What was the total number of electoral votes in 2012?
What was the total number of electoral votes in 2012?
2012 United States presidential election
| Nominee | Barack Obama | Mitt Romney |
| Party | Democratic | Republican |
| Home state | Illinois | Massachusetts |
| Running mate | Joe Biden | Paul Ryan |
| Electoral vote | 332 | 206 |
How many electoral college votes did Barack Obama get in 2008?
2008 United States presidential election
| Nominee | Barack Obama | John McCain |
| Party | Democratic | Republican |
| Home state | Illinois | Arizona |
| Running mate | Joe Biden | Sarah Palin |
| Electoral vote | 365 | 173 |
How many electoral votes did McClellan get?
Results by state
| George B. McClellan Democratic | ||
|---|---|---|
| State | electoral votes | # |
| California | 5 | 43,837 |
| Connecticut | 6 | 42,288 |
| Delaware | 3 | 8,767 |
Did Abe Lincoln win the popular vote?
Lincoln won the second-lowest share of the popular vote among all winning presidential candidates in U.S. history. The Republican victory resulted from the concentration of votes in the free states, which together controlled a majority of the presidential electors.
Why did Lincoln chose Andrew Johnson as VP?
In 1864, Johnson was a logical choice as running mate for Lincoln, who wished to send a message of national unity in his re-election campaign; and became vice president after a victorious election in 1864. He did not win the 1868 Democratic presidential nomination and left office the following year.
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