 2008 as a breakaway from the PAIGC who supported President João Bernardo Vieira. Led by Aristides Gomes, it finished third in the popular vote in the 2008 parliamentary elections, winning three seats in the National People's Assembly. The party became part of the governing coalition. The 2014 elections saw PRID lose all three seats, whilst Antonio Afonso Té finished seventh in the presidential elections with 3% of the

neg: 1908 United States presidential election which a Republican won the presidency without winning Nebraska. It is also the last election in which a Republican won without Nevada and/or Colorado until 2016. Source (Popular Vote): Source (Electoral Vote): Margin of victory less than 1% (34 electoral votes): Margin of victory less than 5% (46 electoral votes): Margin of victory between 5% and 10% (60 electoral votes): Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Republican) Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Democratic) Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Other) 1908 United States presidential election The United States presidential election of 1908 was the 31st quadrennial presidential election, held

neg: 1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries liberal for the general election proved unsuccessful and he eventually withdrew. Jackson focused more on getting enough delegates to make sure African-American interests were represented in the platform than on winning outright. Dukakis eventually emerged as the party's nominee. Total popular vote results from primaries and caucuses: The Democratic Party Convention was held in Atlanta, Georgia, July 18–21. The Dukakis nominating speech delivered by Arkansas governor and future president Bill Clinton was widely criticized as too long and tedious. Texas State Treasurer Ann Richards (who two years later became the state governor) delivered a memorable keynote address in which she

neg: 1937 Finnish presidential election 1937 Finnish presidential election Two-stage presidential elections were held in Finland in 1937. On 15 and 16 January the public elected presidential electors to an electoral college. They in turn elected the President. Whilst Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg was one vote short of winning on the first ballot, the result was a victory for Kyösti Kallio, who won on the second ballot. The turnout for the popular vote was 57.8%. The issues the election campaign was fought on included President Pehr Evind Svinhufvud's refusal in September and October 1936 to allow the Social Democrats - then clearly the largest political party

neg: Premiership of Stephen Harper under the Canada Elections Act, and sentenced to nine months in prison. The Conservatives won 124 (or 40.3% of the total) seats in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2006 election while receiving 36.3% of the popular vote, and won 143 seats (or 46.4% of the total) in the 2008 election while receiving 37.7% of the popular vote. In the 2011 election, the Conservatives won 166 seats (54% of the total) with 39.6% of the popular vote. Conventional wisdom before the 2011 election held that winning a federal majority without significant support in the province of Quebec would

neg: 1976 United States presidential election in Delaware 1976 United States presidential election in Delaware The 1976 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Delaware was won by Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 51.98% of the popular vote. Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), who finished with 46.57% of the popular vote. No third-party candidate amounted 1% of the vote, but Eugene McCarthy (Independent–Minnesota) finished third in Delaware with 1.03% of the statewide popular vote. Jimmy Carter

neg: George Ganchev Bulgarian Business Bloc in 1990 and was elected its chairman. The party contested the 1991 parliamentary elections but won only 73,379 votes (1.3%); failing to cross the 4% electoral threshold. Ganchev ran for president the following year with Petar Beron (ex-leader of the SDS) as his running mate. They finished 3rd with 16.8% of the popular vote; behind the SDS candidate (and winner) Zhelyu Zhelev and the socialist endorsed Velko Valkanov. The Bulgarian Business Bloc had a breakthrough in the 1994 parliamentary elections, winning 4.7% of the popular vote and winning 13 seats. Ganchev was elected as a Member of

neg: National Popular Vote Interstate Compact York as House Joint Resolution 681, it would have replaced the Electoral College with a simpler plurality system based on the national popular vote. Under this system, the pair of candidates who had received the highest number of votes would win the presidency and vice presidency respectively, providing they won at least 40% of the national popular vote. If no pair received 40% of the popular vote, a runoff election would be held, in which the choice of president and vice president would be made from the two pairs of persons who had received the highest numbers of votes in

neg: 1948 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1948 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania The 1948 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 2, 1948. Voters chose thirty-five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania voted for the Republican nominee, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, over the Democratic nominee, President Harry Truman. Dewey won Pennsylvania by a margin of 4.01 percent. , this is the last time that a Democrat won the national election without carrying Pennsylvania, and until 2016 the last time when a Democrat lead in the nationwide popular vote without carrying Pennsylvania.

neg: 1860 United States presidential election carry even one slave state, and indeed he was not on the ballot in 10 of the southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. He was the first President-elect to not be on the ballot in all states, a feat which has since been equalled thrice but never to the same extent. Lincoln won the second lowest share of the popular vote among all winning presidential candidates in U.S. history. Moreover, Lincoln's share of the popular vote would have been even less if there had been a popular vote in South Carolina.

neg: 1916 United States presidential election president." Wilson's popular vote margin of 3.1 percent was the smallest attained by a victorious sitting president until 2004. By defeating Hughes, Woodrow Wilson became the first Democratic president to win a second consecutive term since Andrew Jackson in 1832. Vice-President Thomas R. Marshall also earned the distinction of becoming the first vice-president elected to a second term since John C. Calhoun in 1828. Wilson and Marshall became the first "incumbent" presidential ticket to win re-election, since James Monroe and Daniel D. Tompkins in 1820. The total popular vote cast in 1916 exceeded that of 1912 by 3,500,000. The very

neg: Heights of presidents and presidential candidates of the United States taller candidates winning almost all modern presidential elections is still pervasive, however. Examples of such views include: A comparison of the heights of the winning presidential candidate with the losing candidate from each election since 1789 is provided below to evaluate such views. Notes: <nowiki>*</nowiki> Lost the electoral vote, but received more popular votes <nowiki>**</nowiki> Lost the House of Representatives vote, but received the most popular votes and a plurality of electoral votes; however, not the majority needed to win. † Ran unopposed The tallest president elected to office was Abraham Lincoln (). Portrait artist Francis Bicknell Carpenter supplies the

neg: President of Mexico (who contested the official results). Former President Vicente Fox was elected with a plurality of 43% of the popular vote, Ernesto Zedillo won 48% of the vote, and his predecessor Carlos Salinas won with a majority of 50%. The most recent former president, Enrique Peña Nieto won 38% of the popular vote. The current President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, was elected in 2018 with a modern-era record of 53% share of the popular vote. The history of Mexico has not been a peaceful one. After the fall of dictator Porfirio Díaz in 1910 because of the Mexican Revolution, there was

neg: 2011 Italian referendums electorate approved them). Due to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's implicit invitation to boycott the vote (in the hope that the required quorum would not be met), the results don't accurately represent popular opinion. ND = no direction. The President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano declared he would take part to the referendums, without revealing his intentions regarding the votes. The President of the Senate of the Republic Renato Schifani underlined the importance of the vote as a form of democratic participation and said he would vote. The President of the Chamber of Deputies Gianfranco Fini declared he would vote. The

neg: United States' presidential plurality victories United States' presidential plurality victories In the United States, Presidential plurality victories are those elections in which the winning candidate received less than 50% of the popular votes cast but the largest share of votes. The popular vote in an American presidential election was first fully recorded and reported in the election of 1824. Since then, 19 presidential elections have occurred in which a candidate was elected or reelected without gaining a majority of the popular vote. The following is a list and description of those elections in which a candidate won the election with a plurality of the popular

neg: Paul Nahaolelua King attempted to name his cousin Bernice Pauahi Bishop but she refused the offer, and he died the same day without naming a successor. Because Kamehameha V died with no heir, the constitution called for the legislature, which Nahaolelua presided over as President of the Legislative Assembly, to select the next monarch. By both popular vote, and the unanimous vote in the legislature, Lunalilo became the first elected king of Hawaii in 1873. In private, Nahaolelua tried to persuade the new king to name a successor so the kingdom would not face another succession crisis. However, after a short reign,

neg: 1968 United States presidential election in North Dakota 1968 United States presidential election in North Dakota The 1968 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. North Dakota voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. North Dakota was won by former Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), with 55.94% of the popular vote, against Vice President Hubert Humphrey (D–Minnesota), with 38.23% of the popular vote. American Independent Party candidate George Wallace performed decently, finishing with 5.75% of the popular vote. With 55.94% of the popular

neg: 1992 United States presidential election years earlier, the Democrats recorded a 2.6 percentage point "decrease" in their share of the popular vote compared to 1988 due to the higher turnout. His 43% share of the popular vote was the second-lowest for any winning candidate in the 20th century after Woodrow Wilson in 1912 (41.8%). President Bush's 37.5% was the lowest percentage total for a sitting president seeking re-election since William Howard Taft, also in 1912 (23.2%). 1992 was, as the 1912 election was, a three-way race (that time between Taft, Woodrow Wilson, and Theodore Roosevelt). It was also the lowest percentage for a major-party candidate

neg: Law in Nazi Germany where he wrote his famous book, Mein Kampf. Significant economic issues during this time were also exploited by Hitler increasing his popularity. His actions and aims have since been described as using the “Constitution to destroy the Constitution” and the “rules of the republic to destroy the republic." Nazi influence increased after winning most of the popular vote in the 1932 Reichstag general elections, however without majority. Eventual pressure saw President Paul von Hindenburg cave and appoint Hitler as Chancellor of Germany on the 30th of January 1933, referred to as the "Machtergreifung" (“seizure of power”). The Reichstag Fire on

neg: Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville of 2004. The first election held in the district saw longtime Vegreville—Viking incumbent Ed Stelmach win the new district of his party. He took just under half the popular vote, defeating four other candidates. Stelmach became leader of the Progressive Conservatives and premier of the province in December 2006. He stood for re-election in 2008 winning a landslide of nearly 78% of the popular vote. Progressive Conservative Jacquie Fenske won the district in the 2012 provincial election. In the 2015 election, NDP candidate Jessica Littlewood won with a majority of 2,870, defeating Jacquie Fenske who finished second. "Voters had the

neg: 1976 United States presidential election in Kansas 1976 United States presidential election in Kansas The 1976 United States presidential election in Kansas took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Kansas voters chose seven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Kansas was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan). with 52.49% of the popular vote, against Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 44.94% of the popular vote. None of the third-party candidates amounted to a significant portion of the vote, but Eugene McCarthy (I–Minnesota) won 1.38% of the popular vote in Kansas, finishing third

neg: 1976 United States presidential election in Colorado 1976 United States presidential election in Colorado The 1976 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Colorado was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan). with 54.1% of the popular vote, against Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 41.6% of the popular vote. None of the third-party candidates amounted to a significant portion of the vote, but Eugene McCarthy (I–Minnesota) won 2.4% of the popular vote and came third overall in

neg: 1976 United States presidential election in Nebraska 1976 United States presidential election in Nebraska The 1976 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Nebraska was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), with 59.19% of the popular vote, against Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 38.46% of the popular vote. None of the third-party candidates amounted to a significant portion of the vote, but Eugene McCarthy (I–Minnesota) won 1.55% of Nebraska's popular vote and came third overall in

neg: Fidel Ramos May 11, 1992, narrowly defeating popular Agrarian Reform Secretary Miriam Defensor Santiago. His running mate, Governor Osmeña, lost to Senator Joseph Estrada as Vice President. Despite winning, he garnered only 23.58% of the vote, the lowest plurality in the country's history. The election results were marred by allegations of fraud as Santiago was leading the race for the first five days of counting but became second after a nationwide energy black-out, putting Ramos in first place. International media were already calling Santiago as the president-elect but withdrew because of the sudden change in positions. Santiago filed an electoral protest, but

neg: Charles Dent (politician) he was elected as an MLA in 1991. Dent began his political career on the Yellowknife city council. He held the position of alderman from 1984 to 1985 and became President of President of the NWT Association of Municipalities. Dent ran for a seat in the Northwest Territories legislature in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election. He was re-elected in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election with a comfortable margin. He ran for a third term in office in the 1999 Northwest Territories general election winning just under half of the popular vote. He ran for his fourth and final

neg: 1976 United States presidential election in Iowa None of the third-party candidates amounted to a significant portion of the vote, but Eugene McCarthy (I–Minnesota) won 1.57% of the popular vote and came third overall in the nation. Despite losing in Iowa, Carter went on to win the national election and became the 39th president of the United States. , this is the last time a Democrat won the presidency without Iowa 1976 United States presidential election in Iowa The 1976 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors,

neg: Panameñista Party vote, Martinelli went on to beat the incumbent Democratic Revolutionary Party who had formed its own three-party coalition. Varela, the Panameñista leader, became Panama's vice president to President Martinelli. Former 1990's president Guillermo Endara placed a distant third with 2.3% of the vote as the official candidate for the new Fatherland's Moral Vanguard Party, after gaining 31% in the last elections (2004). Martinelli's and Varela's Alliance for Change coalition also dominated the National Assembly in 2009, winning 44 seats against 27 of the second-place coalition, with 2 other seats belonging to independents. A total of 22 legislative seats went specifically

neg: United States presidential elections in which the winner lost the popular vote United States presidential elections in which the winner lost the popular vote There have been five United States presidential elections in which the winner lost the popular vote including the 1824 election, which was the first U.S. presidential election where the popular vote was recorded. Losing the popular vote means securing less of the national popular vote than the person who received either a majority or a plurality of the vote. In the U.S. presidential election system, instead of the nationwide popular vote determining the outcome of the election, the President of the United States is determined by votes cast

neg: Premiership of Stephen Harper be nearly impossible. The Conservatives disproved this by winning an eleven-seat majority with only five seats in Quebec. The Conservatives won considerably more popular support outside of Quebec than they did elsewhere, carrying 48% of the popular vote outside of Quebec. This was only the second time in Canadian history that a federal government was formed without a substantial number of seats from Quebec. Media speculation had been that the Conservatives would need to win in excess of 40% of the popular vote to form a majority government, the stated goal of Harper in the 2011 election. However, the Liberal

neg: Bonfoh Abass candidate in the Third Constituency of Bassar Prefecture and winning the seat with 90.68% of the vote. He was re-elected from Bassar in the October 2002 parliamentary election. In the National Assembly, he served as First Rapporteur of the Socio-Cultural Development Committee and was elected First Vice-President of the National Assembly. He became President of Togo when President Faure Gnassingbé resigned due to pressure from the international community in February 2005. Bonfoh, who was First Vice-President of the National Assembly at the time, was elected as President of the National Assembly and thus became acting President of Togo prior to

neg: Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations would help to pay for get-out-the-vote efforts throughout the nation. Rallies featuring national allies of Kennedy and Spanish language advertisements helped to mobilize and spread support for the campaign. Despite the fact that then-Vice President Richard Nixon carried more states and won the popular vote, Kennedy emerged victorious in the 1960 United States Presidential Election by winning the electoral vote by a margin of 303-219. President-Elect Kennedy's close margin of victory signified a major success for the Viva Kennedy Clubs because it proved the importance of earning the Mexican American vote. In Texas, Kennedy earned 91% of the Mexican American

neg: 1968 United States presidential election in West Virginia of the popular vote. 1968 United States presidential election in West Virginia The 1968 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose seven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. West Virginia was won by the Democratic candidate, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, with 49.60% of the popular vote, against the Republican candidate, former Senator and Vice President Richard Nixon, with 40.78% of the popular vote. American Independent Party candidate George Wallace also appeared on the

neg: 1968 United States presidential election in Rhode Island of the popular vote. 1968 United States presidential election in Rhode Island The 1968 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Rhode Island voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Rhode Island was won by the Democratic candidate, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, with 64.03% of the popular vote, against the Republican candidate, former Senator and Vice President Richard Nixon, with 31.78% of the popular vote. American Independent Party candidate George Wallace also appeared on the

neg: 1968 United States presidential election in Nebraska 1968 United States presidential election in Nebraska The 1968 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Nebraska voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Nebraska was won by the Republican candidate former Vice President Richard Nixon, with 59.82% of the popular vote, against the Democratic candidate former Senator and incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey, with 31.81% of the popular vote. American Independent Party candidate George Wallace performed decently, finishing with 8.36% of the popular vote. With

neg: 1968 United States presidential election in Idaho 1968 United States presidential election in Idaho The 1968 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Idaho voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Idaho was won by former Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), with 56.79% of the popular vote, against former Senator and incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey (D–Minnesota), with 30.66% of the popular vote. American Independent Party candidate George Wallace performed quite well, finishing with 12.55% of the popular vote. With 56.79% of the

neg: 1956 United States presidential election in Nebraska after Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire. 1956 United States presidential election in Nebraska The 1956 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Nebraska voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Nebraska was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 65.51% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 34.49% of the popular vote. With 65.51% of the popular vote, Nebraska would prove

neg: 1956 United States presidential election in Nebraska 1956 United States presidential election in Nebraska The 1956 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Nebraska voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Nebraska was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 65.51% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 34.49% of the popular vote. With 65.51% of the popular vote, Nebraska would prove to be Eisenhower's fourth strongest state

neg: 1968 United States presidential election in Idaho popular vote, Idaho would prove to be Nixon's second strongest state in the 1968 election after Nebraska. 1968 United States presidential election in Idaho The 1968 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Idaho voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Idaho was won by former Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), with 56.79% of the popular vote, against former Senator and incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey (D–Minnesota), with 30.66% of the popular vote. American Independent Party