text: An argument over the outcome of an EC vote is possible, for example, in the 2012 election, Obama recieved 61.7% of the electoral vote when only 51.3% popular votes cast for him and Romney. Almost all states award electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis, even a slight plurality in a state creates a landslide electoral-vote victory in that state. A tie in the nationwide electoral vote is possible due to the total number of votes-538-is an even number.