text: A problem over the outcome of an Electoral College vote is possible. Once before it happened in 2000 , but its less likely than a dispute over the popular vote. The winning candidate's share of the Electoral college comes from his popular vote. 2012 election for example Obama & Romney , Obama recieved 61.7 percent of electoral vote compared to only 51.3 percent of popular votes. A tie in the nationwide electoral vote is possible because the total number of votes.