The Electoral College
He received a total of 1,876 Electoral College votes for president, a likely unbreakable record:
Who is: "Franklin Delano Roosevelt, or FDR"
A "psephologist" studies these events; general ones generally happen every 2 years:
What are: "Elections"
To let people know you're a candidate, throw your hat here:
What is: "In the Ring"
Though he received 19,742,267 votes in 1992, he won no electoral votes:
Who is: "Ross Perot"
In 1971, the age to vote in U.S. elections was lowered to this:
What is "18 or 18 years of age."
If no candidate receives a majority in the Electoral College, as happened in 1824, this body votes to decide who wins:
Who are: "The U.S House of Representatives"
The tradition of U.S. elections being held on this day of the week dates to 1845, when it was convenient for farmers:
What is: "Tuesday"
Can't be at the polling place on election day? Then vote by mail using one of these:
What is: "An Absentee Ballot"
In 1910, Democrat Charles B. Smith won a U.S. House seat with 20,685 votes; his Republican opponent got this many:
What is/are: "20,684 Votes"
Corrupt 1880s elections led the U.S. to adopt this type of paper ballot so other people don't know who you voted for:
What is/are: "A Secret Ballot or Secret Ballots"
He won 304-227; he lost 306-232:
Who is: "Donald J. Trump, or Trump"
Before a U.S. general election, these elections are held to determine the party candidates:
What are: "Primaries/Caucuses"
Also called the slate, it can be voted straight or split:
What is: "A Ticket"
The 2 Democratic opponents George W. Bush beat in presidential elections:
Who are: "Al Gore and John Kerry"
In 1966 the Supreme Court ruled that these taxes in local & state elections were prohibited:
What is/are: "Poll Tax/Taxes"
Vying for re-election, he did not treat his Minnesota opponent nicely, winning 525-13:
Who is: "Reagan or Ronald Reagan"
Massachusetts law largely bans the sale of booze on Sundays, legal holidays & this day of democracy in action:
What is: "Election Day or Voting Day"
In the winner-take-all system, the winner of the presidential popular vote in a state gets all of these:
What are: "The Electoral Votes"
His grandfather had been VP, but Adlai Stevenson lost 2 presidential elections to this man:
Who is: "Dwight D. Eisenhower"
In 1889, this Western U.S. state's constitution was the first in the world to grant full voting rights to women:
What is: "Wyoming, or The State of Wyoming"
Electoral votes are tallied in Congress, with this official declaring the results; in 1961 Nixon announced his own loss to Kennedy:
Who is: "The Vice-President of the United States, or Vice-President."
George Washington's campaign bought 160 gallons of booze to woo 391 voters on a 1758 Election Day in this colony:
What is: "Virginia, The Colony of Virginia, or the Virginia Colony"
For voting, a district, town or ward is divided into these:
What are: "Precincts"
Some historians call the election in which this man beat John Breckinridge the most important in U.S. history:
Who is: "Abraham Lincoln."
The voting rights of these people, defined as those who've committed a crime such as murder or arson, are controversial:
What/Who are: "Felons"