Sentences with phrase «popular votes for each candidate»

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Popular Wood Buffalo mayor Melissa Blake, who is seeking re-election in this year's municipal vote, would be seen as a star candidate for any party and could easily fill a top cabinet position if elected into government.

The only reason the popular vote was close is that voters from the intellectual states — alabama, mississippi, arkansas, kansas, nebraska, oklahome, texas — turned out in droves for their candidate (anybody but Obama).

It's been a rough stretch for Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson, although I'm uncertain that receiving a mere 7 % of the popular vote (per 538's Election Forecast) warrants the title «candidate» in this two - party Candidate Gary Johnson, although I'm uncertain that receiving a mere 7 % of the popular vote (per 538's Election Forecast) warrants the title «candidate» in this two - party candidate» in this two - party election.

The instant runoff system is considered a very good voting system when choosing between multiple options because it avoids the spoiler effect (e.g. two similar options stealing each other votes so a 3rd candidate who is actually less popular than them wins), doesn't discourage votes for options perceived as underdogs and leads to a compromise most people can agree to.

If a state has 30 electors and party A wins with 51 % of the popular vote, then 30 electors supporting the candidate for party A will be chosen.

From the thirteen candidates in the running, even the five most popular candidates only receive between 5 % and 18 % of votes; thus, falling far behind the 40 % required for a win in the first round.

Using status in this way is a pretty common campaigning technique in the UK, though what's become more popular here (at least in the Liberal Democrats) is changing your profile picture to a graphic that says you are backing / have voted for a particular candidate.

Second, the electoral college was set up to weed out «unacceptable» candidates not by dividing fringe voters in different states per se but by giving the electors the power to elect the candidate who lost the popular vote in the event that the more popular candidate turned out to be unacceptable for whatever reason.

For example, three Candidates A, B and C receive 60, 37, and 3 per cent of the popular vote in State X. Because State X has 10 electoral votes, the candidate would receive 6, 4 and 0 electoral votes, respectively (see Table 1).

But in exchange for getting the popular Democratic gubernatorial candidate on its line — thus ensuring it would well surpass the required 50,000 - vote mark to live another four years (the party ended up moving to Row D)-- the WFP had to agree to Cuomo's «New NY Agenda,» which included a slew of agenda items — the property tax cap, no new taxes to close the budget deficit etc. — that the left had opposed.

It is key to note that not all candidates who run for office will receive electoral votes, as they will need to meet a popular vote threshold specific to each state.

Legislation is advancing to the Senate that adds Connecticut to a group of states wanting to pool their Electoral College votes for the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote.

The National Popular Vote legislation is good for the senate Republicans as it should be an incentive for the party's presidential candidate to campaign in the state.

«This is one election where the popular vote actually matters,» quipped Perry, one of the most vocal celebrity campaigners for defeated candidate Hillary Clinton.

Also, local elections have features absent from general elections - people aren't voting for a popular local MP or a «strong and stable» national government, there are credible independent candidates floating about in certain areas, and major parties may not field candidates in certain wards.

Hundreds of those who did vote in Malliotakis» race, but not for her, cast write - ins, including several for local Democrat Justin Brannan, who is now running for City Council, certain write - ins for presidential candidates such as Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, and even gag votes for deceased individuals, such as Elvis Presley, or fictional characters from popular culture, such as Tywin Lannister from Game of Thrones.

Keeping in mind that Republican candidates for president had lost the popular vote in the last five of six contests, the committee put forth a 97 - page report four months after the election, calling it the «Growth and Opportunity Project.»

Anti-hard Brexit and «progressive» sites that advised voters which of their local candidates to vote for were a popular feature of the 2017 General Election.

This will be the 2nd time this year that the three - time Presidential candidate will tour the region — a region for which the NPP has set an agenda of capturing at least 3 seats in parliament and 30 % of the popular vote.

As such, in elections where a large portion of electorate isn't terribly inspired by either candidates, and mostly votes for «lesser of two evils» in current FPTP, the two major party candidates just might accrue enough down - votes that a 3rd party candidate who isn't nearly as disliked will, on balance, win over both of them (or at the very least, acquire more than the abysmal 4 % combined popular vote and 0 electoral vote like 2016 US presidential elections, despite 3rd party candidates combined likely being preferred by 40 % of electorate, as a low bound).

E.g., in 2016 elections, while candidates from 4 parties ran for President; the two «main» parties» candidates combined got 96 % of popular vote and 100 % of electors.

In the case where the popular party candidate is a terrible person (i.e. Roy Moore), you can count on the dejected party members to not vote for him in force.

If the top candidate method is used to gauge the number of votes for party (i.e. assuming the number of votes in support of a party is equal to the number of votes for its most popular candidate) instead of the raw vote, then the party's vote shares are: Labour 72.3 %, Conservatives 16.2 % and Liberal Democrats 11.4 %.

I feel, as with MPs and local Councillors, MEPs should only go forward for re-selection by popular vote and all candidates should be selected on merit.

The top of a party's ticket can make or break races across the state; a popular candidate can pull in votes for candidates farther down the ballot.

Had the popular first - term mayor come out for his party's candidate, she might have carried Kingston by another 300 votes or so, obviating most of the extended post-election angst we have just endured.

«They should select an acceptable and popular candidate that the people would be willing to vote for not the one they have hatred for,» Ojudu said.

Despite this Cameron is still the most popular candidate amongst members who see themselves as «clear blue water» Tories, and they would still vote for him rather than Fox or Davis.

«People can be embarrassed to admit if they plan to vote for a less - popular candidate, but they are less embarrassed to say it about their friends,» says Galesic.

Included: Electoral and Popular Vote Tally work sheets, a Candidate Position graphic organizer, a Campaign Timeline, a Presidential Order of Succession printable, and a rubric for scoring student debates.

As former Vice President, the Democratic candidate who won the popular vote for President in 2000, winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, and the subject of the Academy Award winning 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore is probably the most recognizable global spokesperson on climate change.

Mike is known for this race in particular, as he set a nationwide record for a Libertarian candidate, by earning 43 % of the popular vote and carrying 27 out of Montana's 56 counties.