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jtb33 Donating Member (490 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 06:48 PM
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Has a presidential candidate ever received 100% of the electoral vote?
If not, what are the most lopsided wins for presidential elections?
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DarkPhenyx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 06:49 PM
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1. Not even Washington...
...was elected unanimously.
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flowomo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 06:50 PM
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2. Nixon came damn close vs. McGovern....
but don't blame me; I'm (was) from Massachusetts as the bumper stickers said
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pinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 06:51 PM
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3. Nixon took all but Massachusetts.......
Edited on Mon May-17-04 06:52 PM by pinto
it wasn't much later that Mass cars were sporting "The One and Only" and "Don't Blame Me" bumper stickers....
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flowomo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 06:53 PM
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5. "don't blame me" was more common, I think
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flowomo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 06:52 PM
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4. I think this is your top 5:
Reagan received 525 votes. Franklin Roosevelt in 1936 received 523. Richard Nixon in 1972 received 520. Dwight D. Eisenhower received 457 in 1956. And Lyndon Johnson received 486 in 1964.

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pinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 06:55 PM
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6. I'm guessing Roosevelt '36 had the highest percentage of electorals?
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flowomo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 06:57 PM
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7. he took 523 out of 531 vs. Alf Landon
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 06:58 PM
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8. Didn't Ray-Gun take everything except Minnesota?
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flowomo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 07:00 PM
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10. yep, in 1984.... that's the biggest total, per above
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 07:05 PM
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12. I always remember that.
That's why Minn. is one of my favorite states.
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TheMightyFavog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 07:30 PM
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15. And Washington DC, IIRC....
End of Line.
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jtb33 Donating Member (490 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 07:00 PM
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9. Okay... thanks!
So pretty much the top three (for EV) were:

Reagan in 1984 (?)
Roosevelt in 1936
Nixon in 1972

Now does anyone know the biggest sweeps of the popular votes - say from the year 1900 and later?
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MisterP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 07:38 PM
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16. Johnson 1964, topping FDR with 61.05%;
Roosevelt had 60.80% nationally in 1936.
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lanparty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 07:01 PM
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11. Kerry will not be the first ...

If all else fails, there's always Mississippi.
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stellanoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 07:15 PM
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13. "Has a presidential candidate ever received 100% of the electoral vote?"
Yeah. . .Sadaam Hussein in 2002. Was a real nail biter.

No BBV's were involved.
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 07:27 PM
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14. WASHINGTON
Unanimously in 1789.

When Monroe ran unopposed in 1820, one of the electors purposely voted for John Quincy Adams so that Washington would remain the only unanimous victor of the EC.
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