Quizzes at Fun Trivia Fun Trivia | quizzes Quizzes | games Games | community People | services Services | help Help | me Me
New Player - Log In
Currently 7035 players online.   Trivia games, quizzes, and contests - FREE !     Get Started! quiz register


  • New Questions

  • Unanswered

  • Revisited

  • Your Questions


  • Post a Question
  • Goto Qn #



    111,008 questions asked
    382,838 replies


    Archives

    Who was the last person, other than the presidential nominees from the Democratic and Republican parties, to a receive a vote in the Electoral College?

    Question #41298. Asked by markklein199.

    griffinj

    Sen. Lloyd Bentsen received one electoral vote in 1988. Ronald Regan received one in 1976

    Nov 19 03, 2:20 PM
    Hamlet.

    What about Ross Perot?

    Nov 19 03, 3:58 PM
    markklein199

    Good job, Griffin. I guess I didn't make the wording of my question tricky enough. I thought someone would say George Wallace, since he was the last declared third party candidate to receive votes in the Electoral College. But yes, there is always the problem of the rogue elector (in states that don't require their electors' votes to conform to the winner of the state's popular vote). Coincidentally, LBJ received multiple rogue electoral votes (I think it was ten or eleven) when JFK was elected president in 1960. And Hamlet, Ross Perot never won any individual state's popular vote tally, even though he won almost 20% of the overall vote in 1992, so he never received any votes in the electoral college.

    Nov 20 03, 8:47 AM

    Create a Free FunTrivia ID to add to, request more/new answers, or edit this entry

    Other Similar Questions & Answers


    Who was the first deaf and blind person to receive a college degree?

    Who was the last Australian to receive a knighthood?

    Who was the only member of the College Football Hall of Fame to receive an Oscar?

    Who is the first person to receive an international pilot's license?

    Suggested Related FunTrivia Quizzes - 90,000 currently online

    1 The Electoral College
    Here's a quiz on that crazy American contraption we like to call the Electoral College.
    Electoral College Average
    10 Q
    ladymacb29
    Nov 07 00
    1932 plays
    2 The Electoral College
    After the election of 2000, more people became aware of the electoral college. How much do you know about it? There will be several questions regarding the electoral college in general and some regarding the election of 2000.
    Electoral College Average
    20 Q
    starman71
    Jul 29 02
    1476 plays
    3 Democratic Presidential Losers
    This quiz is on Democrats who failed to win election as president up to the 2000 election. Good luck and have fun.
    Other U.S. Politicians Average
    15 Q
    jessejimmy
    Aug 29 04
    492 plays


    "Ask FunTrivia" is for entertainment purposes only, and answers offered are unverified and unchecked by FunTrivia. We cannot guarantee the accuracy or veracity of ANY statement posted. Feel free to post an updated response if you feel that an answer is inadequate or incorrect. Please thoroughly research items where accuracy is important to you using multiple reliable sources. By accessing our website, you agree to be bound by our terms of service.