30. 2)If a candidate gets most of the votes of a certain state,a simple majority,he/she wins all the electoral votes(选举人票)for the state and the defeated candidate gets none.The principle is that the winner gets all. Reference: 50 states/total:538 electoral votes/one wins the election by getting 270 votes or more. 30. 2) If a candidate gets most of the votes of a certain state, a simple majority, he/she wins all the electoral votes(选举人票) for the state and the defeated candidate gets none. The principle is that the winner gets all. Reference: 50 states/total: 538 electoral votes/ one wins the election by getting 270 votes or more