Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. You are the secretary of state in the state of Texas, and it is your job to oversee election results. In a presidential election, 33 percent of the votes in Texas were cast for Candidate A and 66 percent were cast for Candidate B. How would your state's electoral votes be distributed? A. Candidate A will receive 1/3 of the votes, and Candidate B will receive 2/3. B. Candidate A will receive all of the state's electoral votes. C. Candidate B will receive 1/3 of the votes, and Candidate A will receive 2/3. D. Candidate B will receive all of the state's electoral votes.

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Duckling

5 September, 21:16

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. You are the secretary of state in the state of Texas, and it is your job to oversee election results. In a presidential election, 33 percent of the votes in Texas were cast for Candidate A and 66 percent were cast for Candidate B. How would your state's electoral votes be distributed? A. Candidate A will receive 1/3 of the votes, and Candidate B will receive 2/3. B. Candidate A will receive all of the state's electoral votes. C. Candidate B will receive 1/3 of the votes, and Candidate A will receive 2/3. D. Candidate B will receive all of the state's electoral votes.

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Kate Mcdaniel · Answer 1

The winner-takes-all rule says that if the candidate receives a majority of the popular vote or a plurality of the popular vote (that is less tha 50% but more than any other candidate), takes all of the state's electoral vote, then the answer is D. - Candidate B will receive all of the state's electoral votes.

Dereon Arnold · Answer 2

The Answer is D. Candidate B will receive all the state's electoral Votes.