President · Question 11 of 12
A candidate wins the most votes nationwide but loses the election. Which statements about this are correct?
2 answers are correct. Hard
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Answer
- A This happened most recently in the elections of 2000 and 2016
- D In almost all states, the winner receives all of the state's electors
Explanation
The election runs through the electors: in 48 states and D.C., the winner of the state receives all its electors (winner takes all); only Maine and Nebraska split them. The majority of electors can therefore differ from the nationwide popular vote majority – as in 2000 (Bush vs. Gore) and 2016 (Trump vs. Clinton).