A candidate who wins an election by a simple majority must have been voted for by: A. a majority of the electorate
B. most of the electorate
C. a good number of the voters
D. a majority of the voters
A candidate who wins an election by a simple majority must have been voted for by:
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The correct answer is D. a majority of the voters.
A simple majority means that the candidate receives more votes than any other candidate but does not necessarily have to receive more than half of the total votes cast. In this context, “a majority of the voters” refers to getting more votes than any other individual candidate in the election. Therefore, while not winning by an absolute majority of all possible votes (the electorate), they still must receive the highest number of votes among those who actually voted.