Although he finished in first place twice (1854 & 1856), lacking a popular majority the legislature chose a different candidate.

I won by a popular majority of about two million and a half, and in the electoral college carried 330 votes against 136.

It was by far the largest popular majority ever hitherto given any Presidential candidate.

From what source can Yeltsin get the support he needs for a popular majority?

It was, however, the first time since 1988 that a winner garnered a popular majority.

Campaigning as "champion of the popular majority," Jackson was elected president in 1828 and served two terms.

And the independence referendum will be all about winning such a popular majority.

The extra margin that gave him a popular majority, his first, consisted of voters who made more than $100,000 a year.

As the incumbent President well knows, that doesn't even require a popular majority.

But it proved that in most cases the lower clergy had obtained the popular majorities.