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Dole won 40.7% of the popular vote and 159 electoral votes, while Perot won 8.4% of the popular vote. Despite Dole's defeat, the Republican Party was able to maintain majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Voter turnout was registered at 51.7%, the lowest for a presidential election since 1924.
Mar 24, 2008 · Al Gore holds that distinction, garnering about 540,000 more votes than Bush. However, Bush won the electoral vote, 271 to 266. In 2016, Donald Trump won the electoral vote by 304 to 227 over ...
Jan 6, 2021 · The 11 p.m. hour will undoubtedly bring at least 65 electoral votes to Joe Biden’s column, even if Oregon isn’t called immediately. Eyes will be on other competitive states where counting is ...
On Election Day, Trump over-performed his polls, winning several key swing states, while losing the popular vote by 2.87 million votes. Trump received the majority in the Electoral College and won upset victories in the Rust Belt region.
Feb 2, 2023 · The last Republican to have won a U.S. presidential election as well as the popular vote was George W. Bush in 2004. Bush left office 14 years ago, in 2009, but social media users are claiming ...
Apr 3, 2024 · Despite losing the popular vote, Hayes won enough electoral votes to become the 19th president of the United States. (more) Disputed electoral votes in three states—Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina—led the U.S. Congress to form an Electoral Commission (1877) to decide the 1876 contest between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden .
Party Nominees: Electoral Vote: Popular Vote Presidential: Vice Presidential Democratic-Republican Andrew Jackson: John C. Calhoun: 99: 37.9%: 151,271
