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    How Electoral Votes Are Awarded - A Complicated …

    • There are 538 "electors" in the Electoral College. To become president, a candidate must win a simple majority of the electors, or 270, in the general election. Electors are important people in ea… See more

    How Electoral Votes Are Distributed

    States determine on their own how to distribute the electoral votes that have been allocated to them. Most states award all of their electoral votes to the presidential candidate … See more

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    Exceptions to Electoral Vote Distribution

    Forty-eight of the 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., award all of their electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote there. Nebraska and Maine award their electo… See more

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    The Constitution and Vote Distribution

    While the U.S. Constitution requires states to appoint electors, the document is silent on how they actually award votes in presidential elections. There have been numerous … See more

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    How many electoral votes does a state have?
    Each of the 50 states receives electoral votes equal to its total congressional (Senators + Representatives) delegation. Since all states have two Senators and a minimum of one congressional district, the fewest number of electoral votes a state can have is three. Although not a state, the District of Columbia (DC) receives 3a electoral votes.
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