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May 15, 2019 · Two of the last three U.S. Presidents — Donald Trump and George W. Bush — were elected to their position without winning the popular vote.
- Tara Law
6 days ago · Four presidents— Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876, Benjamin Harrison in 1888, George W. Bush in 2000, and Donald Trump in 2016—were elected with fewer popular votes than their opponents, and Andrew Jackson lost to John Quincy Adams in the House of Representatives after winning a plurality of the popular and electoral vote in 1824.
- Stephen Wayne
Nov 7, 2016 · The answer is four, with the most recent occurring in 2000 when Al Gore received over 500,000 popular votes more than George W. Bush. But Bush won the electoral vote, 271 to 266. Why does the...
May 23, 2023. Since the 1860 election, U.S. presidential elections have been dominated by candidates affiliated with the Democratic and Republican parties. While the electoral votes decide the ...
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Oct 27, 2020 · Back in 1787, when the delegates to the Constitutional Convention were trying to figure out how the President should be chosen, some wanted the Congress to choose, and others wanted a popular election.
Oct 23, 2020 · More than three-fifths of the country, 61%, support replacing the Electoral College with a popular vote system, a Gallup poll found in September, but there are fissures starkly along partisan ...
List of presidents of the United States from 1789 – till date. No. Portrait Name (Birth–Death) Term Party Election Vice President; 1: George Washington (1732–1799) April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797: Unaffiliated: 1788–1789
