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Not necessarily.
From the National Archives: U.S. Electoral College website:
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/faq.html#popularelectoral
How is it possible for the electoral vote to produce a different result than the nation-wide popular vote?
It is important to remember that the President is not chosen by a nation-wide popular vote. The electoral vote totals determine the winner, not the statistical plurality or majority a candidate may have in the nation-wide vote totals. Electoral votes are awarded on the basis of the popular vote in each State.
Note that 48 out of the 50 States award electoral votes on a winner-takes-all basis (as does DC). For example, all 55 of California's electoral votes go to the winner of that State election, even if the margin of victory is only 50.1 percent to 49.9 percent.
In a multi-candidate race where candidates have strong regional appeal, as in 1824, it is quite possible that a candidate who collects the most votes on a nation-wide basis will not win the electoral vote. In a two-candidate race, that is less likely to occur. But it did occur in the Hayes/Tilden election of 1876 and the Harrison/Cleveland election of 1888 due to the statistical disparity between vote totals in individual State elections and the national vote totals. This also occured in the 2000 presidential election, where George W. Bush received fewer popular votes than Albert Gore Jr., but received a majority of electoral votes.
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Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008 3:39 pm
Subject: Re: Why Barack Obama Is Winning
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> Yes, but the electoral is also decided on November 4th.
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> Hmmm. Ever read "The Tortoise and the Hare?" Don't start counting your
> chickens...they haven't hatched yet. Lest we forget...the popular vote
> does not decide the election. The electoral college doesn't vote until
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