Presidential Election Archives

Voting Conspiracies

January 17, 2013

Q: Is it true that there were more votes than voters in Wood County, Ohio, and St. Lucie County, Fla., and that Obama lost every state with photo ID laws?
A: No. A viral email that makes those claims is bogus. It fabricates Ohio and Florida results. Also, Obama won four of the 11 states with photo ID laws.

Presidents Winning Without Popular Vote

March 24, 2008

Q: How many times was a president elected who did not win the popular vote?
A: It has happened five times.

Ohio Primary and the General Election

March 10, 2008

Q: Has any presidential candidate won the general election without winning the Ohio primary?
A: Yes. Richard Nixon did it in 1968, and John Kennedy in 1960. But "favorite son" candidates won the Ohio contest both those years.