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Jackson had the greatest number of electoral votes, so why didn’t he win? Please explain.

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Answer:

If he has the greatest number of electoral votes, he should win, but if he didn't win, it is likely because he didn't meet the number of votes to officially be declared a winner.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is usually the case when there are more than 2 candidates or people running for a particular job and that all of them received a number of electoral votes without surpassing the requirement to win, if this is the case then the election would go to the House of Representatives and the Senate would then choose who will be the running mate.

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