i dont want to start anything on here but i was just wondering if he had been the only one or if the electoral college had choosen different from the public before
2007-11-05 14:32:50 · 3 answers · asked by coco12 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
No, this has happened three times in the history of the US Hayes, in 1876; Harrison in 1888; and George Bush in 2000 all lost the popular vote, but won the election. Several candidates (most recently Bill Clinton) won election with much less than 50% of the vote.
2007-11-05 14:44:06 · answer #1 · answered by Lorenzo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As far as the official record, in 1876 Samuel Tilden got more popular votes than Rutherford B. Hayes, but lost in the electoral college. In 1888 Grover Cleveland got more popular votes than Benjamin Harrison, but lost in the electoral college. In 2000 Gore got more popular votes than Bush, but lost in the electoral college.
There were illegalities in 1960 but John Kennedy was certified as having more popular and electoral votes than Richard Nixon.
2007-11-05 22:46:29 · answer #2 · answered by Rev. Dr. Glen 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
JFK was elected by dead people in Illinois
2007-11-05 22:40:48 · answer #3 · answered by idontknow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋