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An electoral vote is required to determine who will be elected the president of the US. There are 538 electoral votes in total, and in order to win the presidential elections, a candidate will need about 50% of the electoral votes which is 270. Each state has a certain number of electoral votes depending on the number of US representatives and senators allocated.
