Palpatine wants to become the Chancellor. But as we see in the movie, he is a cunning politician. He is also in control of both sides in the war between the Republic and the Separatists. His goal is to rule the galaxy. Now, did he cheat during the elections to become the Chancellor in order to gain power?
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Related: How was Palpatine able to rise through the Senate so quickly to become chancellor?, Did Palpatine have an alternate plan had he not been elected chancellor? – Gallifreyan Mar 26 '17 at 16:47
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1Russian hackers helped him :) What do you mean by cheating, wrongly counting votes in Senate, or using his connections and Sith powers to influence Senators ? – rs.29 Mar 27 '17 at 06:52
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Palpatine, or Sheev as he is affectionately known, mostly blackmailed and used his powers as a Sith to 'motivate' other Senators into voting for him, after Chancellor Valorum's removal. What is also worth noting, is that during Episode 2-3, following Padme's frequent excursions away from the Senate, his increased pressure on Binks, resulting in emergency powers being given to him. It is not hard to imagine him pressuring key members of the Senate in this way.
So to conclude, yes, Palpatine did cheat, using blackmail and other forms of persuasion in order to gain power.
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Nope. It's all my assumption that Palpatine used his powers to gain that position. I know this isn't what this site is about, but common sense dictates that any person with a plan such as this, would go to any means to see it through. – minidave2014 Apr 28 '18 at 08:54